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Originally Posted by Leo.G
Apparently Polaris isn't a dead accurate alignment anyway for long exposures from what I've read but it has to be easier than my visual "yep, that's south minus a little". With so much rain for so long I have a hole full of water I dug ages ago to put a pier in the yard to have something more accurate than slapping my mount down on pavers set in a sloping yard to give a level and somewhere in the region I have to point the unit.
I was going to ask what camera you are using but noticed the mention of the Canon 60da in your information.
Is that the dedicated astro modified Canon similar to the Nikon D810 (or D800, I can't remember) speciality astro model?
I'd love something like that but finances dictate my D810 I bought used extremely cheap has to be my everything camera with a collection of old lenses (mostly) dating back to my Nikon 35mm I purchased in 91.
One day I'll have money, I've promised myself a big lotto win before I die, possibly the moment I get the call to tell me I've won I'll go into cardiac arrest from shock.
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Yes, the Canon 60Da is the astro modded version of their 60D model. I've had mine for some time now having bought it about 12 years ago. Paired with my Samyang 14mm lens it does a great job for Milky Way and star trail images.