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iOptron SkyTracker with Polar Scope - First Look

Started by Cotts , May 03 2013 08:02 PM
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#1 Cotts

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Posted 03 May 2013 - 08:02 PM

Picked it up today at Astronomics. Seems very solid.

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Posted 03 May 2013 - 08:04 PM

Polar scope has a machined flat spot so that it goes in only one way and the reticle is always correctly aligned.

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Posted 03 May 2013 - 08:06 PM

The Reticle. Looks confusing but, "there's an App for that..."

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Posted 03 May 2013 - 08:14 PM

The App is $1.99 but, with your device's ability to 'use your location' it figures out everything you need to put Polaris where the green dot is.

Attention Mount Manufacturers: This polar scope reticle system is WAAAAAAY better than any other that I have used. You know the ones with a picture of the Big Dipper and Cassiopea which you have to line up as well as those 5.5 mag stars in Cepheus.....

I'm going to find a way to use it with my Mach 1. Maybe the reticle or the entire scope will fit in my AP Mach 1 ....

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Posted 03 May 2013 - 09:36 PM

David,
Sweet looking mount. I agree the iOptron polar scope is awesome. I also use the app with my IEQ45.

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Posted 06 May 2013 - 01:14 PM

Thanks for posting pics of the reticle image and matching app image :) It gave me a bit of inspiration to try something similar in my own HTML5 app. My assumption is that the larger/outer ring is for 'Sigma Octantis' alignment for southern viewers (?). I read up a bit on it, and it sounds like it is a challenge to use...
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