Hi all,
I just started thinking about a process for finding objects - I plan on trying the next time I'm out.
Lets say I'm comparing a constellation on my chart with it in the sky - and there is an object nearby.
I rotate the chart so that the constellations rotation is identical to what I see it in the sky.
On the chart I imagine a straight vertical line going up from the object - looking for the closest naked eye star on that line.
Using the Telrad - I center on that star and then obtain the altitude of that position using an inclinometer on the scope.
By this, I've set my scopes azimuth position.
Then on the chart I measure down from that star to the object of interest to obtain the altitude difference between the two.
I subtract that number from my inclinometer reading and move the scope down to that altitude.
Theoretically I should be pretty close to the object - I think.
Has anyone tried this kind of method?
Thanks