lx200 polar alignment help needed

Does anyone know a good comprehensive explanation of ALL aspects of polar alignment of an LX 200 GPS on a wedge? I have observed for years but only recently bought a wedge and built a pier and I'm helpless. For example, I have an older super steady/thick astro wedge already on the pier but there are no marks on alt setting to go by and although I know my area (Dallas TX) is around 32 degrees, there is no friggin explanation on how to adjust the wedge using this info. Do I elevate the wedge plate to a thirty two degree angle via digital angle gauge? Or is there some other calculation I need consider? Simple things like this have me stumped and the online videos and online written explanations all assume a fair amount of knowledge of concepts that I am not familiar with. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The latitude of Dallas is about 32.7 degrees north. You will need to set the wedge at about 57.3 degrees. The RA axis will then be about 32.7 degrees. Aim the axis north then do a drift alignment.

Wayne MacKenzie said:

Does anyone know a good comprehensive explanation of ALL aspects of polar alignment of an LX 200 GPS on a wedge? I have observed for years but only recently bought a wedge and built a pier and I'm helpless. For example, I have an older super steady/thick astro wedge already on the pier but there are no marks on alt setting to go by and although I know my area (Dallas TX) is around 32 degrees, there is no friggin explanation on how to adjust the wedge using this info. Do I elevate the wedge plate to a thirty two degree angle via digital angle gauge? Or is there some other calculation I need consider? Simple things like this have me stumped and the online videos and online written explanations all assume a fair amount of knowledge of concepts that I am not familiar with. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If it is anything like the older LX200, which I have 2 of, the built-in polar alignment is greatly simplified because it will point the telescope where polaris should be, and you simply adjust the wedge with the azimuth and altitude knobs so that Polaris winds up in the finder first, then the telescope itself.

It's nice to get it fairly close using a compass to adjust the azimuth and your latitude to adjust the altitude. Just get the face of the wedge roughly pointed at the N pole in other words beforehand and the alignment procedure will do the rest. It does not have to be all that close to start with