Hi,
Having never used one of these at all, I thought I'd get a few opinions.
Suppose you had a good view of the SCP, but were in the light-polluted suburbs most of the time. How would you rate using a polar alignment scope in say, an EQ5? Are they any good at all here?
I have seen listings for several types from different manufacturers, but not yet one for the Southern Hemisphere specifically for a SW EQ5, although I believe they exist.
BTW I have read this, and intend to try it.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.p...63,466,0,0,1,0
I'm well aware of drift aligning too, and open to trying that as well, although I only do visual, and really don't care about a bit of drift.
The sum total is that I need a better method than at the present, which is simply using a good compass and a graduated bubble level. The Synscan is just too intolerant of sloppy setup.
Cheers