Hi all,
I have had two clear nights so far with my EQ6 Pro and I have not been able to accurately Polar or Drift align. I have read many guides on how to Polar and Drift align. I thought I had a fair idea on how to Polar/Drift align but actually doing it and getting it right is another thing. I was really hoping to get some imaging done.
I firstly did a rough Polar alignment then attempted to drift align. I set the latitude to 35deg for Canberra and pointed the best I could to True South. I couldn't find Octans in the polar scope so I just skipped this step. I then put a star in the FOV and observe the drift. I got pretty bad drift within 5 seconds of watching a star probably meaning that I am way off the SCP. I followed the instuctions on drift alignment but no matter what I did, I just couldn't stop a star from drifting.
I really didn't expect Polar and Drift alignment to be this challenging but I guess my initial thought was waaaaaaaay off just like my Polar alignment.
I am at my wits end with Polar and Drift alignment!
Any help will be much appreciated.