neoweb
(Pooh-Bah)
02/11/07 04:22 PM
Re: Degree Circles

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Yes, then when you want to find an object, you look up their location; Azimuth & Altitude, from any astro program, put your base & tube to these readings, & there it is! (Be sure to first center Polaris, then put the Azimuth dial to zero).




Thanks, Carol! For the inclinometer do i just need to put the Dob tube exactly vertical and set the inclinometer to zero or zero it after I've centred Polaris?

If i used software like Stellarium (which i can quickly and easily access on my PC from my viewing location) would it simply be a matter of entering my exact location by way of latitude and longitude and then looking up an object's position? Is Stellarium accurate enough for something like this?

Of course, i still have the Azimuth circle to worry about, but one step at a time... i'm still reading the posts in the thread.



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