from its base, it must be reassembled taking care to adjust the three knobs with the same
pressure. To check that the system is fine adjusted, it is just necessary to try to move the mount
on the azimuth with the keypad and verified that a smooth rotation is achieved without play.
5.3 - Alt-Az Polar Alignment
The following table shows the amount of rotation for precise Alt-Az alignment of the Avalon Linear,
M-Uno, M-Zero and M-Zero LHQ mounts. Each full turn of the Altitude and Azimuth knobs moves
the mount in the exact amount, shown in arc-minutes, for the particular mounts listed.
Mount
Linear
M-uno
M-zero
Mount Axis
ALT
AZ
ALT
AZ
ALT
AZ
Arc minutes per knob turn
91,2
79,2
78,74
79,2
61,8
110,4
5.4
M-zero Polar Alignment
5.4.1 Polar Kit Installation
The precise polar alignment of the M-
z
ero LHQ mount is performed with the polar scope
installed externally on the mount.
The standard kit for the precise polar alignment consists of the following components:
1. Celestron Polarfinder and Polarfinder adapter with the fixing knob.
2. Polarfinder adapter fixing dowel already assembled on the M-zero LHQ lateral bracket
3. External illuminator cap with a red LED and connection cable to the StarGO.
The polarscope comes with the mount already assembled with it’s own adapter. To fix the
Polarscope on the mount lateral bracket dowel, place the Polarscope adapter male dovetail on
the female dowel dovetail, and tight the fixing knob.
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