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Originally Posted by that_guy
Quick question, does the guidescope have to be perfectly aligned with the imaging scope? similar to a finderscope?
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Short answer not really but I like to have it pointing at the same thing that the OTA is that's just me though. As you get closer to the poles you'll have less movement from your guide star so guiding becomes harder. This is where having it not perfectly aligned to the OTA can help. The sky rotates (well we rotate) the same everywhere so in theory it shouldn't matter where it's pointed so long as the star you're locked on hasn't passed beyond the horizon or is a UFO.
