Align equatorial mount when unable to see pole star (north or south)

Can't see Polaris or Sigma Octans from where your telescope is set up? You can still align an eq mount - here's how! David Fuller with Eyes on the Sky shows how to set up a German equatorial mount if trees, a building or something else keeps you from seeing the northern or southern celestial pole star from where you want to set up. You can even align if it is cloudy or full daytime and you want to set up for solar observing or later night time observing. This is only for visual observing or very wide-angle astrophotography.

Original EQ mount video: Learn how to easily align your equato...

How to use/aim an EQ mount: How to use (aim) your equatorial moun...

NOAA magnetic field calculator (to calculate degrees off true north): https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/calc...

Eyes on the Sky website: https://www.eyesonthesky.com

Telescopes On The Sky videos: https://eyesonthesky.com/tutorials/te...

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