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Originally Posted by Meadehead
Thanks for your kind words and advice. Greg, I really want to utilise the Automatic alignment but if you're having trouble finding Sigma Octans I have a feeling I'll have some trouble as I have just done a Google search and found it but not in my star map - How did you find it Jakob? I suppose I'll have to do the two star alignment for now but do I need to use a bubble level or any spirit level?
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It took me some trouble to find, but here is what I did:
Enered the position of Sigma Octans as a user object in Autostar.
Right Ascension (hours): 21.1462
Declination (degrees): -88.9564
Set up and aligned Scope, called up Alfa Crux, re-syncronised on alfa Crux just to minimise any error.
Then selected U ser object Sigma Octans.
Then I had a good look around the Area (I sketched position of neatby stars).
Then I read the setting circles on the scope.
Now without moving the tripod I followed the Instruction to calibrate the sensor.
At the end, when requested to point to Sigma octans, I moved the scope (using the controller) as good as I could to the position I had marked before and confirmed the nearby stars I noted before and comleted the Calibration.
I think with a low power EP you should be able to to this even in light polluted area (I had the lights of Sydney to contend with).
Good luck!