HEQ5 Pro polarscope reticule adjustment

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HEQ5 Pro polarscope reticule adjustment

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Hello...

This is more for cosmetic reasons this question but hope you can help?

I have calibrated the reticule and know how to align however I noticed the crosshair isn't your classical horizontal/vertical (12/3/6/9 o'clock), but more p***ed like (1/4/7/10 o'clock). Is there a way of rotating it to classic and locking it back?

I know it ain't a big deal but when when setting up and checking polar finder it just helps eyeball more easily.

Thanks in advance...

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Re: HEQ5 Pro polarscope reticule adjustment

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You don't want to go there. Loosening the reticle enough to rotate it risks having it fall out of place entirely. And even if you got it loose without losing it, there is no mechanism for rotating it.

Instead, just rotate the mount in RA.

Is your reticle the old-fashioned little-circle-on-a-big-circle type, or the newer clock-face type? The clock-face type needs to be oriented with the major axes horizontal and vertical. The little-circle-on-a-big-circle type needs to be rotated to match the current hour angle of Polaris.
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