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Thanks guys.
I already own a GPS unit, so that's handy for entering Long and Lat into my SkyScan hand unit when setting up.
But what it doesn't do is give you the exact direction you're pointing (east/west, or altitude up-down). That'd be handy for polar alignment.
I've discovered a handy little progam which tells me how far East (in degrees and minutes) of magnetic south I need to turn my mount to have it pointing exactly to celestial south.
It'd be spot on if I could mount an accurate compass (preferably digital readout) on the scope and work with it there. It'd also be good to know exactly when you've reached the right altitude based on Lat. The scale on the side of the scope isn't precisely calibrated.
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