Polar alignment scopes

[LLsandeLL]

Hi All

Can anyone please suggest a good polar alignment scope for the CGEM DX mount - assuming more than one is available!

Many thanks

Paul

[valleyman]

If you are talking about the new version it has this as standard for Polar alignment

New All-star Polar alignment uses any bright star for a quick and accurate Polar alignment.

Not sure what that is, but it would seem to be an upgrade from using the normal polar alignment system.

[malc-c]

It does seem strange that an £1800 mount has no polar scope. However I did find these which would explain the lack of one.

To make a casual polar alignment for visual use quick and easy, there’s a latitude scale with large ergonomically-friendly altitude and azimuth adjustment knobs. No polar alignment finderscope is available to aid in the precise polar alignment required for long exposure astrophotography, nor is any needed. A unique Celestron All-Star Polar Alignment program built into the NexStar hand control helps you do a very precise computerized polar alignment in mere minutes, using any bright star, even when Polaris is hidden by trees or buildings. It works in both northern and southern hemispheres.

[spectre]

I got the Polar Alignment scope for my CG-5 but I never use it except for a 'very' rough polar alignment. As above, I use the All-Star Polar Alignment from the HC, which I would use anyway to get a more precise alignment than the polar scope provides.

Spectre