Re: G11G and Polar Alignment
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Note that the QHY Polemaster manual states: ¡°7.When using the PoleMaster, is it necessary to stop RA tracking? No. It is best to keep tracking on when using PoleMaster.¡± ? Joe ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Stu Beaber Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 9:04 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] G11G and Polar Alignment ? I use polemaster and I don't even turn the mount on til after I polar align. For rotation I just grab the counter weight shaft and move it about 30 degrees...or close...it works fine at about 20 degrees... then move it back to the counter weight down position by hand. Once aligned then I turn the Gemini on...works great. Since I've been using Polemaster my guiding is "spot on"! ? On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 7:58 PM Michael Herman <mherman346@...> wrote: That's ...interesting. ? I mean that Sharpcap should care to tell you specifically to turn off tracking (they can't really mean to turn the whole mount off, can they?), whereas Polemaster does not mind if your mount is on or off.?? During Polemaster operation: I leave my mount tracking sidereal rate , then I use my RA motor to rotate the RA axis when instructed by its software.? ? These astronomy related puzzles keep coming like the daily Soduko.? Some days are tougher than others! ? I Polar Align with my GM811G off. Otherwise, if mine is on, my RA is tracking. (Moving, rotating.)
Plus, Polar Alignment is a mechanical function of Polar Aligning the mount to the North Celestial Pole. Which does not move.
The actual aligning is the Alt-Az planes.
Polaris rotates around the NCP.
But, by all means do it your way. If it works, Don't Fix It.
What I'm doing is working, or so my results are telling me.
Clear night tonight! Yeah!
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SonnyE
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