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Originally Posted by John0z
Hi,
You need to align the mount towards true south, not magnetic south - from most maps you can work out what you need to move by to get near to true south. Also the EQ3 probably has provision for installing a polar alignment scope - this is a handy device but requires that you have a view of the south celestial pole in order to use it.
I have a chinese copy of an EQ3 and this one came with a polar alignment scope. Maybe your mount comes with one too!
The other thing is that most of the altitude readings are not necessarily accurate and do require some adjustment.
-John
P.S. Have a read of this http://www.myastroshop.com.au/guides...lign-basic.pdf document - for Adelaide you need to point the mount about 8 degrees to the east to get to near true south. Here in Sydney we move it further. |
Thanks John. The provision where the polar scope should be in blank. I think it would be a handy thing to have aswell as an illuminated recticle/finder. But at this point in time budget allowing i have to go with what i got. Thanks for the link info, i save all these in my bookmarks for reading on cloudy nights. I will be getting on to this ALT business asap
Cheers John
