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Originally Posted by gaseous
There's a handy app (for Android at least) called SynscanInit 2.0 - basically gives you all the setup info (coordinates, timezone, dalylight saving, etc), in the order you need to enter them. I find it's quite a useful tool.
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SynscanInit Free and absolute must have for setup
I point it north at startup, in my opinion, anything that may help is worth trying.
And as for doing the alignment every time, YES, you do have to.
Even if you just accidentally pull the power plug out (its too darn easy to do
) you have to do a FULL start up and alignment again.
This can be very frustrating. So I put some tape over the plug to hold it fast.
My alignment procedure (as advised) is to pick the second star at about 90 degrees from the first, with about a 15degree difference in altitude.
Try to avoid anything near Zenith.
Good viewing, you have a great telescope there!