Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilsil
I must say, the moment I changed over to use Sharpcap, I am PA in no-time.
No more star alignment required as i use APT to goto and plate solve.
|
Wil
That’s great, but you still have to learn and do the basics to achieve quick polar alignment no matter what system or software you use
Align tripod to True South
Level tripod to local altitude
Set your mounts home position
Balance your mount
Fine adjustments of Az and Alt bolts
Everyone has to learn the above procedures with or without software assistance polar alignment
I’ve used the Synscan HC to polar align for 4 years and I’m usually done in 5 minutes ( under an arc minute )
I don’t know if Peter is a visual astronomer or an imager. If he’s just visual the Synscan method is more than adequate for polar aligning
Cheers
Martin