I have access to the Western hemisphere Sky from the Zenith to a good horizon including Polaris. How can I set my S50 so that it successfully polar aligns without trying to find stars in the East?
TIA
PatV
S50 Eq. polar align without Eastern Sky
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What worked for my particular situation is to offset the initial position. To polar align, Seestar will turn 270 degrees from initial “open arm” position counter clockwise, and with the arm pointing about 45 degrees away from north pole (if you aligned you Seestar), it will solve the first point and two more points by turning about 30 degrees counter clockwise for each. A more detailed procedure is under “EQ Mode - deviation check”.
You need to find the offset that will bring it to sky location that suits your situation.
Hope that helps.
Hi jon,
Thanks for the reply. I'll try that tonight as it look like I'll have a clear sky. I'll let you know!
TIA
PatV
Hi jon,
Magic! I'm amazed that it should be able to start off pointing nearer W than N!!
Worked fine even with a bright Sky!
Thanks VERY much!
PatV