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Pointing telescope to SCP
hey all...
this is a newbie question...
I tried PA with Nexstar 4SE and set the wedge to about 35 degrees... and pointed the tripod towards south in general with the aid of compass app on my iPhone.
I took a picture of the sky with the telescope and uploaded the image to astrometry.net hoping to see that Im close to Octans... but I was nowhere near... I think it was around Triangulum Australe instead.
If I move the tripod to about 170 degrees S... I was closer to Octans
Is this what you would do normally and with the aid of Polemaster/Sharpcap etc you fine tune your mount bolts ?
Or my compass app is wrong ? I have true north setting turned on.
Appreciate any feedback
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