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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Nice writeup Mike and thanks to Barry for the position post that makes it
easier to follow.
I'll try that next time I am at my dark site. I guess you have to let your eyes adjust to the dark for a while. I find the polar scope very very dim even at a dark site. Perhaps I am too impatient.
Greg.
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Is your NJP permanetly set up at your dark site? If so I guess it must be at least reasonably well aligned already so just look through the polar finder and you will see the two doubles in Barry's map easily and they should be near the centre of view. They may look singular though unless the seeing is excellent? You will be able to see Sigma in the FOV too somehwre near the outer 1/3 of the field, you need to place the cross hair on the Sigma Octans side of the two (double) stars, point the cross hair at the point indicated on Barry's 2011 map and you will deffinitely be within at least 2' of the pole but probably closer to 1' I'd say
Mike