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A good quality aluminium spirit level is fine to use and check all directions NSEW on the plate
The additional weight of the rig doesn’t usually affect things too much as long as you have solid ground ( concrete , paving or similar ) even bricks and pavers under the tripod feet on grass can sink a bit which is not ideal.
Here’s some procedures I put together a while ago , they may seem “old hat” but they just work. If you get your tripod and mount set up accurately, it will save time with polar alignment later ( less adjustments or iterations )
I’ve included the Synscan PA routine which comes with your handcontroller but most folk these days use Pole Master , NINA ( NINA developed their PA routine 15 years after Synscan did ) and many others.
Oh yes I have EQ6-R mounts and an EQ8-R pro
Hope the above and attached provide some help
Good luck with everything and enjoy !
Cheers
Martin
Last edited by Startrek; 14-10-2023 at 12:38 PM.
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