Hi all,
So I've been playing and replaying the Gemini Videos, and came up with a question about how you do alignments, VS: how I figured out to do mine from before. Please bare with me.
I use to leave my mount set up and Polar Aligned to the NCP. That way I could carry out my Telescope (ready to plug in and go), then carry out my Laptop (AKA Baby Dell). Connect and open? Celestron (now scrubbed), PHD2, Atik Camera, Focuser, and Stellarium.
OK, Primary systems ready to go. Before anything else, I would check to see where Polaris was in relation to my Main Telescope Cameras cross hairs. And change the pressures on my Elevation to center it up. Then forge ahead into the alignment procedure. Doing a 2 + 4 star alignment. Reason being, I felt it gave the mount more to work with for greater accuracy. (The last 2 stars were usually very close to centered.)
OK, my old way.
Now the new way with Scott. It sort of runs backward to my old ways, and allows the mount (Gemini) to build it's reference from one star, or two stars, "or as many as you like." S.L., and ultimately back to Polaris). I'm good with that. I'll figure it out when the time comes.
I'm curious how many of you do a single star, per the video, or add additional stars? And does a single star really give you the accuracy you want for your use? (For me, I image, so desire an extreme of accuracy I have had to center up, then lock PHD2 to guiding on. At that point, I get pinpoint stars.)
Forgive me, But I'm trying to train my brain for a jump start.
And trying to grasp the Modeling part as well. But that is for another time. I think I've got it.
Have fun at your Super Bowl Parties!
The wife and I are going to the movies while everybody is pre-occupied... Heh, heh.
