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nextstar 8 alignment

Started by tonystoltzfus, 06/29/2002 04:40PM
Posted 06/29/2002 04:40PM Opening Post
I have a nextstar 8, and can't seem to get it to slew accurately to closer than about a degree and a half of the actual object, unless it happens to be right near the alignment star.

Which factors are most important in getting a good alignment and to what degree:

leveling the tripod?
leveling the tube?
centering the alignment star at low vs high power?
2 star vs 1 star alignment methods?
How accurately you point toward north?

Any good ideas on how to get a good alignment would be welcome.