Bummer. Started out so promising, and then "you gonna look at your app". Been trying for ages to find information on how to do it without the use of a smartphone or laptop, but it seems nobody seems to know how anymore.
You will always need a way to check the polar time, so I'm not getting why your upset about it? It takes like 2 seconds to check the polar clock. You can print out the times beforehand as well, so you can use them instead of smartphone, but you will still need to check a paper to see, so 🤷♂️
There might be an 800 # you can call too get the exact polar time for your latitude, but again, using a phone to do that as well, so yeah... you have to have a way to check the polar time so you can get an accurate PA
@@WVAA304 "Upset" is a bit strong. "Frustrated with how hard it seems to find this info, after hours of trying" is a more accurate representation of my mental state. I'm pretty sure people were peering through telescopes on equatorial mounts long before we had smartphones. And I want to know how _they_ did it. I don't think that's an unreasonable desire, nor something to be mocked. The reason I want to know is because I don't like following instructions without understanding the mechanism behind it. I want to know how to cook, not how to follow a recipe that tells me exactly which ingredients to add at precisely which time, without understanding what I'm doing. If I know how it works, I can do the math and go through the operations without relying on an app. This means I don't need to worry about running out of phone battery, and I won't ruin my night vision by looking at the bright screen of my phone. If doing the math requires pen and paper, I can do it under red light, which better preserves my night vision. I don't think "it's easier" is a good argument for using an app. It's also easier to simply look at Hubble images on my computer. They'll be more detailed, and I won't have to freeze my arse off under the cold winter skies. Yet, both of us put in the time and effort to take our own lights and calibration frames, stack and post-process them. If convenience was the driving factor, we wouldn't bother, would we?
Yes it can, honestly it's been a long time since doing it this way, so I'm trying to think.. yes, you need to try and keep your dials in place when turning I think.. I'll give the video a look again for a refresher
Thank you for this video. You explained how to set up the polar scope with a demonstration that is easy to follow and understand.
At last ! now it makes sense. Thanks so much👍
Bummer. Started out so promising, and then "you gonna look at your app". Been trying for ages to find information on how to do it without the use of a smartphone or laptop, but it seems nobody seems to know how anymore.
You will always need a way to check the polar time, so I'm not getting why your upset about it? It takes like 2 seconds to check the polar clock. You can print out the times beforehand as well, so you can use them instead of smartphone, but you will still need to check a paper to see, so 🤷♂️
There might be an 800 # you can call too get the exact polar time for your latitude, but again, using a phone to do that as well, so yeah... you have to have a way to check the polar time so you can get an accurate PA
@@WVAA304 "Upset" is a bit strong. "Frustrated with how hard it seems to find this info, after hours of trying" is a more accurate representation of my mental state. I'm pretty sure people were peering through telescopes on equatorial mounts long before we had smartphones. And I want to know how _they_ did it. I don't think that's an unreasonable desire, nor something to be mocked.
The reason I want to know is because I don't like following instructions without understanding the mechanism behind it. I want to know how to cook, not how to follow a recipe that tells me exactly which ingredients to add at precisely which time, without understanding what I'm doing. If I know how it works, I can do the math and go through the operations without relying on an app. This means I don't need to worry about running out of phone battery, and I won't ruin my night vision by looking at the bright screen of my phone. If doing the math requires pen and paper, I can do it under red light, which better preserves my night vision.
I don't think "it's easier" is a good argument for using an app. It's also easier to simply look at Hubble images on my computer. They'll be more detailed, and I won't have to freeze my arse off under the cold winter skies. Yet, both of us put in the time and effort to take our own lights and calibration frames, stack and post-process them. If convenience was the driving factor, we wouldn't bother, would we?
Do you have to do that in reverse to reset it? Can it mess up the dials if you spin them too much?
Yes it can, honestly it's been a long time since doing it this way, so I'm trying to think.. yes, you need to try and keep your dials in place when turning I think.. I'll give the video a look again for a refresher