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by martinclayden
Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:55 pm
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Polarscope off?
Replies: 4
Views: 1028

Re: Polarscope off?

Thanks again Robin

I'll check next time it's clear

Regards

Martin
by martinclayden
Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Polarscope off?
Replies: 4
Views: 1028

Re: Polarscope off?

Thanks for your reply Robin. I've previously aligned the polarscope using the procedure you describe. After good polar alignment with Sharpcap I'd have thought that Polaris would be visible within the Polarscope FoV - which is several degrees I think? I guess i need to check the polarscope reticle a...
by martinclayden
Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Polarscope off?
Replies: 4
Views: 1028

Polarscope off?

So I just used Sharpcap for polar alignment, achieved "Excellent", looked through the polarscope on my HEQ5 Pro - No Polaris?

Is the polarscope misaligned?

Or something else?

Tia

Martin
by martinclayden
Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:40 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: License Renewal
Replies: 2
Views: 549

License Renewal

If, when I renew my license, there is time left on the current license, will the remaining weeks be added to the new license ?

Martin
by martinclayden
Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:01 pm
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Excellent PA - Very poor images
Replies: 2
Views: 815

Re: Excellent PA - Very poor images

Robin,

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll certainly check my cables, the next time its clear perhaps 2021 sometime :(

Martin
by martinclayden
Sun Dec 06, 2020 9:52 am
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Excellent PA - Very poor images
Replies: 2
Views: 815

Excellent PA - Very poor images

Hi all, Using Star Adventurer, stock Canon 77D DSLR, 200m focal length. Bought SharpCap in late October - first clear, moonless, night yesterday!! At more or less my first attempt using SharpCap for PA I was lucky enough to obtain "Excellent" - a tribute to the ease of use of SharpCap ! Fo...
by martinclayden
Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:29 pm
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Guide and Imaging Camera Alignment
Replies: 2
Views: 1073

Re: Guide and Imaging Camera Alignment

Thanks Robin,

That's clear !

Regards

Martin
by martinclayden
Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:44 am
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Guide and Imaging Camera Alignment
Replies: 2
Views: 1073

Guide and Imaging Camera Alignment

I use a Star Adventurer (SA) tracking mount and I'm trying to understand if my guide camera needs to be exactly aligned to the RA axis of the SA for the PA routine in SharpCap to work correctly. If "yes" then how do I ensure this alignment to ultimately achieve sub-minute PA of the SA. If ...