Hello again !
Due to ongoing frustration with saturated grass and mud , the possibility of a sinking tripod and the constant hunt for Octans when using tripod legs I bought a pier mount .
After I bought the pier I started wondering about "leveling" the pier while the mount is attached and came across 2 astronomy guys saying that it wasn't necessary .
https://youtu.be/AOeLnecOMeg?t=375
Having a think about it , I'm assuming this is true because the mount only rotates on the azimuth axis while adjusting the azimuth knobs . If the mount is polar aligned , then the mount rotates off the polar axis , not the azimuth axis , right ?
My second question relates to earths tilt . If earth tilts 23.5 degrees and is continually tilting , how come astronomers don't keep adjusting for this tilt , or do they ?
Any thoughts would be appreciated : )