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Old 22-05-2009, 03:53 PM
UK1 (Rob)
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Impossible question is there an easy answer

Impossible question is there an easy answer

I have an EQ6 pro mount with all the goto bits ...I know you have to align it to true south which I can and set all the east and south bits can do with no problem. But what the problem is, is finding the South Celestial pole I know its very faint I have seen all the ways to find it using the Southern Cross and the Pointers but the area of sky its over there is some light pollution more than normal, cant even see Octans through finder scope let alone the polar scope. The question is there any way of getting a good alignment with out using South Celestial pole so I can use my goto mount and start tracking and start my photography, as I’ve spent a lot of money on getting all the
equipment together…...thanks
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