User Manual

: Power OFF
: Preparation
: Star-Scape
Photography
: Wide-Field
AstroPhoto-
graphy
:
Solar tracking
: Lunar tracking
Legend : Mode Description
Shuts off the power of Polarie.
Used for polar alignment(Set to be
parallel to the axis of the diurnal motion.).
The built-in tilt meter is backlighted in red
when the mode dial is set at this position.
A half speed of the celestial tracking rate
is selected for star-scape photography.
Celestial tracking rate is selected for
wide-field astrophotography with no
trailed stars.
Drives Polarie at the mean solar time.
Drives Polarie at the mean lunar time.
Lunar Tracking
Power OFF
Mode
Dial Pointer
Preparation
Solar Tracking
Wide-Field
Astrophotography
Star-Scape
Photography
Wide-field astrophotography : Photographs of wide-field views of
constellations and the Milky Way are called wide field photography.
Usually nightscapes are not included in the frames of photographs
but they will be in the background part of your image.
St ar- Sca p e p h oto gra phy : Ph oto gra phs of w ide -fi eld vie ws o f
constellations and the Milky Way plus night landscapes under starry
skies that are included in the frames of photographs.
Color of the backlit legends on the mode dial is changed if
the
rotating direction of the tracking motor is switched.
Tracking in northern hemisphere : Illuminated in red
Tracking in southern hemisphere : Illuminated in green
BEFORE USE
Mode Dial
Wide-Field astrophotography vs. Star-Scape photography
The Polarie allows you to not only take pinpoint photos of stars and
constellations but also to create “star-scape” photos in night-sky
scenes by adding a motionl
ess night landscape or silhouetted figure
in the foreground of your frame.
Star-Scape Photography
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