Complete Mount & Scope Setup. PART TWO (Polar Aligning)

Polar aligning, mainly with the NEQ6 using synscan but other methods covered too.

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• polar
• alignment
• aligning
• NEQ6
• EQ5
• HEQ5
• telescope
• mount
• astronomy
• astronomer
• observatory
• tutorial
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• tricks

[AstroRef68]

Hi in polar finder software I was puting 42 deg on the first box (Dec) on the longitude page than was giving me a wrong position copmare to my scope I just realised in this videi you put on the first box 2 on dec 2 on min 2 on sec for 25 deg .as I have now for mine 4 for dec area 4 min box or area 1 for sec area

is this right what I'm talking about cause this way it does mach with my telescope.

Thanks

Refet.

[astronomyshed]

@AstroRef68 You put in the logitude of your actual position in degrees hours and minutes.

[ParaglidingManiac]

I own a Synscan series. Everything's super, except for me having trouble finding exact coordinates of my location. Any help (source)?

[astronomyshed]

@ParaglidingManiac There's a video about that too, have a look in my video titles for one called 'synscan firmware flashing and more' as it also gives a technique for getting and inputting your co-ords.

[mpgxsvcd]

Best Demonstration video on youtube. Thank you for doing this.

[astronomyshed]

@mpgxsvcd You're welcome, and thanks.

[AstroRef68]

@ParaglidingManiac yes go to Itouch map.

[AstroRef68]

@AstroRef68 I think it needs updatres but I'm mising cables fot it here in poor macedonia.

but I believe the go to will be fine as I compare here under the clouds witrh my stary night pro 6 .software

thanks.

Refet.

[ParaglidingManiac]

My COM1 cable cannot be connected to my PC (for control from Stellarium). I tried connecting it via RJ11 cable (RJ45 from a controller to RJ11 output into PC). Do I change something in Stellarium and how do I do that? It looks as if Stellarium is expecting a telescope to be connected via COM1 port exactly. Just keeps on connecting and connecting ... without any result.