Hi Fox,
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Originally Posted by Fox
I got my LXD75 earlier this year. I have found the mount to work very well for me. I must admit that I don't know how to polar align using the drift method, but in my opinion, the LXD polar alignment scope is spot on for me. The LXD recticle 4-sided pattern of Octantis is not flipped/reversed as you state, the pattern is as according to charts and how you see it through binoculars.
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You and I must have different versions of the LXD75 Polar Alignment Scope. I just took mine outside and verified against landmarks that the view is indeed both left-right reversed and up-down reversed.
The Octantis star closest to the egde of the view (which I'm assuming to be Chi Octantis, see attached pic) is so close to the edge of the view that it doesn't get lit by the reticle illuminator unless I turn it up to full brightness, at which time you can't see the starfield any more because it gets overwhelmed by the red light. Still, if I could get the other three stars in the marks that should be OK.
1ponders suggested the Astrophotography Guiding Simulator (
http://www.petesastrophotography.com...uidingsim.html) above, which teaches you how to drift align. I've had a play with this and think I can make it work in the field - unfortunately it has been overcast the last couple of nights so I haven't been able to.
PS: This is the first time I've tried to attach a pic. I apologize if I've done it incorrectly.
http://www.arich.webcentral.com.au/a...y/Octantis.png