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Progress
I thought I'd share with you some of my recent progress
The slab is poured and the pier is now bolted down. To get it aligned, I used the solar noon/plumbob method - turns it it works a charm. I wish I knew about it years ago!
I had some fun finding the suitable EQ6 bolt - but managed that last weekend.
Of course the weather turned nasty. I had to wait till Thursday evening to check how accurate my set up was. Turns out quite good. After 3 iterations of Alignmaster, I was around 1 arcminute out.
Here are a couple of photos. The second shows the pier in situ - the first from a distance. It gives you an idea of how little space it takes up in the yard. I leave the mount and counterweights attached - with a couple of BBQ covers over them.
I've downloaded Maxpoint as a trial to see what I can do with that - hopefully improve the polar alignment and pointing accuracy. As the mount is held in place by a single bolt (with a shifter applied with some enthusiasm) I found that the alignment shifts simply by tightening the bolt. So my thought was to improve my accuracy with software.
More on the electricals and PC to follow
Pete
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