How do you know if alignment is polar?
How to Accurately Accomplish Polar Alignment
- First, aim the mount’s polar axis roughly at Polaris.
- If the star drifts south in the eyepiece, the polar axis is pointing too far east.
- If the star drifts north, the polar axis is too far west.
- Shift the polar axis left or right accordingly, until there is no more drift.
Can I polar align with guide scope?
I later discovered that using my guide camera and guide scope was a much better option for using Polar Alignment in SharpCap. A guide scope in the 50mm-60mm range has the ideal focal length for this process.
Is the Asiair plus worth it?
The ASIAir Plus is a well refined package. It does about 95% of anything you might want to do with your Astrophotography gear. I only covered one aspect of its use: DSO imaging. I would love to test it out for planetary imaging, or live stacking, but I spend most of my free nights on DSO imaging.
What does the Asiair Pro do?
Supported DSLRS & MILCS ASIAIR PRO is a smart WiFi device that allows you to control Mainstream DSLR cameras. Note: 1. Some DSLR cameras have a 30-second exposure limit, which requires an external shutter release cable to ASIAIR PRO.
How accurate is Sharpcap polar align?
No poor accuracy due to small errors in GOTO movements. No need to adjust Altitude and Azimuth separately. No expensive custom polar alignment hardware. Just use your existing guide scope and guide camera and quickly zoom in to perfect alignment by following the on-screen guidance.
What is the difference between ASIAIR PRO and Asiair plus?
The biggest differences between the new ASIAIR Plus and ASIAIR Pro are the extended WiFi range, faster I/O speeds (thanks to onboard eMMC storage), a new USB type-C port, and real-time power voltage monitoring within the mobile app.
What does the Asiair plus do?
What is the ASIAir Plus? The ASIAir Plus is the third generation ASIAir product from ZWO. It aims to replace your laptop or mini-pc at the telescope, and eliminate the need for additional software, USB hubs, power supplies, and wifi router.
Does Asiair work with other cameras?
What is considered good polar alignment?
A polar alignment within 1 arc minute of the pole is usually considered to be excellent and good enough for long exposure imaging.
Can I use SharpCap with a DSLR?
This can cause problems with cameras that take a long time to transfer the image to the computer, like large CCDs and DSLR cameras – SharpCap may not respond during the image download time and when that is complete a new image will be captured and start the download process again.