SKY-WATCHER WAVE150i Mount - Part II: Polar Alignment; General Process; Polar Alignment Based on Star Alignment; Polar Alignment Based on Imaging

Part II: Polar Alignment of the WAVE15 0i Mount
2.1 General Process
1.Slightly loosen the two Latitude locking knobs.
2.Turn the Latitude adjustment knob to let the latitude scale read the local latitude.
3.Roughly point the RA axis to the pole.
4.Use one of the following means in section 2.2 or 2.3 to do the polar alignment.
5.Use the altitude (or latitude) adjustment knob to fine tune the tilt of the R.A. axis. Use the
azimuth adjustment knobs to fine tune the horizontal direction of the R.A. axis towards the
pole. Tighten the Latitude locking knobs and the Azimuth adjustment knobs at the end of
the polar alignment.
1.Run a 2-Star alignment with the SynScan Pro app or the SynScan hand contoller.
2.Run the polar alignment process.
3.
Repeat the above steps for two or 3 times.
2.3 Polar Alignment based on Imaging
Many applications, like SharpCap Pro and PHD2, provide highly accurate, imaging based,
polar alignment. Please refer to the instruction manual of those software for details.
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2.2 Polar Alignment Based on Star Alignment
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