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Polar Align TITAN mount

Started by frewi80, 02/23/2008 07:39AM
Posted 02/23/2008 07:39AM | Edited 02/23/2008 07:39AM Opening Post
Just want to know how you do a precise polar alignment with the Titan.
Do you guys use a torpedo level to level the top of the mount when the weights shaft is down pointing streight down ?
I just want to have an exact polar alignment before I start getting into the PEC or so. My mount is on a portable pier and I will use it for astrophotography and want an exact aligment as possible.
Just want to know how you guys are doing this.
Is there a avi or picures aviable how to do it right ?
Freddy
Posted 02/23/2008 02:24PM #1
Do you have a Losmandy Polar Alignment scope with that? Is it a Gemini?

Alex
Posted 02/23/2008 03:14PM #2
Freddy WILLEMS said:

Just want to know how you do a precise polar alignment with the Titan.
Do you guys use a torpedo level to level the top of the mount when the weights shaft is down pointing streight down ?
I just want to have an exact polar alignment before I start getting into the PEC or so. My mount is on a portable pier and I will use it for astrophotography and want an exact aligment as possible.
Just want to know how you guys are doing this.
Is there a avi or picures aviable how to do it right ?
Freddy

If you're talking a precise polar alignment, you'll do a drift alignment. There are plenty of instructions for this procedure on the web. Here are mine (skip the first part, steps 1 - 3, which is for fork mount scopes with polar alignment finders):

http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/drift.pdf

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