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I made altazimuth setting circles for my DOB, azimuth on the base and an elevation circular segment on the elevation axis.

When I set up my DOB I scoot the base until Polaris in the center of the finder reads 0 deg azimuth. I level the base, not a real critical factor.

Then I use the following url app to let me see the az and el of the #Messier, #Herschel500, or #Caldwell objects. Then I just look up an object in the app and move the telescope to the indicated coordinates. it usually is close enough to get the object in my finder.
afterdark-skies.blogspot.com/p

afterdark-skies.blogspot.comStar Pointer Utility Star Pointer Note: Star Pointer needs to know user location (lat/lon) to work. It saves the lat/lon in a local cookie for user conveni...
In this image we have M33 which is also known as the Triangulum galaxy due to its location in the Triangulum constellation. M33 has a magnitude of 5.7 which means that it is visible to the naked eye, under ideal observing conditions. Its orderly spirals signify that it has had very little interaction with nearby galaxies.

#Messier #M33 #Triangulum #Galaxy #AllanICarswellObservatory #YorkU #Toronto #Ontario #Astronomy #Astronomer #Science #Astrophotography