ULTIMATE SETUP GUIDE for Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer - using a star tracker best tips 2020

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In this video I show step by step how to properly set up and align the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer star tracker to get precise tracking for both Milky Way and deep sky astrophotography. I share my star tracker best tips 2020. I explain how to set the correct azimuth and tilt, how to use the polar scope, how to find the North Star a.k.a Polaris on the night sky and how to balance the dovetail (declination bracket) on the tracker to get the best tracking results.
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► CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:59 Setting correct azimuth
04:00 Levelling the tracker
05:03 Setting correct tilt
09:01 Using the polar scope
13:04 Fine tuning azimuth and tilt
15:24 Balancing the dovetail
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@billboswell7275 4 года назад

I learned more in 18 minutes here than several hours with the manual and other videos. You should have written the manual. Great job.

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Wow, thanks!

@balintk.9373 3 года назад

Indeed. The tutorial included in the package for this device is just absolute garbage.Not even sure why the manufacturer itself hasn't made any videos for this matter.

@kamilkp 3 года назад

They should just put my videos on their website 😁

@shanemorgan5932 Месяц назад

I just purchased one and I have to say that your 19 minute video made things much more clear. This video is now officially bookmarked on my computer...Thank you too much

@JuanCarlosBustamanteBrauer 3 года назад

18 mins very well spent, straight to the point and filled with great useful information. Got much more out of this video than about 2hrs I wasted watching other videos and trying to understand the manual. Awesome work!

@naratsitra4565 4 года назад

The best polar alignment tutorial I ever seen ! Thank you man !!!

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thank you for that comment, I am very glad you feel this way 😊

@leomacherla 2 года назад

I agree! I haven’t got a star tracker but I always thought polar alignment was very difficult. But after watching this video I’m more confident. It’s really useful that Kamil showed images of the reticle inside the Star Adventurer

@TheVirtualTim 3 года назад

Very nicely done and one of the better tutorials I've seen. A few of my tips: (1) It isn't critical that the tripod be level. It is only necessary that it be centered on the NCP (ie. Polaris is in the correct position on the reticle). But it is *easier* if it is level. Imagine a very unloved tripod (suppose it's 15° out of level) then when you adjust the Altitude, you'll see the star also shifts in Azimuth (and vice versa). This means you may have to iterate a few times and that's why I say it is *easier* if it is level (or at least pretty close). (2) If possible load all the weight on the mount *before* aligning the NCP. This is because the tripod and mount may flex when weight is added ... changing the accuracy of the alignment. Shortening the tripod legs and/or center-post will result in a stiffer mount / less flexure. (3) To make sure the "0" is at the top of the reticle, place Polaris anywhere along the vertical axis (cross-hair) that runs from the 0 to the 6 on the reticle. Manually adjust the altitude on the equatorial base while watching Polaris along that reticle line. If Polaris travels straight up/down along that line without drifting off to one side, then the reticle is properly aligned. You can proceed to adjust the equatorial head to put Polaris in the proper location along the reticle. (4) The closer the camera is to the axis of rotation, the less torque needed to move it (and the closer the counterweight can be as well). When you used the counterweight in this video, you naturally slide the camera in toward the axis (along the mounting rail that clamps to the Star Adventurer's RA axis) -- which is good -- but I would mention why it's important. (5) Any mount that uses gears will have a tiny bit of play in the gear mesh. It's not much. But if there were no play then the gears would bind. For this reason, it is technically possible for a mount to "float" in that amount of play. I *balance* the mount... then *very* slightly unbalance the counterweight a tiny bit (perhaps a centimeter in or out) to make the mount heavier on the "east" side of the mount. This causes the gear to always rest on just one side of the play so the camera wont "float" while imaging (resulting in non-round stars). (6) If you end up with non-round stars, there's a trick to debug why it happens. Orient the camera so that North is "up" in your frame. In other words, if you watch the live-view screen, release the RA clutch, and rotate the RA back and forth a bit... the stars should move horizontally (left/right) along your live-view screen. If they do this then you've rotated the camera into a "North Up" orientation. It isn't essential for normal imaging, but it does help if you have problems and want to debug them. In this orientation (and with everything aligned) take some long exposure images. If the stars are non-round in a vertical direction (along the declination axis) then it means you didn't really have a precise polar alignment. Re-align with care. If the stars are non-round in the Horizontal direction, it means either your tracking rate is wrong (e.g. not using Sidereal (Star) speed and/or possibly gear play or even flexure issues.

