Re: PoleMaster Add-on... Anybody use one?
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I use PoleMaster, and it¡¯s a godsend!? It had become practically impossible for this old man to twist his old body in the contortionist shapes necessary to use the polar scope; PoleMaster is easy and kind of fun.? Warning:? The user¡¯s manual is worse than useless, but there are excellent instructional videos on YouTube, and the user interface for PoleMaster is excellent. ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Don Holmgren
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:29 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] PoleMaster Add-on... Anybody use one? ? I know there are lots of PoleMaster fans here8. ?It must be a very good add-on.
If you¡¯ve got a fairly good view towards the pole, and you already have a camera on your telescope, you can always upgrade SharpCap for about $10 (?IIIRC) and use the polar alignment tool there. ?It uses plate solving and a 90? rotation that you perform to tell you how much to adjust the altitude and azimuth nobs (interactively - it¡¯ll continuously do the plate solve and tell you the current alignment error as you adjust the knobs). ?Definitely worth the small license fee. ?And definitely easier for polar alignment than the polar alignment assistant in the Gemini II.
I find I can get even better alignment with drifting, either using the drift alignment assist tool in PhD2 or PemPRO. ?But I always start with the SharpCap tool.
For sure remote observing from your armchair is the way to go. ?When the temperature drifts towards 0?F and below I am always grateful that I¡¯ve put in everything I need for remote work.
Have fun! - Don
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