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Originally Posted by The Mekon
Nothing visible in the polar scope? - Check dec shaft orientation. Most are set up so polar scope hole aligns at 90 degrees. I have an EQ6 (EM200 clone) and the puck was set this way. I re-aligned things so that the scope hole is straight through at the zero position on the dec shaft.
As for the illumination, have never seen a mount yet where the SCP stars were visible with the light on. Wave a red light in front of the scope every now and then to see the pattern as you align.
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Thanks for the suggestions. The Dec shaft was orientated to expose the hole through which the polar scope objective can be seen.
I have read that the reticle is quite bright even at its minimum setting, and that it was just about OK to find Polaris. I imagine it would struggle with Sigma Octanis. Your suggestion of waving a light to see the reticle is a good one as a temporary workaround.
Thanks,
John