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Great tips Tim, thanks for the input! I agree on pretty much all those points but just wanted to add my two cents on some: (2) I think it's a good idea to align preliminarily before adding everything because if you are way off in the azimuth you will have to lift up the tripod and move it, level again shortening/extending legs which with a heavy load will be cumbersome. Definitely check and correct alignment before starting to take shots for sure! (3) There is actually only one combination of the dials on the back that should always yield a reticle with 0 directly on the top. I talk about this in that video of mine: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OeqTTgDei7I.html (4) Well if it's balanced perfectly than it wouldn't matter how the mass is distributed but if it's not (balanced 100%) which is hard in practice then the imbalance will result in a smaller torque needed when stuff is closer. In other words if you're not balanced perfectly then it's like having an imaginary point mass in some distance from the axis - the further that point ends up to be the more torque will be needed so it's a good idea to keep the overall mass as close to the axis as possible. (5) That is a great tip that I haven't though about before - thanks for that!!

@uhadonejob 3 года назад

Excellent points.

@jcpro2004 3 года назад

I’m glad you added the tip to tighten the clutch, something I wasn’t sure about and not in the manual. Thanks!

@AlphaTrad 3 года назад

Finally!! A perfect alignment video! Thank you!!! I'll try it tonight!

@pdej4 3 года назад

I’m a complete novice to this having never used any of this equipment before. Thank you for taking the mystery out of this and more a less enabling me to skip the manual to get setup and understand what the various controls do. Great stuff!

@tullyfisher 2 года назад

Now one video on RU-vid in which the title does not promise too much. Excellent explanations. Very helpful. - Thank you!

@joejohnson7177 3 года назад

I am in the space-based industry (satellites) and this was the first video on my new tracker, and you hit all the points. Thanks.

@judithestradaphotography 3 года назад

Thank you so much for making this video. You literally saved my night!🤗

@keiserwill 3 года назад

This is such a good video.. mine hasn’t even arrived yet but I’m feeling confident already now thanks to your guidance 🙏🏻 will probably watch this 10 more times to get it drilled in 😂

@rhetbear 4 года назад

I borrowed a friends sky watcher. Thanks to your tutorial i was able to get a 3 minute exposures on my first try with no problems! Thank you!

@Pauln0ah 3 года назад

Yeah, I enjoyed the keep it simple approach. Nicely done Kamil

@rakeshkesha4128 3 года назад

Hey mate, thanks so much for posting this! After 4 or so weeks of owning the Star Adventurer I feel like I finally know what I’m doing.

@MarianoSrur 3 года назад

The best tutorial for the Star Adventurer, thanks!

@JimBailey 3 года назад

Thank you Kamil. I just ordered one and it should be in Wednesday. I have a lot to learn and you have pointed me in the correct direction. Thanks again.

@bensneen 2 года назад

Thank you so much for making this video! It is so incredibly helpful. And you explained everything so well.

@theonlyitaliangirl 3 года назад

My tracker just arrived last night. I was very glad to find your video! I sure learned more here than I did with the manufacturers "instructions"

@timmurphy678 3 года назад

Outstanding tutorial! Thank you.

@oscarjromero1720 3 года назад

WOW i could not believe it! easy and good explanation just 18 minutes Thank you a lot!

@jeffnewy 2 года назад

After an hour with the manual, struggling with jargon and out of order/context information i turned to RU-vid. Your videos had me educated and up and running just in time for the cloud cover to come through. lol. no worries. i took notes and am confident after two of your videos on what to do tomorrow night!

@big_bad_lynx 3 года назад

Wielkie dzięki Kamil za ten film. Teraz trzeba przelecieć przez resztę twoich fimów.

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Trochę się ich już nazbierało :)

@martincarden6704 3 года назад

Brilliant video well done Kamil - take a bow Sir.

