Drift Alignment

[Mike]

For those of you at my talk last week at the IS you will have heard me talking about the importance of a good polar alignment to get the best tracking and minimal guiding errors possible when imaging.

Drift alignment is a bit of a pig to learn. However, I have come across this simulator a guy has made that is very useful in learning how to drift align without having to set up/wait for a clear night, etc. Give it a go.

http://www.petesastrophotography.com/guidingsim.html

[Mac]

well i've just spent the last couple of hours using this simulator, and i can safely say my laptop is now drift aligned.

at least i've had the practice in the warm

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