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Old 11-07-2011, 12:56 PM
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In degree or arc minutes - how accurate does a polar alignment need to be?

Hi all

Any techies out there want to work this one out (or guess!):
Assuming an 80mm f/5 refractor is used with a DSLR. If you want to take, say 5 minute exposures - how accurate does the polar alignment need to be? How many arc minutes do you need to be within polar alignment?

Curious to know...
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