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Old 31-01-2008, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rogerg View Post
Sorry if I'm repeating info here (haven't read those linked threads), but I bought my laser pointer exactly for this purpose. I simply hold it against a section of my mount which is parrallel to the polar axis. Then knowing the pointer is going direclty in the line of the polar axis I move the alt & az such that when looking through the telescope the laser is hitting sigma oct (sorry to the aliens on sigma oct that I have blinded many times).

The catch is if your telescope mount doesn't have a flat section of metal parrallel to the polar axis that you can rest the laser against, then you need to make up something yourself or I don't know what.

Roger.

Good stuff Roger.

There is a Lumicon Laser holder made for the laser pointers for those with no flat perpendicular surface on their mount.
http://www.myastroshop.com.au/produc...asp?id=MAS-268

Here is a pic of mine in place:
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