Hello fellow stargazers.
I have returned to viewing the cosmos after a few decades break (aka babies!).
The world of telescopes (and mounts) has changed dramatically during my time away. I decided to start small, and got a second-hand Skywatcher Explorer 150p and fell upon the SW6R-Pro at a good price I could not refuse (future-proofing). I am a freelance photographer and thought I would have a go with imaging as I already have multiple cameras in hand.
I have run into a problem, I cannot see through the polarscope. Mount is pointing to geo. North, everything is all level and balanced, inputted the altitude (which is latitude, it seems as though polaris is at a higher elevation).I set the mount up and rotate the DEC & RA so I can see throught the mount and get the reticule to make a + instead of the x. I simple cannot see any stars true the polar scope - I have played with LED brightness and nothing. I am now wondering if it's my physical eyes (I use varifocals, so long and short sighted with astigmatism).
Question here therefore is, how can I carryout a Polar Alignment otherwise. I have been researching guidescopes & the Polemaster but the implication is, I still need to do a manual alignment, if only rough?
It has been very frustrating, any advice would be most appreciated.
Liz
