It is recommendable to do a Precise Adjustment after accomplishing an Approximated Adjustment. It is recommendable to use first low, and later high power eyepieces (preferably with an illuminated crosshair). It is possible to center it in the main telescope by adjusting the Declination to 90°. When a far away object is centered in the polar telescope, It is required that the main telescope is aligned with the Polar Axis of the mount: The center of the image of a far away object does not move while changing the mount's Right Ascension. It is required that the polar telescope is aligned with the Polar Axis of the mount: See Geographic Names Server (GNS) (NGA Geographic Names Data: Coordinates). (The Autostar controller contains the positions for the main cities of the world) 10° 26' N, 66° 49' W, for El Hatillo, southeast of Caracas) It is required to know the date and time, longitude and latitude of the observing site.
(See "Adjusting the Elevation and Azimuth of the Polar Axis when Polaris is Not Visible From the Observing Site", (This is not the case in Caracas, except from the mountains to the north or south of the city) It is required that Polaris is visible from the observing site. It is recommendable to use a bubble level to level the mount. It is recommendable to use a magnetic compass to orient the tripod to the Geographic North,Ĭonsidering the local magnetic variation. Polar Alignment of the telescope's equatorial mount: With the help of its Autostar computerized controller.
This page offers information on how to accomplish the Polar Alignment of a Meade LXD55/75 telescope Of the telescope's equatorial mount to a Celestial Pole,Įnabling it to compensate for the rotation of the EarthĪnd follow a fixed celestial object without adjusting the Declination. The purpose of Polar Alignment is to point the Right Ascension axis (Polar Axis) Observatorio ARVAL - Polar Alignment for Meade LXD55/75 Autostar telescopes Observatorio ARVAL Latitude 10° 30' N, Longitude 66° 50' W (UT - 4hrs.) Polar Alignment for Meade LXD55/75 Autostar telescopes
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