At the moment, getting my feet wet in astrophotography.
Let me identify my 'credentials' and equipment. I'll try to be sufficiently complete so that 'you' have the information necessary to answer my questions, while trying to avoid appearing arrogant.
I am an experienced, (55+ years), amateur photographer. I have several Canon
Unfortunately, my view is of the southern sky, and my house, behind me and therefore to the north, blocks Polaris. Which in turn precludes aligning the Sky-Watcher on Polaris, from my deck. Which leads to my question:
Since technically, all stars have a geometric relationship to Polaris, (and each other), based on the latitude, longitude, date, and time of the observer, it seems to me that given sufficiently precision latitude, longitude, date, and time values, I should be able to align the Sky-Watcher on any other star visible to me.
Is that correct??
If I am correct in the above assumption, is it feasible to perform such a non-Polaris alignment with the hardware I have - Sky-Watcher 2i Pro Kit?
And finally, if it is feasible, would "you" be so kind to provide instruction on how to perform that alignment?
Thanks in advance.
Paul