Alignment ?

[ApophisAstros]

Now I'm computer controlled I wondered what Everyone's favourite alignment techniques were,I have read about drift alignment ,
Roger

Kit - Sky-Watcher EVOSTAR-120ED DS-PRO (OTA) 120mm (4.75î) f/900 ED Apochromatic Refractor Telescope Plus .85x Focal Reducer
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO SynScan™ GoTo Equatorial Mount

[MarkH]

Hi Roger, I use an astro engineering  polar mate with my Meade wedge and it is very quick and accurate. It may be something you could adapt for the skywatcher.
Mark

[Carole]

Roger, you are using Polemaster, I don't think you need to do drift aligning as well. 

Carole

[Roy]

Hi Roger,
Are you referring to 'Polar Alignment' specifically, or alignment in general?
Roy

[ApophisAstros]

Alignment in general 1,2 or 3 stars. since I posted I've sort of decided to use plate solving. There's a program that feeds the coordinates to the scope from the plate solving results.
Roger

[Carole]

Ah, your mention of Drift align confused me as that is concerned with polar alignment,

With EQMod which I haven't used for a while, but I think most people find just syncing on one star close to your chosen target is good enough for alignment, and I must admit it worked just fine when I used that method.

Carole

[The Thing]

Hi roger

I use my finderguider and Sharpcap 2.9. Very easy with live feedback as you adjust the az and alt. Just like the QHY polaralign gadget but essentially free. Very accurate, I got my eq6 down to 0.5 arcmin off the NCP in about 5 minutes. Would have been quicker if the mount pa adjustment bolts etc was better made!

Duncan