How accurate does polar alignment need to be?

How accurate does polar alignment need to be?

For almost all work except very near the poles, polar alignment of 2′ or less is sufficient. That is reasonably easy to attain.

How do you align in Star adventurer?

To align the Star Adventurer to the celestial pole, you must rely on the reticle you see when looking through the Polar Scope, and that is shaped as a clock. The Reticle inside the Polar Scope provides all the info to polar align the Star Adventurer to the celestial pole.

What is considered a good polar alignment?

You don’t need to get the polar align error down to exactly zero and you are wasting clear sky time if you try! A polar alignment within 1 arc minute of the pole is usually considered to be excellent and good enough for long exposure imaging.

What is a polar alignment scope?

The Polar Alignment Scope enables highly accurate polar alignment of the SkyView Pro, Atlas EQ-G and Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G equatorial telescope mounts. Accurate polar alignment is essential for precise tracking, especially at high powers, and for astrophotography guiding.

Can a star adventurer be used as a polar finder?

The Star Adventurer is only as good as its polar alignment. To facilitate this you put the polar illuminator on the polar finder and align it using an app from your smartphone. The problem is that after you make that adjustment, you need to remove the polar illuminator and CAREFULLY insert the camera without moving the mount and tripod.

Where is the polar finder on a Celestron CG-5?

Get some help polar aligning your Celestron CGEM, Advanced VX, or CG-5 mount with the addition of the Polar Finderscope. Install the finder into the polar finder port, located at the rear of the mount, and focus the eyepiece until the reticle is sharp. The reticle is etched with a few recognizable star patterns to help you align your telescope.

Can a Celestron telescope be used for polar alignment?

A polar scope makes aligning the polar axis of this mount with the North celestial pole much easier. Celestron telescope mounts are equipped with a feature called All-Star Polar Alignment. Rather than using a polar scope, it uses a system of alignment stars. This method is handy if you own a Celestron mount, and Polaris is not in view.

How do you adjust the mount on Star adventurer?

Download the Polar Finder app to your smartphone. Align the mount toward Polaris and use the built in polar finder and the app to carefully adjust the view in the polar finder to match the smartphone. It’s the same process with the Ioptron except the Star Adventurer doesn’t have the play in the mount when adjusting the altitude and azimuth.