User Manual

USING THE POLARIE
1. Find Octans using Small Magellanic Cloud and the Southern Cross (Crux) as pointers
Draw an imaginary line between the center of Small Magellanic Cloud and Beta Crux and divide it at a ratio of one to two. You will find the four
stars of Octans at that location.
2. Find Octans using the arrangement of stars in the Southern Cross (Crux) as pointers
Draw an imaginary line straight through the two stars (Alpha and Beta Crux) of the Southern Cross making the vertical line of the cross toward the
Small Magellanic Cloud. You will find the four stars of Octans at a place about 4.5 times extended from the span of the two stars.
3. Find Octans using Small Magellanic Cloud, Beta Hydrus and Gamma Octantis as pointers
If you look toward Crux from the Small Magellanic Cloud, you will see Bata Hydrus. Going southward from Bata Hydrus will find you Gamma Octans
which consists of a row of three stars. Continue looking the same distance toward the Southern Cross and you will find the four stars of Octans.
Point the Polarie to the South Celestial Pole
Uncover the cap on the back side of the Polarie and remove the front camera mounting block to make a wide look-through hole so that you can
secure about 14 degrees of field of view.
There is a group of four stars which forms a trapezoid in Octans. The stars are Sigma( ),Tau( ), Chi( ) and Upsilon( ) Octantis. Look
through the hole and confirm if the four stars of Octans can be seen in the center of the hole. You should use a binocular with 6 to8 magnifying
power to locate the four stars if the sky is not dark enough.
While looking through the polar sight hole, readjust the Polarie in the direction of the south celestial pole so that Sigma Octantis comes nearest to
the center of its field of view.
Note: It is recommended to use an optional Polar axis finder for Polarie for better pointing accuracy.
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