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Thanks Ryan
As I’m using EQMOD and Stellarium for Goto now my Synscan 2 star alignments are only important for the polar alignment procedure and not for Goto anymore ( once polar aligned I unplug the hand controller and install my EQ cable direct to my laptop )EQMOD and Stellarium is so quick and accurate to find objects I can’t believe I put up with the hand controller for so long.
As far as Synscan polar alignment I’ve been using a 2 star alignment followed by PA ( the last 2 or 3 months I’ve been using Hadar and Spica as my alignment stars and Spica as the PA star ) You mentioned using a PA star close to the SCP !! Maybe this why I can’t get below a minute
Is your PA star one of your 2 star alignment stars ? Or do you choose a third star close to the SCP as your PA star ?
I have no view of the SCP so the closest I could get on the same side of the meridian would be 35 to 40 deg in Alt and 30 to 40 deg in Az
Next time I’m out I might use
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