![]() ![]() After a short time spent aligning our two base stars in the scope, we were off to explore the universe and beyond. Before we headed out, we took the time to enter in our exact latitude and longitude into the Autostar. The next night, we went out equipped with not only the scope and the Autostar unit, but also a compass (to find north), a detailed map of the sky (to find the stars it was asking us to), and a watch that had accurate time on it. Needless to say, we did not get the Autostar working that night. Pollox, Rigel, Castor were some of the stars we have come to know well through the Autostar. The stars that the Autostar gave us to find were not exactly well-known stars, and they werenÕt in a part of the sky that was devoid of other bright stars. Then the unit asked us to find two stars in the sky and identify and align them in the telescopeÕs eyepiece. Then we picked the nearest city, which is about 30 minutes away. Next was the exact time, which we also guessed on our inaccurate watches. We were off compleetely, we would find out the next evening. In order to align the telescope and get the Autostar working, the unit first asked us to find true north. The first night we went out with just the Autostar and the telescope, assuming that we would have enough to get started. ![]() It was very easy to plug into the telescope and turn on, but getting the telescope aligned was another story. ![]() We purchased the ETX 125 and we found the Autostar to be necessary. ![]()
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