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Originally Posted by Zuts
ALTITUDE is spot on.
RA I am not so sure as it depends on the number of reflections. For my refractor with a diagonal i have an odd number of reflections so do the exact reverse of what you say. If you have an even number of reflections then you are correct.
So my understanding is odd number (refractor with diagonal, SCT with diagonal do what I say, Newt without diagonal do what you say.
Basically though if you move it and the drift gets quicker then you are going the wrong way 
It's not rocket science, though when you are starting out it sure seems like it
Paul |
Thanks for your reply Paul.
If you know what you have to do, it makes everything that much easier when you are actually doing it. Like you said, it is not rocket science but when you have absolutely no idea what you are doing, it sure is.
So for my scope (SCT) I will have to reverse the instructions that I posted.
To correct the AZIMUTH, I need to watch a star near the celestial equator and meridian. If it moves UP, rotate the MOUNT so the star moves to the
LEFT in the eyepiece. If the star drifts DOWN, rotate the MOUNT so the star moves to the
RIGHT.
I think I got it now.
