10" GSO Dob is like a glorified pair of glasses

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Chillie

Yes it is sad Jen, but after last (Monday 24 March) night's experience, you may have gained one too.

Check my thread that I'm about to write.

woohooo thats good then, hey i will see ya around the forums cheers
Oh and welcome to IIS

poor guy,I remeber all the bad nights i had with my 4.5" when i got it.
It was sooo confusing, so many things to do! and thew views were very far from what i was expecting!

I was soo close to giving up, but I must say all the support and friendly advise from IIS did keep me on!
and my recent PC visit has now got me very hooked

[evad2009 (David)]

Hi guys, I've just bought a Synscan Go-To upgrade kit for my 150 x 1200mm Skywatcher refractor and am having some trouble with the alignment process.

I 'South Polar aligned' the scope using a compass, as my EQ5 mount doesn't have a polar scope attached. Everything went well until I got to the three star alignment. I chose Sirius from the menu as the first star and the scope skewed around to roughly where Saturn was......( missed by a few million light years). After 2 hours of re-running the set up and no joy, I gave up.

I'm wondering if the South Polar alignment can only be accurately accomplished using a polar scope? I'm new to this, so any ideas would be appreciated.

P.S. I purchased a dual axis clock drive (for EQ3 & EQ5) before deiding on the Go-To. It's still in the box, so if anybody wants it, they can have it for $170 + postage.

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Originally Posted by evad2009

Hi guys, I've just bought a Synscan Go-To upgrade kit for my 150 x 1200mm Skywatcher refractor and am having some trouble with the alignment process.

I 'South Polar aligned' the scope using a compass, as my EQ5 mount doesn't have a polar scope attached. Everything went well until I got to the three star alignment. I chose Sirius from the menu as the first star and the scope skewed around to roughly where Saturn was......( missed by a few million light years). After 2 hours of re-running the set up and no joy, I gave up.

I'm wondering if the South Polar alignment can only be accurately accomplished using a polar scope? I'm new to this, so any ideas would be appreciated.

P.S. I purchased a dual axis clock drive (for EQ3 & EQ5) before deiding on the Go-To. It's still in the box, so if anybody wants it, they can have it for $170 + postage.

Well, where i come from in the Norhtern hemisphere, Sirius gets about as high in the sky as Saturn is just now, and i can imagine if i was back home, thats about where i would expect to see it ... i have never used the drive, but can it be set for northern and southern hemispheres, or does it not work like that?

[evad2009 (David)]

Originally Posted by toryglen-boy

Well, where i come from in the Norhtern hemisphere, Sirius gets about as high in the sky as Saturn is just now, and i can imagine if i was back home, thats about where i would expect to see it ... i have never used the drive, but can it be set for northern and southern hemispheres, or does it not work like that?

Yes, you just have to align the scope to the Northern Celestial pole (or Polaris) if you live in the Northern hemisphere.

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Originally Posted by evad2009

Yes, you just have to align the scope to the Northern Celestial pole (or Polaris) if you live in the Northern hemisphere.

i know that fella ...

but i think you are misunderstanding the point i am trying to make