hey guys, ive did a bit of research beforehand but is polar alignment needed for short lunar / planetary imaging sessions? I use a SWSA GTI
Polar Alignment
prxcz00 · Jan 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
hey guys, ive did a bit of research beforehand but is polar alignment needed for short lunar / planetary imaging sessions? I use a SWSA GTI
I would polar align, but a rough polar alignment/daytime alignment should be okay. You can get away with not doing it, but you’ll be recentering the Moon a lot manually since it will be drifting.
bigCatAstro · Jan 7, 2026 at 01:00 PM
prxcz00 · Jan 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
hey guys, ive did a bit of research beforehand but is polar alignment needed for short lunar / planetary imaging sessions? I use a SWSA GTI
I would polar align, but a rough polar alignment/daytime alignment should be okay. You can get away with not doing it, but you’ll be recentering the Moon a lot manually since it will be drifting.
thank you so much!