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8. Now slew to a bright star either on the eastern or western horizon, preferably
above 20 degrees of altitude. It has to be as close as possible to the eastern
(90 azimuth) or western (270) cardinal points.
9. After slew is complete, capture and solve. The star should be dead center in
the CCD FOV now.
10. Switch mode to Polar Alignment.
11. Click Measure Alt Error. It will ask you to slew to a star at either the eastern
(Azimuth 90) or western (Azimuth 270) horizon which we already done.
Click Continue. Ekos will now perform the error calculation.
12. To correct for the error, click Correct Alt Error. Ekos will now slew to a
different point in the sky, and you will be required to ONLY adjust the mount's
altitude knobs to center the star in the field of view. Start framing as done
before in the Focus module to help you with the centering.
13. After centering is complete, stop framing.
14. Repeat the Measure Alt Error to ensure we indeed corrected the error. You
might have to run it more than once to ensure the results are valid.
15. Polar alignment is now complete!
WARNING
The mount may slew to a dangerous position and you might risk hitting
the tripod and/or other equipment. Carefully monitor the mount's motion.
Use at your own risk.
18.4.8.7 Mount
Introduction
Mount control can be either done via the Sky Map interactively or via the Mount
Control Panel in the mount module. Configure telescope properties (focal length
& aperture) for both your primary imaging telescope and guide scope. However,
it is recommended to select the telescopes in the equipment profile and not
change the values directly in the mount module.
Primary Telescope & Guide Telescope
·
· Aperture (mm): Specify the value of aperture for your telescope. Defaults to
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