north alignment

shoelevy · Post by **shoelevy** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:39 am

i'm not sure if anyone has asked this b4 but i'm quite sure i need this knowledge one day so here goes.
we all know the magnetic north and celestial north are not the same so if i were to align my mount to the magnetic north, how would this affect my observations....alot of alittle?
if i were using a goto, would this put the auto search far away from the intended object of view?

Post by **VinSnr** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:48 pm

shoelevy wrote:i'm not sure if anyone has asked this b4 but i'm quite sure i need this knowledge one day so here goes.
we all know the magnetic north and celestial north are not the same so if i were to align my mount to the magnetic north, how would this affect my observations....alot of alittle?
if i were using a goto, would this put the auto search far away from the intended object of view?

It's just a little for our location. About 1 degree or so.

Just use the compass north will do

shoelevy · Post by **shoelevy** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:19 pm

how does the error differ with latitude?

Post by **acc** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:47 pm

Error differs with location rather lattitude.

shoelevy · Post by **shoelevy** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:59 pm

can u pls elaborate how it differs with location?

Post by **weixing** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:10 pm

Hi,
I think we have discuss this already. Please refer to the below post:
http://www.singastro.org/viewtopic.php?t=684

Have a nice day.

PS: You also join the discussion.. remember.

shoelevy · Post by **shoelevy** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:29 pm

i completely forgot

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