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Polar Alignment
Hi Guys
I'm almost embarrassed to ask this question. I got my SSAG up and going last night and was able to get 60 second exposures and now this evening I could barely get 15 seconds. I assume this means I am not properly polar aligned. Has anybody had any hassles with the EQ5 Synscan upgrade kit and autoguider port?...or is it just me.
I'm obviously doing something very wrong when I polar align, I know exactly how to find the SCP but how do I know that my telescope is exactly in line with the mount. I have a polar scope but for Octans it's basically useless in the faintest light pollution. Now I know the mount needs to be aligned basically through that polar scope hole ... but without the polar scope how?
What I'm asking is, apart from drift alignment, hoe do you guys visually set your scope to the SCP?
Thanks!
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