Hi,
I'm yet to have first light, but just been messing around with me HEQ5 mount indoors and getting to know my kit. I've read lots about mount setup/alignment and watch the Astronomy shed videos on YouTube (Great vids!). The guy on there is very particular about using the setting circles accurately before a session. He uses a marker pen permanently indicate 'home position' and uses the setting circles to input the 'Polaris transit information'.
My question is how important is this? Can I not just setup/balance my mount and polar align with Polaris then start my Synscan 2-3 star alignment? OR will I run into problems later in my session if the setting circles aren't correctly calibrated?
Would I be better off getting into the habit of setting my circles properly now?
I should say I intend to start DSO imaging in the near future but at this very early stage I will be just visual until I get to know my capabilities.
Regards.
I'm yet to have first light, but just been messing around with me HEQ5 mount indoors and getting to know my kit. I've read lots about mount setup/alignment and watch the Astronomy shed videos on YouTube (Great vids!). The guy on there is very particular about using the setting circles accurately before a session. He uses a marker pen permanently indicate 'home position' and uses the setting circles to input the 'Polaris transit information'.
My question is how important is this? Can I not just setup/balance my mount and polar align with Polaris then start my Synscan 2-3 star alignment? OR will I run into problems later in my session if the setting circles aren't correctly calibrated?
Would I be better off getting into the habit of setting my circles properly now?
I should say I intend to start DSO imaging in the near future but at this very early stage I will be just visual until I get to know my capabilities.
Regards.