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On this page you will find articles on help and advice. The articles are listed below with a short description. Also check our links pages which have links to other sites offering help and advice.

CAUTION - Advice and help offered in these guides is supplied from various sources. While every effort is made to check their accuracy, the Adur Astronomical Society, its members and officers accept no liability from any damage arising, howsoever caused.

POLAR ALIGNING THE HEQ5 MOUNT
A comprehensive tutorial on setting up the polar scope / finder for the popular HEQ5 mount. Invaluable as a guide to this topic which can be very confusing. The set-up process can also be used with the EQ6 mount and Orion equivalents.

REGISTAX V4.0 Tutorial
A short tutorial to get you started quickly using Registax V4.0; an invaluable piece of FREE software for the processing of astrophotography images.

SIMPLE POLAR ALIGNMENT FOR BEGINNERS
You just bought your new telescope with an equatorial mount. Polar alignment seems awkward. This quick and easy guide will get you Polar aligned and enjoying the benefits of an equatorial mount quickly.

COLLIMATING A NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR
A simple to follow guide on collimation for Newtonian telescopes. Illustrated with dozens of pictures. A simlpe step by step guide.