Sat, 23. January 2021
Polar Aligning to the South Celestial Pole
The South Celestial Pole (SCP) is located in a region of stars which are on the borderline of dark sky visibility - fifth magnitude plus.
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Fri, 11. December 2020
Polar Aligning A Telescope For Astro-imaging
Accurate polar alignment of an equatorial mount to a Celestial Pole is essential for astro-imaging.
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22:57
Tue, 4. July 2017
The PoleMaster
A new device by QHY for polar aligning an equatorial mounted telescope.
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Sat, 11. April 2015
Telescope Polar Alignment Using a Compass
A work in progress: magnetically aligning the LX90 (or any other telescope) tripod to True South.
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20:52
Sat, 21. March 2015
Meade LX-90 Telescope Equatorial Mount - 3
It's taken a while but I think I've now sorted out a routine for accurately polar-aligning my LX-90.
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23:38
Wed, 17. September 2014
Meade LX-90 Telescope Equatorial Mount - 2
A progress report on Southern Polar aligning.
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Mon, 8. September 2014
Meade LX-90 Telescope Equatorial Mount - 1
The LX-90 is primarily an "Alt-Az" telescope but it can be converted to an "Equatorial".
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