Finally got my polar alignment right after a month of cloudy nights

I kept trying to set up my new mount in my backyard in Denver, but every clear night I'd mess up the polar scope alignment. Last night I spent three hours just on that step, checking and rechecking the bubble level and the little circle in the eyepiece. It felt like I was turning the knobs forever. When I finally got it and took a 30-second test shot of Orion, the stars were perfect little dots. Has anyone else fought with a polar scope for that long?

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ray3632d ago

Congrats on winning the fight against that little circle in the eyepiece. I think my polar scope and I have spent enough quality time together to qualify for couples therapy. Three hours is just the warm-up round for that kind of gear. At least the stars cooperated for your victory lap.

gracewebb2d ago

Ever wonder if the mount companies make those polar scopes tricky on purpose... to test our patience?