EQ6R pro laser polar alignment helper
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when the line is aligned with marks on your floor, the mount is polar aligned !
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In order to polar align your mount during daylight or even between two sessions, you have to take markers during night time to place your mount in the same exact position.
This can be greatly simplified using a line or cross laser installed on the mount.
This is much more accurate than with a compass. Of course for astrophoto, you need to fine tune the polar alignment but the process is simplified when coming from a close position.
Don't buy a dot laser, by a line or a cross one.
the laser is glued inside the support , then there is a nut to screw the support in the slot of the cross plate of the mount.
calibration :
- screw the support on the cross
- swich ON the laser
- rotate the laser head knob in order to get a focussed thin line
- adjust the orientation of the line to fit your ground markers
As I install my setup on a terrasse with ceramics on the floor, once in polar position I align the beam with the edge of the ceramics. But you can use any marker of choice! - glue the laser head knob in position with some hot glue.
Et voilà !