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My new camera mount fought me for a whole night under the stars
I got this fancy equatorial mount last month to try for some deep sky shots. Last night I set it up in my backyard, spent 45 minutes just trying to get the polar alignment right because the little finder scope was fogging up. Then I realized I had the counterweight bar in backwards the whole time, which threw off the whole balance. What should have taken 20 minutes turned into a 3 hour battle before I even took one picture. Anyone have a simpler way to do polar alignment without losing your mind?
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karen_nelson4020h ago
Wait, you had the bar in backwards the whole time? That's brutal.
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spencer_chen610h ago
Oh man, that is the worst feeling! I did that once on a project and only noticed after everything was painted. Felt like such a waste of time and effort. Total facepalm moment for sure. Really hope it's an easy fix for you.
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