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Old 25-06-2013, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisM View Post
My understanding is that for an equatorial mount, the polar alignment process will be less iterative (between Alt & Az adjustments) if the base is level...
It he pier is reasonably in level (within degree or so, this is easy to achieve during the construction), the benefit of this mechanism is negligible.. not worth the cost.
Even if you need another iteration , so what.. it is done only once anyway... maybe you need to check in couple of months (concrete slab will settle by then)

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