[This is just one of many articles in the author’s Astronomy Digest.] The digest article “Star Hopping with a ‘goto’ telescope mount – M87 and Markarian’s Chain” describes an excellent method of finding faint objects – which, assuming the mount is horizontal and well aligned on the North Celestial Pole – will nearly always locate … Continue reading Plate Solving with a handset controlled ‘goto’ telescope mount – imaging M81