Finding the South Celestial Pole

Finding an accurate position for the South Celestial Pole is important for tracking with an equatorial mount setup.

I will describe two approaches to finding an accurate enough position for the South Celestial Pole.

The first approach is from Triangulum Australe & Apus and the second is from 47 Tuc & Hydrus, depending on visibility of the constellations at the time of year.

Either way, you will need a good finderscope (e.g. 8x50 finderscope) to get you into the location.

Binoculars are also of great assistance in getting your general directions.

Download the pdf document Zooming in on the SCP below.