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Old 30-06-2015, 06:57 PM
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Drifting from the pole

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The Skywatcher equatorial mounts with the Synscan goto handsets will tell you the hour angle of Polaris once you've performed a star alignment...completely useless for us down here though

Many computerised goto mounts include a polar alignment routine that helps you hone in on it, but I've had a bit of a love-hate relationship with mine

There is software to assist with polar alignment if you plug the mount into a computer.

But at its simplest, a good old drift alignment is going to give you the best shot and doesn't require goto, just motorised RA drive.
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