Using Push-to direction for finding targets with a Dobsonian (no tracking)

[STL2COMO]

Well as usual, I'm a day late and a dollar short....I just "independently discovered" what OP was doing with my own set up (older QHY camera with a 16mm lens mounted as an eFinder to the external tube of a newly acquired C6/6se)....the C6 is currently on a manual alt/az mount (SV225/SV225t). It's easier to lug around and set up the manual alt/as for outreach (and when I'm being lazy).

Then stumbled on to this thread after using SharpCap's reticle and comparing it to my (visual) Rigel crosshair and getting the QHY *nearly* aligned with the Rigel. And wondering how to get that last little bit adjusted.

Now, with this, I don't have to!

This morning I tried the offset tool indoors, figured out how it works (simple). And now I'm looking forward to tonight giving it a spin.

QUESTION: Can the offset be saved along with the camera settings? -- I have a camera profile set up for the QHY camera as "QHY Guider" which has the exposure/gain, etc. preset. If I resave that profile after enabling the offset and setting it....will or can the offset be saved as part of the camera profile?

Thanks!

[admin]

Hi,

the alignment mark position is saved on a per camera basis (although it is separate to the camera settings profile). So, that should just remember the position for you as long as you consistently use it with the same camera.

cheers,

Robin