If you star-watching is mostly visual and star-hopping, usually just aim the N leg of your tripod towards Polaris and off you go!
If you are into astro-imaging, then you already know the importance of accurate alignment of your scopes RA axis with the North Celestial Pole if you live in the Northern Hemisphere (up to latitude 70 degrees). A poor alignment will result in your target drifting from view, spoiling your hoped for wall poster of Saturn, Jupiter, (fill in the blank).

And then there's a tribe of us who would like to achieve a quick but accurate alignment so we can spend more time visually with an object by just rotating one axis (RA). This is what you want! Really!

Purchased this to see how it
might enhance our jobsite photos for construction renovation projects. It is
incredibly easy to use and I had it up and running and uploaded my first scan
in about 15 minutes. This is something we will definitely continue to use to
get more accurate as-is information on field conditions.

This is one good scope that helps a lot while aligning the mount. The price is very attractive as well!

This is one good scope that helps a lot while aligning the mount. The price is very attractive as well!

Fit perfectly right out of the box thanks B& H

Fit perfectly right out of the box thanks B& H

I purchased the Matterport Axis Starter bundle after having downloaded the starter level Matterport APP for Android. I had promised a client a VR Tour of their home and found Matterport on the internet. After doing just one Job just with a hand held phone and the APP, I decided to look into what devices Matterport offers. I found the Matterport Axis. As a new Real Estate agent I considered the bundle as a worthwhile investment.


I reran my 1st Job with the Axis and Stand and the results were night and day! The dollhouse presentation and house scans were easy to do and I was proud of the End Result that it produced.


I've got a new showing coming up and I plan on using my Matterport Axis Bundle for that, and every other, home I show. Phenomenal product for the price! I would highly recommend it as a Starting Product if your interested in Matterport and creating 3D Virtual Tours for your Clients.. I glad I found it!

B&H has always delivered great products, on time and have outstanding tech support. I will definitely keep buying from them! David, Los Angeles

Using my mount without a polar finder scope was getting pretty tiring. Hit or miss was the best I could do with miss winning out. Now, I feel like time spent using the right tool is productive time. I can set up for the entire night of star gazing and setting up correctly in less than half the time spent doing it wrong. The polar scope gets me right on, and makes me feel like an astoronomer extraordinaire. Thanks for having this in stock, glmino

Using my mount without a polar finder scope was getting pretty tiring. Hit or miss was the best I could do with miss winning out. Now, I feel like time spent using the right tool is productive time. I can set up for the entire night of star gazing and setting up correctly in less than half the time spent doing it wrong. The polar scope gets me right on, and makes me feel like an astoronomer extraordinaire. Thanks for having this in stock, glmino