Re: [APML]: [APML] GM-8 Polar Alignment Scope

["Robin Casady" <rcasady@CarmelCoast.com>]

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>I have the polar scope for my GM8, I've been using 2 star alignment and I
>get good alignment throughout the night!!   I wonder if you guys read the
>manual before using the polar scope.  The manual states that this IS A TWO
>STAR ALIGNMENT!!  One of the grids is for northern hemisphere while the
>other is for southern hemisphere.

Manual? We don't need no stinkin' manual. Actually, if you consider a
handfull of Xeroxed pages to a manual and if you take what it says to be all
there is to know about the polar scope, then you would believe it could not
be used in the southern hemisphere. There are no instructions for southern
hemisphere use at all.

My understanding is that the dotted lines and broken crosses are for
southern hemisphere use, and the solid lines are for northern hemisphere
use. There are three solid lines with gaps for stars. For visual observing,
two stars are sufficient. I find I get better accuracy if I use three stars.

Robin Casady
http://www.CarmelCoast.com

Casady & Greene, Inc.
http://www.casadyg.com