· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 donnie3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/15/04 Loc: bartlesville oklahoma equat, mount question       #2992430 - 03/19/09 11:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   i have a celestron cg5 i bought about 6 months ago new with daul drive. i see were opt is selling a goto kit for this type mount. ive never had a goto before. im kind of familur with how the computer operates having a intelliscope. my question has to do with a goto on a equat, mount setup. do you have to polar align before it will work properly and if so, how good does the alignment have to be. thanks, don Post Extras:       mclewis1 Thread Killer Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: New Brunswick, Canada Re: equat, mount question [Re: donnie3]       #2992448 - 03/19/09 12:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Don, With the Celestron NexStar goto (the CG-5 Advanced or GT) an "eyeball" polar alignment (sighted through the RA axis ... no polar alignment scope used) is usually enough to ensure that my gotos are all within the fov of a 32mm Plossl. Now I'm reasonably adept at a 2 Star Alignment and do add the calibration stars so my initial alignment is probably quite good. As the night progresses I may also add a couple more calibration stars or do a Sync in a specific area to improve the accuracy, say if I need to go after something new that's near the limit of visibility. Mount Position - rough, on a lawn without a common starting area Mount Leveling - close, using the built in bubble level Polar Alignment - rough, using the eyeball method Stellar Alignment - accurate, 12mm eyepiece with cross hairs and the 2 Star plus 4 calibration stars Post Extras:       donnie3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/15/04 Loc: bartlesville oklahoma Re: equat, mount question [Re: mclewis1]       #2992728 - 03/19/09 02:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   thanks mark for the info, appreciate. don Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 23 registered and 48 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Bowmoreman, bilgebay, iceblaze  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 382 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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