User's Manual

NOTE: If Confirm Position button not active, please click on Clear Center of Camera to erase the

data stored.

Input Rotation Center

You may also manually enter the rotation center, X=480, Y=640, for rough alignment if you are sure the

iPolar camera center is not far away from the mount RA axis.

Step 6. Plate Solving and Polar Alignment

If the iPolar has been calibrated, there will be a bright red cross on the screen, which is the polar scope

camera center/mount RA axis. The alignment software will perform plate solving near the pole star

area. There is no need to see the pole star.

The camera will take the images, enhance the stars and darken the background, remove the noise and

plate solving the area. It will display the pole with a dark RED DOT.

If there are not enough stars, or there are too many stars, you may adjust the exposure time and/or

gains to make sure 5~9 stars can be detected.

Adjust the altitude and azimuth screws to move the RED DOT towards RED CROSS. The image will be

enlarged when they are moving close.

When RED DOT fully covers RED CROSS, the pole alignment is done.

位置 1

位置 2

位置 3

Position 1

Position 2

Camera Center/

RA Axis

Virtual

Pole