Meade Autostar Suite Autostar Suite Software Telescope "compass point north" Questions

...compass should the hinge be at the north or the latitude adjuster? The hinge should be to the north. An imaginary line drawn perpendicular from the center of the tilt plate should point to Polaris ...

point and look, or what we call Alt-Az. Alt means altitude and Az means azimuth, where Alt is the distance above the horizon, and Az is the direction in a circle around the horizon. If you have an Alt

...point it at the Celestial Pole. There are many methods for doint this, eg use a good compass and an inclinometer set for your latitude - for an Alt-Az mount, align it due North (or South if in that ...