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Originally Posted by maxwolfie
Hi all,
I need some help. I've been looking at buying a CG-5, HEQ5/HEQ5-PRO and other starter mounts however it has occurred to me that polar alignment in the southern hemisphere is slightly more difficult, and I have been told that polar alignment scopes are as useful as tits on a bull for us downunder because you can't see the damn stars!
Now, like with most things my budget has double or even tripled to get a decent starter mount for AP, but I've realized that if I'm spending more time getting the thing set up than actually taking photos, it's going to end up on eBay very quickly.
So, are there any decent entry level EQ mounts that are faster to align/setup to a point where you can begin AP?
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Hi Greg , I feel your pain , it can be difficult getting a good polar allignment here in the south .
I have an Ioptron IEQ45 and I an polar alligned in under 5 miniutes using its GPS and software , its really easy , just plonk the mount down pointing roughly south , wait for GPS lock , and follow a pionter on the hand set , east or west , up and down and " Bingo " polar alligned .
It did take a little to learn , about 20 miniutes the first time , but it works very well .
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I have read that the new SW software is similar .
Good luck with you choice .
Brian.