Re: Initial Setup of the Mount
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That¡¯s
not necessary, Chuck, as it is simple enough to Google ¡°Magnetic Declination¡±..
I won¡¯t end up far enough from where I already live for it to be an issue
anyway.. (I have to move from my nearly perfect Astronomy location..)
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But
I see it is already obvious that everyone *does* use a compass in proximity to
the mount.. That¡¯s what I wanted to know, as I thought that wouldn¡¯t work
because of all the metal..
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:-))
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Derek
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of crocco1250 via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
9:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io]
Initial Setup of the Mount
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This is for
anyone who regularly ¡°goes mobile¡± to do Astrophotography.. How do *you*
determine how to initially place the tripod??
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I envision
putting the mount in the center of the Azimuth adjustment range, but when you
go to a location you have never been before, how do you determine where the
tripod should be pointing?? I would be seriously bummed if I assemble the whole
system, tried to polar align, and run out of adjustment so that I would have to
disassemble and rotate the tripod..
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Can you
just place a compass on the tripod and use that, taking magnetic declination
into account?? I would think the metal in the tripod would make the compass
inaccurate??
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Anywho.. I
would like to know the various methods people use..
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Derek
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