Sorry if I got my/your wires crossed. I did not want to rely on setting up the mount with a pure imaging system.
My aim was to have the mount aligned before I put on the optic and camera etc for imaging. I am well aware that images solved by tpoint and plate solve etc will give a very good model for the sky.
I am of the old school that knows where every major object is and to get to it we do it manually.
My aim was always to approach this very carefully. I still find it disconcerting when the mount decides to do a meridional flip when the new object is very close but over an imaginary line.
I also wanted to have a full understanding of what was really happening and not just make do because it works or it is easy.
This will save me many frustrating errors down the track.
Bert
Last edited by avandonk; 30-03-2012 at 04:33 PM.
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