"Push-To" revisited. (Sky-Tee, Wixey Gauge etc.)

[Macavity]

Lots of folks will have tried this one out? The Push-To mount!

A digital Angle Gauge reads the scope azimuth and a calibrated
scale shows the (compass) direction! More usually this is seen in 
in context of a Dobsonian mount (scope). BUT I will be using it
on my Sky-Tee Mount! And it works just as well there! [IMO!]  

I happened to notice yesterday that the Original (famous) Wixey
style angle guages now come in an *illuminated* version with a
longer lasting pair of AAA batteries! The rather bright green LED
has sufficient brightness to be nicely seen through a red filter!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MAZJSCQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just arrived by courier in the pouring rain! 

I find I can put a scale on the Sky-Tee mount that can be read
to two degrees or so. Just set the altitude on the "Wixey" and
scan back and forth until you find the elusive DSO / whatever!

A work in progress...

[happy-kat]

You could maybe make a circular plate to go around the mount girth and add your azumith scale.

[dobbie]

I did this , works quite well, I also used the system on my dob with success . But I use my skeye phone app now which you can adjust and it works OK,  the problem with a phone is somebody will always try to ring you.. lol.

[Peter Drew]

22 minutes ago, dobbie said:

I did this , works quite well, I also used the system on my dob with success . But I use my skeye phone app now which you can adjust and it works OK,  the problem with a phone is somebody will always try to ring you.. lol.

What?, from M31?!     

[dobbie]

if they do there will be ppi claims...