@kenkoskela3357 3 года назад

Great job on this tutorial... thanks for posting!

@robertgutierrez346 3 года назад

Thank you,... very informative and great job for taking the time to demonstrate and giving us a lesson. I recently bought the SW ED80 scope. I’m looking forward in taking some nice pictures in the near future, but right now I just want to enjoy and learn more

@Welkin0711 4 года назад

One of the best videos about polar alignemnt. Loved it! And yes, this totally cleared all my doubts about buying this setup. Thank you for the guide. Subscribed! :)

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thanks Ivan! 😊

@judsssis 2 года назад

Bardzo przydatny i przejrzysty materiał. Dzięki

@chufo1226 4 года назад

You are the ONLY one who mentioned to tighten the clutch before shooting! This is very useful for beginners, thank you!

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thanks for the comment!

@Chris.Holcomb 3 года назад

Single most helpful video for the Star Adventurer out there!! I was scared the title was click-bait at first, but this is truly the ultimate guide. Super easy to follow, very well reasoned and easy to follow! Thank you so much!

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Thanks Chris - I appreciate the kind words!

@mistahorner 3 года назад

Great video. I’ve stumbled my through polar alignment with mixed results. Looking forward to putting your tut to good use! Clear skies

@davethinkingsystems Месяц назад

This was such a good Video, thanks for producing it. So easy to follow

@timdawe9774 3 года назад

Excellent, clear and concise. Thank you.

@4x4_travel 4 месяца назад

I appreciate you taking the time to explain all this.

@jasonmatthews8491 3 года назад

Excellent tutorial, it's great to see what's involved in setting one of these trackers up before committing to buying one.

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Thank you! Yeah it’s quite a process and really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to getting to the final image 😅

@markadams9401 3 года назад

Very good job sir! Working my way to this point, thank you for this video, very instructional and informative.

@drshawnie 4 года назад

Cheers Kamil, I just discovered you through PP. I am so lucky! I have had the astro tracker that you demonstrate here for 2 years and felt I didn't have it mastered and would be reluctant to use it in the dark bc there are way to many knobs to tighten which made it a bit inundating to do master in the dark. One thing I learned was the different set ups for wide angle and deep sky astrophotog. Gotta laugh as I was setting up as for the deep sky set up even for wide angle. Things just got simpler! Thank you so much !!!

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Great to hear that, I’m glad you found it helpful! Stay tuned for future videos 😊

@brus69 4 года назад

Thanks man! Very helpful!

@RTFM70 3 года назад

Great tutorial, thanks buddy 👍

@SalvageCitizen 4 года назад

Cheers Kamil, just grabbed a SAM and this has helped tremendously. Looking forward to your next vid with the SA deepsky stuff.

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Awesome! I’m glad you found it helpful - clear skies!

@gonlaserna 2 года назад

Hey Kamil!! You rock man, I've been teaching myself about this tracker about a year and a half now, and finally my tracker arrived, things is I live in Bolivia and it's been a journey to get this thing down here....I'm so excited and happy and you've been a huge part of my learning, thank you so much for sharing all this knowledge. I'm setting up this thing today and testing it out tomorrow on the field. Peace bro! 🌌😃👌

@kamilkp 2 года назад

Thanks man! Have fun and good luck!

@Istwan93 2 года назад

Thanks for the great guide

@OutlandishJourneys 4 года назад

Just purchased the Skywatcher and have been trawling the Internet for a comprehensive, informative and easy to follow set-up guide...I have just found it with your video! Thank you so much, this was excellent! Keep up the great work and all the best from Scotland! :)

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thanks, I really appreciate that 😊 Wow, Scotland is soo one of the places on my bucket list! I would love to do some astrophotography in the Highlands. Where are you located?

@sz2laci 2 года назад

Great tutorial man. Thx for your time

@kbell2660 3 года назад

Terrific video. Thank you!

@conspirateur 3 года назад

Dzięki za ten instruktaż! Przymierzam się do kupna tego star trackera i za wczasu dobrze wiedzieć z czym będę miała do czynienia :)

@misob003 4 года назад

Great video Kamil. Thanks for sharing.

@kamilkp 4 года назад

I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for the comment!

