From: "gaffney.mark" <markgaffney@mac.com>

Date: February 15, 2008 6:56:58 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Polar Alignment etc...

I`ve managed to get some sort of Polar Alignment by pointing the telescope south according 

to a compass (allowances have to be made for true and magnetic south) and setting the 

latitude scale at my present latitude. In the Scouts we used to find south by taking a 

measurement of 4 lengths of the southern cross extended from it`s base and that`s been a 

good basis for estimation! I don`t think I`ve quite got the PA or finder aligned properly yet 

as the reading I took by sighting Alpha Centauri in the scope then lining up in the finder 

wasn`t quite correct when the Go-To looked for Acrux later. I found Acrux in the finder (a 

little off!) but not the scope.With this scope there seems to be a lot of play when finding 

things with the directional buttons on the scope itself. Cloudy again tonight?!