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by bbbigca
Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:14 am
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Newbie very puzzled about how SharpCap Polar Alignment would work with Celestron CPWI
Replies: 17
Views: 15602

Re: Newbie very puzzled about how SharpCap Polar Alignment would work with Celestron CPWI

I must admit that I haven't got any plans to add functionality for the star alignment into SharpCap – that is usually fairly well handled by other software applications or even hand controllers, whereas with polar alignment it was a real struggle to find software that was both accurate and usable i...
by bbbigca
Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:56 pm
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Newbie very puzzled about how SharpCap Polar Alignment would work with Celestron CPWI
Replies: 17
Views: 15602

Re: Newbie very puzzled about how SharpCap Polar Alignment would work with Celestron CPWI

Hi Robin, Thanks for your prompt feedback. Yes, I realize polar alignment isn't going to do what I'm trying to do. That said, I am also finding that there are software that will allow me to also automate star alignment e.g. KStars (https://rasc-vancouver.com/2020/01/10/plate-solving-2-automated-alig...
by bbbigca
Mon Aug 17, 2020 12:43 am
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Newbie very puzzled about how SharpCap Polar Alignment would work with Celestron CPWI
Replies: 17
Views: 15602

Newbie very puzzled about how SharpCap Polar Alignment would work with Celestron CPWI

Hi all, I have been using my Celeron Evolution 8 mount with a wedge, manually aligning with its handset or its PC software CPWI. I am interested in using SharpCap's Polar Alignment (SCPA) feature to automate my alignment, vs. buying Celestron's StarSense Autoalign. What I am puzzled about, is how Sh...