Thread: Polar alignment for Visual Astronomy
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Old 09-02-2018, 11:43 AM
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4/ move tripod so compass is pointing magnetic south then adjust tripod again to line up with magnetic declination value of viewing site
You should point your scope to True south,Not Magnetic south.
I think the difference is about 11°.
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