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REVISED GTO QUICK STAR DRIFT METHOD OF POLAR
ALIGNMENT
Using the Meridian Delay Feature and a Finderscope
Note the selection of suggested stars for this procedure in Appendix I
We suggest that you use these detailed instructions the rst couple times you perform this method.
After you are comfortable with the procedure, a single-page Quick Reference Sheet is also provided
for convenience.
NOTE: The diagrams below portray a hypothetical example to illustrate the concept.
Follow one of the start-up alignment procedures from earlier in the manual (one complete cycle) to get close.
Slew to a bright star that is within 1 hour of the meridian, either east or west, and as close to straight overhead
in the N-S direction as possible.
Be sure that your telescope is on the west
side of the mount when pointing to a star in
the east and vice versa.
Use the direction buttons to line up the
crosshairs of your nderscope’s eyepiece
Center the star
Press the RA/DEC/REV button; then select the #9=Re-calibrate
In the RA/DEC/REV menu look at the Meridian Delay selection.
