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David Pavlich
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Reged: 05/18/05

Loc: Mandeville, LA USA

Pempro Polar align... new

#3070621 - 04/27/09 01:59 PM

I want to fool around with Pempro's Polar Align program, but I have a question. Pempro states to point the scope south and place it near the celestial equator. My southern exposure is a phalanx of pine trees.

I can point south, but because of the pines, it's above the CE by a substantial amount. How will this affect the aligment routine?

Thanks! David

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Jaxdialation
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Reged: 04/01/07

Loc: Northeast, FL

Re: Pempro Polar align... new

[Re: David Pavlich]
#3071396 - 04/27/09 07:37 PM

Hey David, I'm going to suggest that you pose this question on CCDWare's forum if you can't get an answer here.

I hope Pempro will work for you. I got it to help me with my AP1200, which IMHO has a pathetic polar scope. Pempro does a suberb job and is my tool of choice.

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Chris Curran
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 06/14/05

Loc: Brandon, FL

Re: Pempro Polar align... new

[Re: David Pavlich]
#3076519 - 04/30/09 07:26 AM

David:

??? You read the documentation?

Can you see where your meridian and celestial equator intersect? If so you're golden. If not, may I suggest this solution: click here

Psst: I assume you know that *you* don't have to point that scope - PEMPro will do it for you.

Jax:

Pathetic? Hmmm... Well, it's not as accurate as my Tak PS, but, it's not as complicated either. IMHO, it works very well for its intended purpose. A Shaker would call that "perfect".

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David Pavlich
Transmographied

Reged: 05/18/05

Loc: Mandeville, LA USA

Re: Pempro Polar align... new

[Re: Chris Curran]
#3076646 - 04/30/09 09:42 AM

Quote:

David:

??? You read the documentation? Can you see where your meridian and celestial equator intersect? If so you're golden. If not, may I suggest this solution: click here

Psst: I assume you know that *you* don't have to point that scope - PEMPro will do it for you.

Jax:

Pathetic? Hmmm... Well, it's not as accurate as my Tak PS, but, it's not as complicated either. IMHO, it works very well for its intended purpose. A Shaker would call that "perfect".

Very good, Chris!

I can easily see where the CE and the meridian intersect; it's about 2/3 of the way up a rather tall pine. I'm probably the only person that built a roll-off observatory that has a roof that rolls off to the south.

My southern horizon (that's an oxymoron) is that bad.

And no, I didn't know that Pempro will point the scope. Of course, it can't see the pines, either. I was hoping to try it out this weekend, but the weather doesn't look too promising.

David

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Chris Curran
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 06/14/05

Loc: Brandon, FL

Re: Pempro Polar align... new

[Re: David Pavlich]
#3077461 - 04/30/09 05:02 PM

Something else to keep in mind... Just because a star in "in the trees" doesn't mean you can't get to it with your scope. Polaris in impossible for me to see from my driveway - unless the wind is blowing...

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David Pavlich
Transmographied

Reged: 05/18/05

Loc: Mandeville, LA USA

Re: Pempro Polar align... [Re: Chris Curran]
#3077575 - 04/30/09 06:11 PM

Funny that you mentioned that. I got my 250 in the winter, well, winter for SE Looziana, but there's a tree that blocks my view of Polaris when the leaves are on it (it's not a pine). But I can find Polaris when the leaves are off....or when it's windy. The only problem is that it blinks in and out.

I did the alignment using the iterative method which seems to have worked just fine. But it's been about 6 months, so I thought I'd do it again just to ensure the alignment is still good to go.

David

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