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Thanks Stevie! I did notice those blinking cursors and didn't understand the meaning. Weird.
Yes I'm in Scottsdale, 33 degrees north.
I'm using my phone which has the time/date/location. My intent is to do precise polar alignment so I can take at least 2 minute subs. The design of the polar scope seems to have a bolt running down the center of the field of view which is bizarre. Would be interested if others are having success using the red light.
Mark
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Took my new Star Adventurer GTi out for first light and was stymied by the user interface. Two immediate issues:
1) tried to align on Polaris. The illuminated polar scope is far too bright red even at lowest setting, all I see is a bright red blur. How do I fix that? I could find polaris with the illumination off, and get it roughly set, but it sure doesn't look like the documentation suggests.
2) tried to do a 2 star alignment, choosing Vega and Capella. It says, "Manually slew to Vega". So I do, and get Vega centered, but on the screen there is no button for "done", or "set", or "align". The one potentially useful icon (Star in a crosshair) is greyed out and can't be selected. I'm stuck and can't proceed to the second star. The manuals are useless, at least I couldn't find any explanation in the manual that came with the mount or the online Synscan manual. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks! Mark
Newbee questions about SW SA GTi
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Stevie,
Guess what? You turn the Dec axis and "voila" a hole appears in the bolt. No wonder it was all blurry and indistinct. Thanks again!!
Mark