User Manual

Zenith
North Celestial Pole
North Celestial Pole
Earth's Axis
Polar Axis
Horizon
Equator
North Pole
South Pole
BEFORE USE
The Polarie box contains the parts listed below. Make sure that your box contains all these parts.
Stars seem to rotate around the celestial poles of the earth. This is
called the diurnal motion of stars. This is because Earth makes one
rotation on its axis each day. Polarie tracks with the diurnal motion
of the stars to eliminate "star trailing" on photographic images.
The motor-driven Polarie is set so that its rotational axis is parallel to
the axis of the diurnal motion of stars. It allows you to track the
camera, mounted on the Polarie, in the same direction as the stars
you want to photograph.
The Polarie is a totally new photographic accessory which easily
allows you to take pinpoint photos of stars and constellations. It is
designed to follow the apparent motion of the stars caused by the
earth's rotation, eliminating star trails.
With use of the Polarie, taking wide filed photographic images of
constellations, the Milky Way, shooting stars and bright comets is
surprisingly simple and easy.
Polarie also enables you to photograph starry nightscapes by adding
a night landscape or silhouetted figure in the foreground of your
frame. We name it “Star-Scape” photography.
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Polarie
Polarie User's Guide (This manual)
If purchased the Polarie as a package with the tripod
M-178V Tr
ipod with QHD-43 Ball head
QHD-33 Ball head
BASICS OF THE POLARIE
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