Ray Porter wrote:
Hi Gregory,
Thanks for replying. The previous owner of the mount is of the opinion that
the polar finder will get me close enough to use the DSCs with only a 1-star
alignment. Do you agree?
Just want to mention that my G-11 polar scope gets me close enough to do
CCD imaging with no further refinement. I've tried to improve with drift alignment
(which I did for years with my previous mount) but found it wasn't necessary.
I've also found the 1 star alignment is fine for my DSCs. In order to place
a deepsky object on my CCD chip however (often a 12' x 8' piece of
sky), I usually find it necessary to realign on a nearby double star.
take care,
Rockett Crawford
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