Hi I have just bought a WarpAstron 17 unit after owning several other GEM mounts. I run Voyager Astronomy Automation software which doesnt have a dedicated polar align function, what is the best way for me to polar align? Do i need to use a 3rd party polar align piece of hardware?
Thanks
Andy
I use SharpCap pro. It is quicker and, IMHO, more accurate than PoleMaster. It takes an image around the pole, plate solves it… you rotate in RA by about 90 deg and it plate solves again and you centre up the crosshairs. I’m consistently getting 30" or better accuracy in a few minutes. I wrote a simple Windows Form utility to do the RA rotations for me with a single button press. Saves having to use the handset or calling up an app.