Hi Everyone,
I have an 8" dob, had no problems using it..got me very excited about astronomy saw heaps..
recently purchased a 4 1/2" york reflector on a EQ mount from a garage sale ($50) I am very proud!) thought it would be quicker and easier to set up and use for some quick sessions in my back yard.
But now my astronomy evenings have deteriorated into hours of trying to find something to look at.
i have read the article on polar aligning and i am pretty confident when i start it is polar aligned..close enough...
From this point on..do I have to move it only using the two dials? because my garden faces north so by the time I have twiddled the nobs around the eyepiece no longer faces a convenient height, so i have to twist the tube in the mount....
It just seems so difficult compared to alt azi
Am I missing a big part of using this mount?
I have been up to the pony club before and will probably get there again when I get time..but just now i am wanting to spend some quality time with the night sky in my garden...but its getting harder...
cheers all
Steve