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Thanks Alex
I try to do all the little things right before I start
Clean mirrors
Good collimation
Good polar alignment ( I just use the Synscan PA procedure on the handcontroller, I have no view of SCP ) gets me pretty close under an arc minute. Drift takes too long and you have to have find a star near zero dec
Balance my scope well and slightly east heavy
Good focus
Home position spot on
Everything nice and tight including guide scope
I have fine texts marks on my mount for locating the dove tail , balancing the OTA etc...
Then the rest is up to the equipment , software and ultimately the seeing conditions
I’m grateful for all those IIS members who have answered all my queries and questions and provided comments critical or otherwise to get me where I am today after only 18 months imaging and 3 years into astronomy
JA
Thanks for the nice comment
I tend to like diffraction spikes on the smaller stars ( not the big ones ) , gives it a “space” feel to the image, everybody has their own feel about them
Cheers
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