Position markers

[dragonlord]

For those of you that do back yard astronomy, what do you use to mark where to set up your tripod/mount so you don't have to keep messing around pointing it north every time you use it.

[Sam]

I used three paving stones with little crosses scratched on them, it worked very well.

[NGC 1502]

Is it a hard surface ? Ideally, something weatherproof is best. Once you are certain exactly where you want the marks, you could use a masonry drill to put some very shallow holes where the tripod legs go. If the surface is concrete, that works ok, but some may be bothered about defacing nice paving. I'd be ok with that myself, just do a neat job.

Make sure you pick the best spot having regard to trees, buildings & nearby lights. In gardens like mine, I often shift my scope during a session, so if that applies, you may wish to mark out more than one position.

Regards, Ed.

[dragonlord]

It's Grass, so it's probably going to need to be small paving stones or something like that.