Meade ETX-90 Polar Align Set up

Guide for those taking the ETX out on loan

[@zsavage1820]

I'm amazed that it doesn't at least have a compass built in or on the tripod.. it can't be that much of a cost thing seeing that I had got a small compass in a box of Cracker Jacks..

[@tonyrainbolt9388]

My control panel is on the East side of the telescope. Could they have assembled it backwards? I point the telescope North and level. But when is skews to the brightest star for alignment, it doesn't point anywhere near a bright star. Any suggestions?

[@best_pilot1002]

I think he really mixed up West and East.

[@alternativadigital7643]

Thanks so very much for this useful guide. Thanks for your time to do it. So useful.

[@linkage8700]

So I found a fix, once you align the telescope... you can then change the mount type from setup --> Telescope --> mount --> "change alt. az. with the down arrow to polar". It now shows polar when aligning on easy align. I should have known to do this, but you can not mess with the setup options without aligning the scope first... which is odd.

[@linkage8700]

I have a small issue when I align my telescope like you do. I have an ETX 90 ec model and when I go to align on the hand controller, I hit "easy" align mode, which is two-star. During this process, it says it is ETXA on top and says nothing about polar align, it says place telescope in alt. az. home position which tells me it has nothing to do with an equatorial setup. My controller is different, it is the Audiostar 497. This controller should be capable of an eq setup. Anyways I was thinking there is a switch somewhere to tell it to go into eq/polar align instead of alt. az.

[@linkage8700]

also, thank you for your video!😉