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Polar Alignment PMX and TPoint
After having to dismantle and reassemble my gear in the observatory, I seem to be having some considerable difficulty re establishing polar alignment. The necessary basic settings are correct - level, gps coords, time (thanks to assistance to another thread on this forum) etc.
However the TPoint polar alignment report is sending me all over the place with some very large suggestions (turn the right knob 9 full turns etc). I'm fairly confident that my physical/mechanical alignment is reasonable.
A user on the SB forum suggested that the instructions for which knob to turn are reversed for the southern hemisphere, i.e. the left knob is left facing north or the right knob facing south behind the mount. If this is in any literature I have missed it entirely.
Is someone able to clarify this point?
Cheers
Mark
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