Thread: HEQ5 Alignment
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Old 18-02-2018, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MattT View Post
When I owned a synta heq5pro and neq6 I always moved the mount to centre the first star after it slewed to the area, not the hand control buttons.
Second slew I used the hand control buttons to centre the star....always worked for me.
The other thing is getting the exact time to the second helps.
+1 the first star gives you an idea how far the polar alignment is out. Another tip I found that works is to choose 2 stars not too far apart and still in the same hemisphere (say Canopus and Sirius). 2 star alignment is all I use, 3 star is very finicky.
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