![]() ![]() This is all done before you even think about doing any star alignment. Included are 1.25' Series 4000 and Series 5000 oculars, 126 2x Barlow, 8x25mm right angle finger scope, 45-degree erecting prism, dew shield (lens hood), camera adapters and T-rings, padded hard and soft carry cases, power adapters and cords. Unless you are doing all the above or slightly different versions of above then I doubt you will be able to polar align your scope. Meade offers a range of accessories for the ETX90. I used the solar noon method and some string when I did mine and I used a laser pointer mounted to the scope to scan up and down the string to get good alignment by small adjustments in the day time. I setup my ETX 125 once for polar alignment, (not really designed for polar but possible), which is very similar to your setup. Learn how to align your Meade AZ telescope, including the StarNavigartor NG, ETX Observer, LX65, LX90, LX200, LX600 and more. You will then need to do a drift align or some other method to get close to good alignment. In Adelaide I set mine to 138 degrees on the compass I think from memory. Next, point your scope south, (if you are in the southern hemisphere), with the correct offset for your location. ![]() Next ensure the telescope is set to polar align in the hand box. ![]() Adjust the tilt mechanism on the mount to the correct angle for your location. First of all you need to ensure that your tripod is setup for equatorial. ![]()
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