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G’day Ben,
If you’re patient, I might be able to answer your question in future. I’ve always used my Meade LXD75 polar scope to PA align, and find it really works for me, even from light polluted suburban Melbourne. I’m told that I am a rare case in my ability to do this! Having recently got a SW mount though, I’m having much more difficulty with the stock Skywatcher polar scope, because the FOV and polar scope reticle are different to the Meade (the SW doesn’t show all 4 Octans trapezium stars). It’s only a ‘little different’ but enough to hinder me from getting alignment.
So I am planning to get the iPolar. I gather some people had problems when it first came out, but it seems hopefully the bugs have been ironed out. Covid has obviously held up ordering/shipment, but if the iPolar eventually arrives, I’ll certainly report my experience. I know this must be of great interest to us Sigma Octans southern users.
Cheers, Fox
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