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Dobsonian Azimuth Compass
Hi everyone.
I've got a 10" Collapsible Dob which I have placed a 360 deg azimuth compass thingy on the bottom. I've cut a section out of the bottom board so I can see what deg it's on.
One trouble I've had is this:
I've found north in the yard using my phone compass, turned my scope around so 0 deg is pointing toward north. Following that, I've looked up an object in the sky using a Push To App I have which gives ALT and AZ settings. I've turned the scope around to the corresponding AZ deg, gone to the approx ALT required but is no where near the object I'm looking for. The AZ is way out. I hope all that makes sense.
What am I doing wrong?
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