@donny1boykie 4 года назад

I have just ordered the Sky Watcher Star Adventurer Pro Pack here in Australia and doing some research on how to set it up etc..Your Video is really on point and I thank you for making it. I will be checking out the other ones on your channel as well. Once again thanks mate.

@kamilkp 4 года назад

I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment.

@marknemeth2493 3 года назад

Thanks for the great explanation! I cant wait to get my StarWatcher :)

@Mr09260 3 года назад

Great Video!!!!

@holzfass_astrophotography 10 месяцев назад

Perfect Video! 👌🏼

@nightwaves3203 8 месяцев назад

Great explanations.

@willdobson79 Год назад

Thanks! Perfect job. 🙏

@wingshum7551 4 года назад

You did a great job, useful for beginners. Every little step is important. I always have difficulty to align polar. Still need more trail. Look forward your coming videos

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thanks! Look out for the one I will publish next week - you’ll definitely find it interesting (it’s a vlog from doing all that stuff out in the field)

@Oamaruastro 2 года назад

You helped me with my Benro Polaris, now you have also helped with my SWSA! I did not know until today that the polar scope needed focusing--that's why I could never see anything through it! Only took a bit more than a year to learn this... Thanks!

@mxquattro 4 года назад

This was great, thank you. I bought the Sky Watcher based on your video

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Awesome! Good luck and clear skies - take some beautiful photos!

@Zeke102onMC 3 года назад

This was so helpful that I bought your Lightroom Preset Pack. Thank you so much!!

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Awesome! Glad to hear that!

@roadshoulderphotography683 3 года назад

Awesome learning video. Truly covered it all. Thanks

@kamilkp 3 года назад

You’re welcome. Thanks for the comment!

@uglyoldblindbloke8298 2 года назад

Excellent stuff, thank you very much. :)

@kjgasperini 2 года назад

Tip for finding Polaris: looking at the big dipper, the two outer stars of the bowl form a line. Follow the line upwards from the bowl - Polaris is about 5x the distance between these two stars. (Merak --> 1x --> Dubhe --> 5x --> Polaris). Thanks Kamil, great video!

@df.1980 4 года назад

Awesome video, thanks for the upload 👍🏻

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thanks!

@martinhommel9967 3 года назад

Great video, thank you :)

@miromiretzky2161 Год назад

super wyjasnione, dzieki:)

@YOBEONE 4 года назад

Excellent vidéo - Very relevant and useful information - Thank you very much

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thanks!

@TheSpacePlaceYT 3 года назад

Dude... I'm subscribing. This tutorial is so good.

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Thanks! 😊

@edwardpedersen8243 2 года назад

Interesting video, thank you

@polskabrygadafnv721 3 года назад

Super instrukcja Kamil. Szukam obecnie tego trackera za dobra cene. Ale przekonalem sie ze ten bedzie mi najbardziej odpowiadal.

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Dzięki - ja jestem z niego bardzo zadowolony!

@jtepsr 9 месяцев назад

very good tutorial

@loufasullo880 Год назад

That was excellent. I’m going out this out this week with. Y new star tracker.

@frankieg7575 2 года назад

I am just about to purchase this, the questions I 'had' - you have answered. Excellent content. subbed :-). (North Celestial Pole - oh no! now I'm saying it)

@rafalatube 3 года назад

świetne wideo, właśnie zamówiłem Star Adventure 2i

@darringtonweatehrreport687 Год назад

Thank you!

@al7bndgsh706 4 года назад

i just dont know how to thank you i like the way how do you explain the hard things and making it easy.

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thanks! I’m glad to hear that 😊

@sakuelovaara2931 4 года назад

Thanks for tutorial!

@kamilkp 4 года назад

You’re welcome!

@jmfoty4280 4 года назад

Excellent...you did a fine job of teaching the basic setup of the Star Adventurer. I look forward to seeing how you can shoot the Milky Way without use of a ballhead.

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Coming up early next week - I’ve literally just finished filming it 😉

@kamilkp 4 года назад

It’s already published on my channel now! Check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D-l_SSirq2E.html

@intelligentfool Год назад

great tip about the small adjustment knobs and the position of the screws on the mount plate. I was running into some issues making small adjustments and couldn't figure out why but it turns out my plate had shifted entirely to one side, and you pointed out why. Thanks!

