I am not sure I entirely agree with that. Even the Chinese CG-5's made by Synta, IMHO, seem to have accurate enough polar scopes to get polar alignment within ...
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Edward
eftrat
Nov 25, 2010 4:42 pm
The only way to do it is to either tip the mount up or be near something that it high enough to sight like a mountain top. I really wouldn't sweat it much....
1491
rtlrp12
Nov 24, 2010 2:02 pm
Try targeting something like the top of a tree or pole or some other taller things on your horizon. You don't have to be at 0° to align the polar scope. I...
1490
sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 24, 2010 1:40 pm
Like I said I can't my mount to "0".So I was tipping the tripod way over and I said this is stupid. I did take mount apart like I said but I was real careful...
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edward magowan
edward_magowan
Nov 23, 2010 10:45 pm
I never understood why the directions say '0' degrees. Find some fixed object you can aim the polar scope at and use it. Doesn't have to be a mile away or...
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sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 23, 2010 10:37 pm
I'm confinced I have an older polar scope and no constelations but I looked at the program for polaris and it will work fine for me. The directions say to put...
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sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 21, 2010 11:04 pm
Just looked at my polar scope. no constellations on mine so it must be older model. Used the program suggested earlier and thats what I was looking for. If...
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Donnie Garrett
dg869500
Nov 21, 2010 11:02 am
2 years ago I bought the polar scope that Orion sells for their Sky View Pro mount and it has 2 constellations etched into the polar scopes lens. I just loosen...
1485
sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 21, 2010 2:33 am
I think I have an older scope and it doesnt have the pic of constellation etch in it. I will use the program and kachaab to find the pole. This has been a...
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edward magowan
edward_magowan
Nov 20, 2010 5:47 am
In the 'Files' section of the yahoo group 'Celestron_AS' is an excellent description of how to set up your polar alignment scope with the RA setting circles. ...
1483
mando_ed
Nov 20, 2010 12:48 am
... From what I can see and reading through the info I have on it, there is only one way to put the tube on so it points up. There is a dovetail on the rear of...
1482
jimmyjujames
Nov 20, 2010 12:36 am
I think all CG-5 goto's have that alignment screw removed for motor clearance. The removed screw was on the north side and used for manual alt polar alignment....
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sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 19, 2010 9:14 pm
wow that makes it easy for visual work and I'm familiar with Dr. Clays kochab system for accurate polar alignment this just makes a great ball park. Thanks....
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sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 19, 2010 9:06 pm
I know I can put my tube on both ways check again. Mine is a dove tail on the tube on one on the mount so I can flip mine....
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rjweng91
Nov 19, 2010 6:05 pm
That is the one I was looking for earlier when I posted. That is a very good program. Thanks Bill, I couldn't find it :) Bob...
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Willam P. Suriano
wsuriano...
Nov 19, 2010 5:51 pm
You may have been thinking of this: http://myastroimages.com/Polar_FinderScope_by_Jason_Dale/ Bill _____ From: CG5@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CG5@yahoogroups.com]...
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Ä°lker M KAFA
ilkerkafa
Nov 19, 2010 5:50 pm
Scrolldown on this page, you can find the polar202.zip. http://arnholm.org/astro/polar_alignment/index.html ...
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jimmyjujames
Nov 19, 2010 5:24 pm
This is a very easy procedure and in the ball park. Look at Polaris and Kochab as parts of a clock face. Polaris is the center of clock. Kochab is the hour. ...
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rtlrp12
Nov 19, 2010 4:38 pm
See if this works... Stan http://galacticfool.com/polar-align-eq-mount/...
1474
mando_ed
Nov 19, 2010 4:38 pm
... It's an equatorial mount, so there is only one way to put the tube on. I've thought about the possibility of the motor being on the wrong side, but there's...
1472
sportikus
Nov 19, 2010 3:40 pm
Try this http://www.weasner.com/lxd/techtips/polar_alignment.html...
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sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 19, 2010 3:05 pm
I am missing something. I need some how to localize polaris on a given date and hour. There must be some easy way to figure this out....
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rjweng91
Nov 19, 2010 1:06 pm
You can use this one, about 1/2 way down there is a link to download Al,s Reticle. http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=21798 Bob...
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sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 19, 2010 4:18 am
I have a CG-5 mount with the removable polar scope in the mount. It has a center cross hair and a circle around it out a little bit. I know the NCP and...
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sidwalkastronomy
sidwalkastro...
Nov 19, 2010 4:12 am
Are you sure you don't have the tube set on the mount backward? Just a thought....
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mando_ed
Nov 12, 2010 5:03 am
Hi all! My name is Ed and am a fairly new member to this group. I have a G5 scope on a CG-3 mount that I purchased a number of years ago. Due various...
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scotts
sshort1205
Nov 6, 2010 3:02 pm
Hi, one more shot on the tracking you all helped me with. ...
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scotts
sshort1205
Nov 6, 2010 2:59 pm
Thank you Edward. Yep winter is a great time for DSO. I mostly do solar and wanted the CG5 for time lapse video of the Sun. Now that this is tracking well I...
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edward magowan
edward_magowan
Nov 3, 2010 6:52 pm
Nice work, Scott, glad to see you got everything working well. We're having our first hard rain in a month and I have the day off from work. Taking the...
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scotts
sshort1205
Nov 3, 2010 1:56 pm
Hello, I wanted to do a follow up to the advice I got here concerning Polar alignment and tracking problems. I readjusted my polar alignment scope and figured...
