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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Chris, don't think for a second that guiding is a substitute for iffy polar alignment 
Ideally, your mount needs to track accurately and the guiding should only need to nudge it as necessary. It shouldn't be correcting constantly, as that will create all kinds of havoc with your long exposures. |
Well that's a major bummer of a realisation. I figured I could point it at the ground then plug it in and have all my problems solved. You're telling that's not the case?? Booooo. Boo and hiss. I figured as long as it was kinda pointed vaguely in the right direction I'd be fine. No, huh?
All good. I'm definitely getting better at drifting, slowly but surely - takes about half an hour from when I carry it outside to when it's ready to go. Just wish the NEQ6 altitude adjustments didn't make my hands bleed. What horrible things they are.