Polar Aligning Celestron 6SE 8SE Wedge Using Hand Controller & Imaging Globular Cluster M15

This challenge comes from the comments. What if you can't use a computer to control your mount? How to manually polar align a Celestron NexStar 6SE / 8SE mount using the hand controller with enough accuracy for astrophotography WITHOUT guiding. I use an ASI294MC Pro camera with APT, but the same process applies for DSLRs, although with an added difficulty modifier for viewing star trails on a small LCD screen. #astrophotography #celestron #nexstar #wedge As proof of concept, I'm imaging Globular Cluster M15. UPDATE: THERE *IS* AN OPTION TO DO A POLAR ALIGNMENT USING A HAND CONTROLLER ON THE NEXSTAR MOUNT: i.e. the hand-controller version of performing an ASPA. It is poorly documented, and the NexStar mount instructions that came with the scope, the wedge, or the ones available online certainly did not cover it properly. However there is a document that covers this on Celestron's knowledge base: https://www.celestron.com/blogs/knowl... Please also check out the following video which covers the steps: ‪@ThatScienceLife‬    • Polar Aligning the C11's w/ CPC Deluxe mou...   I still think that you would need to do a manual drift alignment in order to properly orient the scope for better guiding, but performing the Polar Alignment would definitely help to bring your scope closer to where it should be thereby reducing the effort to drift align (similar to using ASPA with CPWI). Thanks for watching, and clear skies! Equipment used in this video: ----------------------------- Celestron NexStar 6SE Celestron Focus Motor Celestron Motor Model # 94155-A Celestron f/6.3 Focal Reducer Model # 94175 Celestron Wedge Model # 93665 Celestron Piggyback Mount-NexStar 5, 6, 8 Model # 93609 Celestron C8 Dovetail Base for Finder Scope (Generic) Celestron T-Adapter for Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes Model # 93633-A StarPal 40cm Dovetail SVBony SV106 50mm Guide Scope SVBony SV905C Guide Camera ZWO ASI294MC Pro Telescope Filter Drawer System Nikon D5200 SVBony UV/IR Cut Filter UPPDMAT (Custom Made) Telescope Control And Image Capture Software: --------------------------------------------- NexStar Mount & Hand Controller Astro Photography Tool / APT Post-Processing Software: ------------------------- DeepSkyStacker Siril GIMP