The instructions are not very clear, In the raised position should the "high" side of the wedge plate be on the north or south side. If I line up the index marks and shift the tripod/plate to center the north star will I be ready to go??
polar align a celestron c5
Started by frainiea, 01/23/2009 03:44AM
Posted 01/23/2009 03:44AM
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Posted 01/23/2009 05:14AM
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Ed Fraini said:
The instructions are not very clear, In the raised position should the "high" side of the wedge plate be on the north or south side. If I line up the index marks and shift the tripod/plate to center the north star will I be ready to go??
The wedge plate should be 90 degrees perpendicular to Polaris. Assuming you have a degree marker on your wedge, if properly leveled, it should be 30 degrees for your latitude.
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