Sigma Octanis - Success
08/08/08 19:11 Filed in: General
Finally success at last. Last night I managed to get
a polar alignment. I found I had been looking in the
right area of sky but the star formations I was
expecting to see were larger than I was anticipating.
That is now sorted and I have completed a drift alignment that shows no significant drift within 5 mins. I have parked the scope so tomorrow night I’ll continue to work on the accuracy. I may even give some piggy-back photography a go just to see how it turns out.
The entire process took me 4 hours. I need to get this down to about 30 mins. Much more practise is required.
That is now sorted and I have completed a drift alignment that shows no significant drift within 5 mins. I have parked the scope so tomorrow night I’ll continue to work on the accuracy. I may even give some piggy-back photography a go just to see how it turns out.
The entire process took me 4 hours. I need to get this down to about 30 mins. Much more practise is required.
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