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Advice on accessories
Hi everyone.
I have purchased an Advanced VX mount and an EdgeHD 8" OTA. I haven't got around to playing with it yet. Because of my location in a valley with really tall gums and street lights blazing at night, I am going to need to head out of town to a remote location. I would like to practice SCP alignment and try to get as close as possible right from the start. I am wondering, would it be worth getting a polar scope for the mount or can I fire up Stellarium and set the RA and DEC to the coodinates in the program with the hand controller, along with the Az and Altitude. Would those coordinates get me in the ball park of SCP alignment? I intend to join the ASSA here in South Australia and attend the Stockport star night when it next comes around and hopefully learn a bit about the SCP process, as I would like to have a go at astrophotography eventually. Meanwhile, I am trying to wrap my brain around the drift alignment method as well. Thanks for any advice. Cheers -Rob K
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