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Figure 6. Install SkyTracker onto a tripod
STEP 3. Set the SkyTracker
TM
mount
Release Latitude Lock a half turn. Set the latitude at zero mark (Figure 7) by turning the
Latitude Adjustment Screw and retighten the Latitude Lock. Place the tripod to make the
SkyTracker
TM
mount face north. Level the mount. Release Azimuth Locking Screw and turn the
camera mount to make the compass N-S perpendicular to the mount front edge (Figure 8). You may
need to tap the compass lightly to make the compass move freely.
Figure 7. Set latitude to zero mark
Figure 8. Face the mount north
STEP 4. Set the latitude and find the Polaris
Release Latitude Lock a half turn. Set the latitude at your current latitude by turn the Latitude
adjustment screw and retighten the Latitude lock, as indicated in Figure 9. You may find your current
latitude from your smart phone or internet using your current address. If the north pointing and the
latitude set are correct, you should be able to find the Polaris through the Polar Sight Hole. Center the
Polaris inside the Polar Sight Hole as good as possible for the polar alignment. Retighten all the
screws and locks.
For those located in the southern hemisphere, use Sigma Octantis in Octans as the pole star.
1/4” to 3/8” tripod adapte
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