Astrotrac 360

[Radman40]

 

Just wondering how you would look through the polar scope to align🤔🤔🤔 My eyes were on stalks when I saw this. Looks like they would need to be to look through this unless I am missing something (which is more than likely).

 

 

 

 

[Alien 13]

Agreed that the image shown puts the polarscope in the worst possible position imaginable but a RA camera viewfinder just held roughly in position would help..

Alan

[CraigT82]

The RA axis doesn't have to be in that position to polar align, just rotate it so CWs are pointing up then align?? 

Edited December 18, 2020 by CraigT82

[Alien 13]

5 minutes ago, CraigT82 said:

The RA axis doesn't have to be in that position to polar align, just rotate it so CWs are pointing up then align?? 

Unfortunately that is only true if the polarscope can be rotated and has an hour scale like the SW ones..

Alan

[melsky]

On 18/12/2020 at 20:37, Alien 13 said:

Unfortunately that is only true if the polarscope can be rotated and has an hour scale like the SW ones..

Alan

The polarscope is rotatable you can have the RA axis at any position you like to do the  polar alignment.