· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy 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] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 dereklax newbie Reged: 05/06/09 Posts: 2 Polar alignment       #3391106 - 10/15/09 12:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi I have just purchased my first equatorial mount (been all alt/az prior to this) so of course it has been heavily overcast and I've not had a chance to play. My question is this: when looking through the polar scope of a HEQ5 Pro and using Jason Dales's "Polar Finder" software to assist with alignment do I use "show view through telescope option" to position Polaris or do I leave the box unchecked and use that view. Thanks for your help Derek Post Extras:       BKBrown member Reged: 08/23/09 Posts: 53 Loc: Ashburn, VA USA Re: Polar alignment [Re: dereklax]       #3391927 - 10/15/09 09:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Go into the "Articles" section at andysshotglass.com and watch the entire video presentation on the Orion Atlas EQ-G GoTo mount. It provides an excellent tutorial on polar aligning an Orion GEM (any Orion GEM!). Clear Skies...BB -------------------- Skywatcher 100ED-5QP 100mm f/9 APO, Synscan & GPS C8N f/5 Newt, WO 66SD ZenithStar APO Atlas EQ-G w/ Synscan & GPS Baader Hyperion 8-24 zoom; 31mm, 36mm ASP TV 19, 24 Pan; Nag 9T6,13T6 Siebert 1.5/2.0/2.5/3.0/3.5 Barlow, Celestron 2x Ultima Barlow, TV 3x Barlow Celestron 15x70 Skymaster Post Extras:       John Carruthers Skiprat Reged: 02/02/07 Posts: 2270 Loc: Kent, UK Re: Polar alignment [Re: dereklax]       #3392474 - 10/16/09 07:18 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I use the 'through telescope' option, it shows what you see through the polar scope. -------------------- Jc ATM 10" F6.1, 1/25th wave spec (max wavefront error +/- 1/12.6 in zone 4 of 6, sodium light ) 6" F7 spec 127mm F9.4 Refractor 10 x 50 bin ETX80 (finder) Canon 20D PST DSI 1 and a curious mind Post Extras:       dereklax newbie Reged: 05/06/09 Posts: 2 Re: Polar alignment [Re: John Carruthers]       #3392925 - 10/16/09 12:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Many Thanks for your help Hopefully the clouds will part and I can put your advice to good use Onwards and Upwards Derek Post Extras:       neptun2 sage Reged: 03/04/07 Posts: 277 Loc: Bulgaria Re: Polar alignment [Re: dereklax]       #3393113 - 10/16/09 02:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You can also use eqmod in combination with pc direct mode for polar alignment. Eqmod also has many other good features. Site is: http://eq-mod.sourceforge.net/ -------------------- Skywatcher Explorer 200P 8" f5 newtonian reflector HEQ5 Pro Synscan Equatorial mount Nikon Action 12x50 , Nikon D5000 Nagler type 6 11mm , Pentax XW 7mm , Televue 2x barlow 1.25" Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 14 registered and 13 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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