iOptron SkyTracker Instruction Manual page 7

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STEP 3. Set the SkyTracker

Release Latitude Lock a half turn. Set the latitude at zero mark (Figure 7) by turning the

Latitude Adjustment Screw and retighten the Latitude Lock. Place the tripod to make the

SkyTracker

mount face north. Level the mount. Release Azimuth Locking Screw and turn the

camera mount to make the compass N-S perpendicular to the mount front edge (Figure 8). You may

need to tap the compass lightly to make the compass move freely.

Figure 7. Set latitude to zero mark

STEP 4. Set the latitude and find the Polaris

Release Latitude Lock a half turn. Set the latitude at your current latitude by turn the Latitude

adjustment screw and retighten the Latitude lock, as indicated in Figure 9. You may find your current

latitude from your smart phone or internet using your current address. If the north pointing and the

latitude set are correct, you should be able to find the Polaris through the Polar Sight Hole. Center the

Polaris inside the Polar Sight Hole as good as possible for the polar alignment. Retighten all the

screws and locks.

For those located in the southern hemisphere, use Sigma Octantis in Octans as the pole star.

Figure 6. Install SkyTracker onto a tripod

mount

1/4" to 3/8" tripod adapter

Figure 8. Face the mount north

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