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PANOPTES User Guide
  • PANOPTES User Guide
  • FAQ
  • Building
    • Getting Started
      • Building Overview
      • Safety Guide
      • Parts Listing
    • Hardware Build
      • Camera Box
        • Camera Setup
        • Electronics
        • Hardware and Assembly
        • 4 Camera Design
      • Control Box
        • Electronics
        • Hardware and Assembly
      • Power and Network
        • Network Setup
        • Host Site (Mains) Power
        • UPS and Battery Backup
        • Power Distribution
      • Mount and Pier
        • Pier
          • Fabrication
          • Assembly
        • Mount
          • Assembly
          • Saddle Plate Rotation
          • Balancing
    • Software
      • Installing OS
      • Installing POCS
        • PANOPTES Unit Install
        • Developer Install
      • Arduino - Power Distribution
  • Deploying
    • Deployment Guide
      • Site Planning
      • Camera Focus
      • Polar Alignment
        • Overview
        • Drift Method
        • Procedure
          • Find Misalignment
          • Fix Misalignment
  • Running
    • Operating Guides
      • Automated Operation
      • Manual Operation
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  1. Deploying
  2. Deployment Guide

Polar Alignment

This instruction set will help you polar align the PANOPTES unit once it has been deployed and is fully operational with cloud storage set up.

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Equatorial mounts, such as those used by PANOPTES units, require that the mount be properly aligned with the celestial sphere so that they can track the stars accurately.

This can be done with what is called a polar alignment, where the rotation axes of the mount (the Right Ascension and Declination axes, aka RA/Dec) are aligned with the rotation axis of Earth.

The explains the concept of polar alignment in detail and why you need to polar align your PANOPTES unit. If you are already familiar with the concept of polar alignment, skip to to learn about the method or to to do the polar alignment.

Overview
Drift Method
Procedure