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Old 19-10-2011, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by callingrohit View Post
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Bill, I had read a similar but not so detailed How To and so I think I had placed my scope with a rough polar alignment.

Thats why I was so suprised to see the slew direction of desired object to be completely out.

Anyways eagerly waiting for the weekend to try it out but I'm sure its going to be cloudy again !!! ......
Hi

OK understood that you've got the "rough polar alignment" correctly done - so did you then do the "1, 2 or 3-star" alignment of the mount in that position? AND this is to be done first before combining its use with your planetarium software Stellarium !!

HTH
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Bill
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