What is right acension and declination?
Declination axle is the upper one, next to the telescope tube. Right ascension or polar axle is just below that. And below both, directly on the tripod, is the tilt adjuster for latitude and polar alignment. If you live in the Northern hemisphere, you should aim the polar axle near Polaris, the pole star. That star is 3/4 degree (1.5 moon diameters) from the North Celestial Pole. http://www.glyphweb.com/esky/concepts/no… If you are in Southern Hemisphere, the stars of Octans are near the South Celestial Pole. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/oct-… The tilt of the polar axle should match your latitude on Earth. Now the motion of the polar axle will follow the stars as the earth rotates. The Decliniation axle will swing the scope from north to south. That dial will read 90 when the dec axle is parallel to the polar ax
