CEM60 compass
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CEM60 compass
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Re: CEM60 compass
When I need to find north, I either use a handheld compass in the daytime, or I use Polaris at night. An alternative in the daytime is to check when solar noon occurs in your location and to use a shadow at solar noon to find north.
DSO AP: Orion 200mm f/4 Newtonian Astrograph; ATIK 383L+; EFW2 filter wheel; Astrodon Ha,Oiii,LRGB filters; KWIQ/QHY5 guide scope; Planetary AP: Celestron C-11; ZWO ASI120MC; Portable: Celestron C-8 on HEQ5 pro; C-90 on wedge; 20x80 binos; Etc: Canon 350D; Various EPs, etc. Obs: 8' Exploradome; iOptron CEM60 (pier); Helena Observatory (H2O) Astrobin
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Re: CEM60 compass
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Vixen SLV eye pieces 25mm and 10mm
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ZWO ASIAIR Mini
ZWO ASI178 MC
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Re: CEM60 compass
Although the body of the mount is cast aluminum, the elevation and azimuth adjustment screws are steel. If they happen to be magnetized, the compass has no chance of reading correctly. So just ignore it and use other means of determining direction.
DSO AP: Orion 200mm f/4 Newtonian Astrograph; ATIK 383L+; EFW2 filter wheel; Astrodon Ha,Oiii,LRGB filters; KWIQ/QHY5 guide scope; Planetary AP: Celestron C-11; ZWO ASI120MC; Portable: Celestron C-8 on HEQ5 pro; C-90 on wedge; 20x80 binos; Etc: Canon 350D; Various EPs, etc. Obs: 8' Exploradome; iOptron CEM60 (pier); Helena Observatory (H2O) Astrobin
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