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Originally Posted by Moon
I'm back in Aus after a few years in Europe. I took up the hobby while I was over there, so I've never really used a scope in the south before. All my gear seems to have arrived safely, and with the good weather recently, I just had to see if it survived the trip.
Did my first southern hemisphere drift alignment last night. It took a while, but I got there in the end.  I'm sure I'll get faster with practice.
I'm using a 8 inch SCT, diagonal and an illuminated reticle eyepiece on a EQ6 mount. Does anyone have a good rule of thumb / mnemonic to help remember which way to move things for this type of setup??
Anyhow it's good to be home, but I miss Polaris!
James |
Hi James
I am from the Northern Hemisphere, and i miss some of the good stuff up there, mainly the summer triangle overhead, and the Pegasus area etc.
Although the south more than makes up for it
