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How To Align And Lock Onto The Sun For Solar Observing? (Answer: Read On!)

Rob Bleistein

June 06, 2022 21:10

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Since tracking (Lock) on any object requires a three point alignment when viewing the night sky, how do i lock onto the Sun
when doing daytime viewing since the Sun is the only object in the sky?  I would think the logic would be simply to align at 0minutes, 
then 5 minutes, then 10 minutes or some timeframes like that for the mount to know how it's tracking.

Can't find any help on it anywhere in SkySafari.  

thank!

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  Keiron Smith June 07, 2022 15:20

  Rob, 

  There are many solutions via Google.

  https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-polar-align-an-equatorial-mount-using-the-sun/

  Thanks!

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  Rob Bleistein June 07, 2022 19:15

  i don't have an equatorial mount :(

  But apparently the hand controller on my Celestron Nextar scope has the option. lots of instructions out there for that.

  but i was hoping to do it from SkySafari 7 pro

  thank you for the input.

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  Keiron Smith June 08, 2022 16:45

  If you are using Celestron WiFi then maybe the solar alignment is an option available in-app via SS7 Celestron scope control options.

  If you are using SkyFi 3 the mount must be aligned first.