Aligning RA cross to NCP cross
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:09 pm
Hi all
I have been using SharpCap to polar align for a few times now and I have been aligning the red RA cross to the green NCP cross instead of moving the selected star into the yellow box. As the alignment becomes better during the adjustment phase I can see that the selected star is moving towards the yellow box as well as the 2 crosshairs coming closer together
Is the way that I have been doing it by aligning the 2 crosshairs together or should I be using the suggested method in the manual. It just seems more intuitive to me to align the RA axis to the NCP
Thanks from Canada
Robin
I have been using SharpCap to polar align for a few times now and I have been aligning the red RA cross to the green NCP cross instead of moving the selected star into the yellow box. As the alignment becomes better during the adjustment phase I can see that the selected star is moving towards the yellow box as well as the 2 crosshairs coming closer together
Is the way that I have been doing it by aligning the 2 crosshairs together or should I be using the suggested method in the manual. It just seems more intuitive to me to align the RA axis to the NCP
Thanks from Canada
Robin