# Find Misalignment

## Step 1: Take observations

You can use `pocs run alignment` to take a series of pictures that samples the sky. This procedure will produce a series of pictures for use in the analysis steps below. There are a number of configurable options but the default should be fine for a first step:

```sh
$ pocs run alignment --help
Usage: pocs run alignment [OPTIONS]

 Runs POCS in alignment mode.
 Not specifying coordinates is the same as the following:     -c 40,90 -c 55,60 -c 55,120 -c 70,210 -c 70,330

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --coords         -c      TEXT     Alt/Az coordinates to use, e.g. 40,55 [default: None]                      |
│ --exptime        -e      FLOAT    Exposure time in seconds. [default: 30.0]                                  │
│ --num-exposures  -n      INTEGER  Number of exposures. [default: 5]                                          │
│ --field-name     -f      TEXT     Name of field. [default: PolarAlignment]                                   │
│ --help                            Show this message and exit.                                                │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```

## Step 2: Download drift data from the observations

* Beginner's tutorial on how to create, open and run a Jupyter notebook: <https://www.dataquest.io/blog/jupyter-notebook-tutorial/>
* Download the Jupyter notebook file `PANOPTES - 03 Drift Observation Polar Alignment.ipynb` in this [link](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14kkXs1TpZZruQF1LR08h_mK0bik6dmQn?usp=share_link) to your local laptop/computer.
* Follow the steps in the Jupyter Notebook, run one cell at a time consecutively until you reach the end of the notebook.

## Step 3: Fix misalignment in your mount

* Use the alt (deg) and az (deg) values obtained from the notebook to do the polar alignment as described in [Fix Misalignment](/build/deploy/polar-alignment/polar-aligning-panoptes/fix-misalignment.md).

{% content-ref url="/pages/cxvTcvnnw9A5h0X5kTpk" %}
[Fix Misalignment](/build/deploy/polar-alignment/polar-aligning-panoptes/fix-misalignment.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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