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| Posted: Tue Apr 9th, 2019 16:26 |
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Robert
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There seems to be a very slight mismatch between the Vixen Polar scope and the DR-3 right angle eyepiece which reduces the field of view but I still have enough to aim at Polaris and get three of the stars of Ursa Minor, which I am hoping to be able to lock onto tonight. Getting Polaris locked on is only half the story, the rotation alignment of the Polar scope has to be correct too. I am gradually gaining an understanding. The manual I have is for a newer model which has different markings and the various tutorials online seem to be aimed at people with 'Go To' mounts. This is an old fashioned, manually aligned mount which is a very different kettle of fish. Hoping to get some images tonight...  Taking the 300mm f/2.8 and the fisheye.The wind seems to have abated some, it was blowing hard last night, my eyes were watering because of the wind, which made it even harder to aim the scope.
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