GPS only gives you the angle of alignment, but not the orientation. For that you either need a very accurate compass or the north star.
On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 10:09 AM, Jostein <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe the modern trackers use GPS, and can be programmed to follow any > celestial objects in its database. An extra battery for it is probably in > order. :-) > > Jostein > > Den 30.08.2017 16:53, skrev Gonz: >> >> I was wondering about using an astro-tracker and how one might go >> about aligning it during the day. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. Dorothea Lange -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
