Friday, June 24, 2022

Pier Maintenance Completed

The new pier pads have been completed and the telescope mount re-assembled. I was able to spend a few hours recalibrating and realigning the scope this past Monday. First new photos will be attempted this weekend.









2 comments:

  1. why is the pad set up for true north

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  2. This is the typical orientation for a German Equatorial mount on a tri-leg (or tripod) pier.

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