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Originally Posted by montewilson
Don't forget you don't point the scope at the magnetic pole but at the true pole which in Sydney is at about 348 deg. This will help you a get a lot closer before you get serious with drifting.
I do this with my mount and sigma octans is always in the field of my polar scope.
Don't forget I am in Sydney and happy to help. PM me if you want to and don't give up.
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Thanks Monte, being able to pm a knowledgeable bloke is great.
I did roughly align with true Nth and am sure I was Polar Aligned until i moved the scope. Drifting in Azimuth and Dec showed no up down movement.
One problem is the wedge I have does not fit the tripod with the supplied bolts. If i use the supplied bolts and holes the wedge controls are unuseable, so i use the other set of 3 holes on the tripod and got some wing nuts. I have talked to celestron Australia and they say this is a known problem and that inserts are available so that the supplied bolts can be used in the other set of holes.
Any other Nexstar wedge owners with this problem?
I am also thinking of getting an EQ6 and then selling my Nexstar and buying just a C11 OTA.
How do you think an EQ6 would go with
C11 OTA as guidescope
Meade ED80 for imaging
EOS 300D
2kg of other stuff, reticle, telrad, losmandy dovetail
Would it be stable enough for imaging?
Anyones help is greatly appreciated
Thanks Paul