Good tutorial - even more relevant to us in the Southern Hemisphere where we don't have a bright pole star.

You make the best NINA tutorials!

Thank you for this tutorial! You present and explain things very well - easy to understand and apply.

Thanks for making this video. I've just bought myself a Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED DS-Pro to use on my AZ-GTI set up in EQ mode. I'm still new to this and your video is really helpful.

New subscriber here, Thank you so much for making your turtorials geared towards people who are just starting out with DSO in a way we are able to understand. I learned so much you have no idea and please keep them coming!! ✌

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Can't wait to give this tutorial a go! You have been very helpful!

Merci beaucoup pour cette super vidéo qui m'a rendu service. Tout est clair, et la traduction en français facile. Cest une des vidéos les mieux expliquées sur ce sujet!

Thanks for the video. I'm in a similar situation with my view of polaris. I'm going to try this tonight if i can.

Nice video. Nina is outstanding ...

Thanks for this tutorial! Amazing!

Nice results, too.

dear thank you so much for this video, really interesting and well and clearly explained, for sure I’ll looking for next videos thanks again, see you next time 🙏😉

Thanks for the video , I never used NINA 3 point only sharpcap polar , will give it a try , just got a new scope so we will see

That was very helpful. Thank you!

Thank you so much for doing these basic setup videos. I find them very helpful and informative. (Even if I prefer Sharpcap for polar aligning as I am fortunate enough to have a view to Polaris). For imaging, I am currently using platesolving and GoTo via APT, but NINA is looking better and better. I am really looking forward to your video on setting up platesolving in NINA that I see you're premiering later today. Stunning image as well.

So much helpful 😌

Hello Angus, That’s an interesting and highly instructive video. As I luckily have a direct view on Polaris from my backyard, I don’t have to use such a procedure but I’m happy to see how it works and finally gives good results. The final image is just amazing, good work, as always Clear skies Remi

What a awesome tutorial been wanting to polar align with Nina for sometime been checking a few other short video but your one goes into more depth when weather gets better will give it a go as it's been cloudy for the past few months (el nino) but thank you once again just seen your latest video then realised you had a 3 point polar align app subscribed :)

Great Video - Thanks

Another great video Angus I did try this feature in NINA back in October at a star party but really struggled using it, I've just added a pier extension in the observatory today & roughly lined it up by marking the pier. I'm hoping now the updated version will make it easier to use as I'll do a check sometime soon :-)

This is awesome! Definitely will use this method if I come across not having the north star in sight.

If you're trying to point North (with an obstructed view) there are maps that show how inaccurate a compass is depending on where you are (compasses can point as much as 20 degrees off depending on location).

I have found that making an adjustment and then let NINA solve at least twice before making a move is good. I don't end up chasing changes. That allows things to settle and ensure the photo wasn't taken while I was moving the mount.

Pretty cool tutorial !! I was thinking maybe it's better to use the dedicated camera for polar alignment, there are a lot of photos with the DSLR, it ends up shortening the life of the shutter.

Sharp Cap does not even write that it is very bad at 2 minutes of error, it is so terrible, it was necessary to continue at least until an error of 30 ". And so the plugin is valid, it helped out many times.

Excellent video if you have older eq6 pro what cable did you use to communicate with pc?

Hi thanks for the video. I tried this last night with my HEQ5 connected directly to the laptop with the EQmod cable, no handset connected. When NINA tried the 3 point polar alignment it said that it was not able to cover the required number of degrees (10) due to slow slew rate or the mount not being set to slew in degrees. What have I missed here?

When you are adjusting your bolts are you using NINA or the BOLTS cheers

Have you tried iPolar vs 3 point polar alignment?

I don't understand how to do the 3PPA with manual mode (I use a star adventurer 2i). As soon as it takes the first image, it keeps taking exposures and doesn't wait for me to manually rotate the mount 10°. I really don't get how to make it wait for my manual slewing...

I was about to compliment you on your awesome laptop table and then I noticed it's just a stool, lol

Hi so, just to clear things out, because people told me different things in forums, do i need to actually polar align before and after do phd2 calibration or the opposite? Thanks for patience

Great video and process well explained. I assume NINA is using your main scope to do the polar align and not your guide scope?

Great. Would it work with a simple Sky Adventurer mount?

Thanks for the video, very helpful, the thing that happens to me is after TPPA does the platesolve, I get an error of 22º Azimuth error and at some point after moving the azimuth bolt from one side, the best it gets is like 12º, but I can't slew more the mount because one of the bolts is physically impossible to move more, its at the end. I don't know if i explained correctly :/ Thanks!

I'm also trying to start this hobby in the Bay Area. What locations on the peninsula side would you recommend as a dark sky area?

I wonder if its in the new 3.0 version?

Just a quick one. Once i have polar aligned using this plug-in is this all finished. I do not need to do three-star alignment. Also will the mount automatically track or do i need to adjust a setting in NINA. Thank you for your advice

After very accurate PA with EQ mount (connected via EQMOD) in NINA, when I slew to an object, the scope is way off (40+ degrees). Why by so much? Coordinates will be off from then on when slewing to other targets, as Slew and Center does not re-set coordinates to be accurate. Will NINA, when i center and slew, track with the object centered, or track based on the faulty Alt/Az?

Very nice explained.But, how did you connect the laptop to the mount?Via the synscan remote control?Or via EQmod direct cable?In my case,if I connect the mount to the laptop via synscan remote ,it keeps losing the sidereal tracking although I select it.Maybe you should do a tutorial on that? :) After some minutes it says not tracking.So i bought myself an EQmoddirect to USB cable for my HEQ5 and the problem has dissapeared.I recommend also an AA+. It makes your life much easier and no more laptop.I had to buy one because I don't have a backyard and the laptop and cables were in my way.Also,Nina there is a bit tricky for me.That doesn't mean it's not a good software.It's awesome but the learning curve it's kinda steep...at least for me.Cheers.

I’m torn, I live in an apartment (third story) and using my Alt-AZ telescope to photograph planets in my balcony. I’d like to step up and buy an equatorial mount to capture galaxies and nebulas but I’m unable to polar align from there. Do you think this is going to give me an option to give it a shot?

Many thanks. What dsrl do you use and how you connect It with Nina? I nave a guiding camera (ASI 120 mini mm), can i use It foto Polar aligment with Nina?

Hello im trying to find an easy way to polar align.I have an EQ3PRO GoTo mount and a nikonD5300 which i will connect to my laptop with all the needed software.Will i be able to polar align , plate solve and start imaging from my laptop ? Thanks.

Just realised you are using the bolts. at this stage does it mean you are three-star aligned as well.

Does Astap need an Internet connection to platesolving, or does this program work in offline mode?

How can your mount slew to any object UNLESS it is already polar aligned?

Narrowband filters with DSLR?