@dudley53video 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@SleepySteve79 Год назад

1kg lenses can be easily mounted on any camera mount (like the 135mm). If the lens comes without a collar attachment it is save to assume that it isn't needed. But I guess it does help out shifting the centre of the weight back onto the gears. Very nice video Kamil, helped me out alot with my star adventure!

@tomwolf9420 3 года назад

There is actually a little hole in the casing parallel to the polar scope axis. It helps for rough alignment with polaris.

@svenvanveen4160 4 года назад

Really helpful videos! I just ordered this tracker. Sadly the supply of the star adventurer is really limited since the demand increased immensely with the covid 19 virus. Let's hope the tracker will be in stock soon because I can't wait to test it out!

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Sorry to hear that! When I was ordering mine it was out of stock everywhere in Poland as well. I had to order from B&H Photo Video from New York - it turned out a bit more expensive than buying it locally but I just couldn't wait 😄

@shirokuro73 4 года назад

Thank you so much! Insta-sub! I just received my Star Adventurer Astro Pack today. Got a nice deal on an open-box unit from Amazon, saved $100!! It seems my pack is missing a 1/4" to 3/8" screw adapter but I think I can do without it. Unfortunately, it's super cloudy tonight, so I can't get much use out of it today, but I have been playing with it trying to understand the buttons and controls. I've found the user manual to be quite obscure and not friendly so far, so your video is a huge help! I was trying to perform a polar scope calibration according to the appendix in the manual, but I really can't figure out exactly what the 3 tiny hex screws on the polar scope do, tat the manual mentions. I did find though that when I performed a half turn on the mount, as the manual said, the object I had in the scope did not move much from the crosshair. It moved a little, but not a lot, so I think that my polar scope may be quite well calibrated, even though not perfect. The other thing I was having trouble understanding was the clutch, and your video helped big time! The manual mentions that there is a clutch knob and then NEVER mentions it again, anywhere else, or what it's for. I plan on using the Star Adventurer only with a mirrorless camera for now (I don't own a telescope) and I wanted the ball head adapter but it's not available in stock anywhere at the moment. So I have only the declination bracket. It looks like I can mount a ball head to this. Hopefully my camera is small and light enough that balancing will not be so important, because the counterweight, also, is not available in stock anywhere. I am looking forward to trying out the star adventurer tomorrow night, as the forecast is clear skies!

@patrrickoo Год назад

dzięki ziom

@amaimani 4 года назад

This is the best helpful tutorial I have ever seen on Tube, great job. Can you please explain to me more on focusing the polar scope at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="584">9:44</a> you mention as the scope as the tiny ring is noting but a screw type and get opened if turned anti-clock or tightened if turned CW. So h9w will I know it is in focus

@kamilkp 4 года назад

Thank you 😊 well, what I usually do (you only really need to do it once) is to look through it and at the same time turn this ring back and forth until you see some stars in the scope. There is a high chance you will see some stars there even if you’re not yet properly aligned.

@Oxizee 2 года назад

lol lucky i have an Gitzo Systematic mount, and the big circular top plate you can rotate 360 degrees with a knob. Makes it much easier with this Tracker. Hope to get an 72ED and Star Adventurer 2i in February 2022.

@WillPembrokePhotography 3 года назад

The way you explained this is amazing! Thank you so much! I’ve had the star adventurer for a couple of years now but never been able to work out how to align properly, I live in the south celestial pole, is the alignment pretty much the same but with octans? Also when taking photos and the tracker is going do you need to have the clutch loose? Is that how it actually works?

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Check out this vid to understand the clutch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qbtUOR4EaFs.html

@xiaofengliu5724 11 месяцев назад

Nice video! May I know if I need to tighten the clutch before I start to use it? I use wide angle lens. Thank you very much!

@dennishaggerty8155 Год назад

Thank you for including details most others others skip over. I wasn't sure if I could actually focus the polar scope. I just got my tracker a few days ago. Today I noticed that the image in the polar scope is upside down. The sky is below and the ground above. No one that I've watched has mentioned that. Adjustments have to be in the opposite direction.

