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by LKD
Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:15 am
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Polar alignment failed to plate solve
Replies: 2
Views: 7861

Re: Polar alignment failed to plate solve

Hi Robin, Thanks for the reply, I was pretty sure I had set up the mount pretty close to the pole initially. Unfortunately in the southern hemisphere I use a compass , correct for magnetic variation and have the latitude scale on the mount pretty close. I did read in another post that sharpcap was n...
by LKD
Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:46 am
Forum: Polar Alignment
Topic: Polar alignment failed to plate solve
Replies: 2
Views: 7861

Polar alignment failed to plate solve

I polar aligned my mount easily during the week at home with sharpcap, 350mm fl guidescope and ASI178 guidecamera, took all of 2mins to polar align. Travelled to my dark sky sight and with the exact same equipment sharpcap would not plate solve!!! Screen said it had detected 15 stars but would not s...