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3.6 Centre the object in the middle of the crosshair by moving the tripod and turn the pole finder
180 degrees. Has the object moved from the centre again? If so, repeat steps 3.5 and 3.6 until the
object no longer drifts from the centre.
4. Aligning the mount with the north celestial pole
4.1
Orient the mount towards the North until you see the Pole Star in the pole finder. Adjust the
focus using the viewfinder if necessary.
Figure 2: Reticule plate with images
4.4 Look through the polarscope and rotate it until the positions of the images in the pole finder
correspond with the current position of the constellations.
4.5 Adjust your tripod's azimuthal and vertical axes
until the Pole Star is located within the circle at the
centre of the crosshair. Your mount is now aligned with
the northern celestial pole. In the Southern
hemisphere, Sigma and Chi Octantis should be aligned
with their images.
Note: There are different methods for aligning the mount with the pole. We are describing the
method which uses the images on the reticule.
4.2 Find the images of the constellations Cassiopeia
and the Plough in the pole finder, if you are in the
Northern hemisphere, the Southern Cross and
Achernar for the Southern hemisphere.
4.3. Using the naked eye, pinpoint the same
constellations and memorise their current positions.
Note: As you are looking through a miniature telescope, you are not seeing the real
constellations in the sky, but only their images on the transparent reticule plate and a restricted
visual field around the polar region. You, therefore, need to compare the actual view of the
constellations with the pole finder's position.
Figure 3: Aligning the MiniTrack with the Pole
Note: An equatorial mount can also be aligned using
a smartphone pole finder app. A selection of apps
can be found in the Play Store or App Store.
