QHY5 guiding setting up and polar alignment?

[kingboya]

Just a quick question!

I am trying to get my head around the setup process for guiding. I have yet to buy a QHY5.

Do I setup the mount, but with no requirement to polar align, then align with maybe 2 stars so that CdC is roughly accurate and then, once on the desired target for imaging, fire up PHD and choose a star etc?

I was told that there is no requirement to polar align but how will CDC be accurate if you don't?

Thanks

Tony

[Digz]

Always polar align. Your set up shouldn't be any different whether guiding or not. If you don't polar align you will be asking your guiding setup to work harder than necessary.

HTH

[Auntystatic]

Try software called alignmaster, there's a great astronomy shed video to accompany it.

[Pete Presland]

i prefer drift alignment for imaging, i dont think anything else has been as accurate for myself. i like the idea of watching the atrget and knowing it has not moved for a period of time.i would guess the better the alignment, the less work for the guider and less rotation of the image

[kingboya]

Thanks very much. So polar align then align with a few stars then done! Soooo easy! Cheers