Mr Moff Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Good morning.I was just wondering how I find my latitude for my location?Also I was thinking.When it comes to the polar alignment,what do you guys do if you want to look south?At the moment I spend a lot of time in the south to south west area,so I have to turn the mount and lose my polar alignment?Or am I missing something here?Danny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyman Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Yoiu certainly are missing something Danny.Once yu have polar aligned there is no need to move the mount. If the mount is not moterised, then just loosen the clutches and swing the scope to where you want to look. then clamp up the clutches and use the alt/az knobs to keep the EP centered on the object you are looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Moff Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Ah I understand now.I didn't think of twisting the tube and spinning it round.Thank you mate.Much appreciated.Danny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pajr777 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 For your latitude use streetmap.com and pinpoint your observation point, then at the bottom click "Click here to convert coordinates" and you will get an accurate lat/long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Moff Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks pajr,I'll do it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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