@daniellichev 3 года назад

Amazing tutorial. I just have some questions. When we have to turn on the tracker ? Right after the alignment is done or when the camera is mounted already ? And do we have to align to the north star again if we spent too much time for setting the camera and framing ? Thank you.

@paulstrothers6798 10 месяцев назад

Setting up get up your tracker on tri

@Teslawaverunner 3 года назад

it might be worth adding that the Polarscope inverts Polaris relative to the NCP , if you look at a star tracker app which displays NCP then Polaris is on the opposite side of the NCP ! took me a while to work out why

@kritathirapathi1744 3 года назад

OMG - This is the clearest tutorial for the Sky-Watcher set-up I have watched so far. I am new in Astrophotography. I have not started taking any photos yet. I have ordered the Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro Kit. Expected to arrive around mid-October. Definitely, your tutorial is the best. I am in the Southern hemisphere. To find the North Star we use the big dipper. How do we find the south Celestial pole, please? Sorry if this is a silly question. I am new to Astronomy

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Thanks! For southern celestial pole check out this article: earthsky.org/favorite-star-patterns/how-to-use-southern-cross-to-find-south-celestial-pole

@kritathirapathi1744 3 года назад

@@kamilkp Thank you very much

@michelleronald1794 3 года назад

fantastic explanation!..i read page 8,9 of the manual and it wasnt clear whether i needed the equitorial mount or not so it might be useful to discuss that?. only thing you didnt mention, when i got the tracker out the box the 1/4 to 3/8 convert screw adaptor was in the bottom and i had to take out with screwdriver it does tell you on page8 to look for that. also the plate was already in the wedge but the picture in manual makes it look as though its on the tracker and thought it was missing. for 14mm wide lens what attachment do you need to mount? but couldnt have used that manual ...well done!!!

@williambello4634 3 года назад

Best tutorial on this item I’ve found! Thank you! I just ordered mine and can’t wait to take pictures of the cosmos. I fo have one question though, I can’t seem to find wha is the screw size on that mount to attach a lens or small telescope. Would you be able to tell me?

@kamilkp 3 года назад

The one on the declination bracket?

@simontorr4317 3 года назад

Thanks for your great video. With the polar scope aligned, what do you do with the dial (calendar and latitude’ Thanks

@kamilkp 3 года назад

I talk about it more in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OeqTTgDei7I.html

@michaelmcmullan8039 2 года назад

Hi Kamil, great video. If I may ask a question, when shooting the Milky Way on the tracker with a wide angle lens, do you not have to use the polar scope to align Polaris in order for the Star Adventurer to track accurately? I'm very new to this discipline, and not having to align Polaris is great as I've found it difficult to do. Thank you.

@ron-shah 4 месяца назад

Very informative video, thanks! How do we align to NCP during day time, that is if I want to use it to track the Sun?

@kamilkp 4 месяца назад

In daytime you can only do rough alignment like this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X2jagTiDZ6k.html

@ElCidPhysics90 3 года назад

Thanks for this video. I found the manual sort of confusing. Interesting you simply say to make sure the grid is aligned with 0 at the top and 9 to the left whereas the manual goes through a process of rotating the dials etc.

@hockeynguyen 3 года назад

Hi Kamil! Great video, I was wondering at what point do you turn on the tracker itself. I'm assuming it is when you align Polaris on the circle? Thanks!

@kamilkp 3 года назад

You turn on the tracker when you want to begin framing up your target object on the sky

@user-qk5wd8tx2z 3 года назад

Amazing tutorial.Thank you very much!May ask something?In order to get polaris in the correct spot according to the star adventurer console mini app we need to move those two screws (for the horizontal axon).How can we move polaris on the vertical axon if we need to?From the latitude screw?

@kamilkp 3 года назад

Correct! That’s what it’s for.

@jmfoty4280 3 года назад

Hi Kamil, I need a tip... Even with the clutch loose turning the base the camera is attached to is quite stiff. Is that normal? If not, do you have a tip for me to make it looser so I can get a more accurate balance once the camera and lens are attached? Thank you for doing such a fine job of explaining astrophotography techniques! John

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