Leveling Meade ETX Telescope Tripods
for
Polar Alignment and ALT/AZ

Alignment with buble levels Polar alignment is required for astrophotograhy. Polar alignment requires a properly leveled tripod. Leveling is the most important and easiest operation to help your GOTO accuracy. Using the Meade ETX and DS telescopes in the Alt/Az alignment postion require only leveling the tripod. You must also level the fork arms of the Meade ETX telescopes in Polar position for Polar alignment.

Consider that if your tripod is not level, horizontal movement will NOT be horizontal. It will go up one side and down the other side. The vertial movement of the Telescope Optical Tube not be plumb.