1. POLEMASTER Electronic PolarScope
by Jim Frisbie
11 March 2017

2. What is the Polemaster A Revolutionary Polar Alignment Tool
Break through for Nomad Astronomer
Easy to Use
Reasonably Priced

3. Why Polar Align? Counter act effects of Earth’s Rotation
Simplify Tracking
Improve Pointing Accuracy
Counteract Field
Rotation

4. Three Levels: Polar Alignment
Rough (point the mount North...)
Fine (Polar Scope)
Precise (Drift Alignment... PoleMaster)

5. How To: Rough Polar Alignment
Set Up Mount
Point it North
Adjust Alt & Azim
to Aim at Polaris
(N. Hemisphere Only)
All you need for
Visual Observing

6. Fine Polar Alignment

7. Fine Polar Alignment

8. Fine Polar Alignment

9. Precise Polar Alignment
Drift Alignment
PoleMaster

10. Polar Scope Results…

11. PoleMaster First Use...

12. PoleMaster Deux...

13. PoleMaster Results…

15. PoleMaster Basic Steps
Double Click on Polaris
Rotate Template to Align adjacent stars
Pick a star other than Polaris
Rotate Mount 2X ~ 30 degrees
Return Mount Home & Watch Arc Struck
Adjust Mount to put Polaris in rotating circle
Adjust Mount to overlay red & green boxes

16. PoleMaster… Refraction

17. Fine vs Precise… Polar Scope avg = 6.19 Arc Minutes
PoleMaster avg = 0.78 Arc Minutes
6.19 / 0.78 = 7.9X more accurate
Additional PoleMaster Accuracy…
Refraction Index = 0.91 Arc Seconds

18. Questions ?