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Meade LT-6ACF Alignment Woes !
Hi all,
I have had a long time interest in Astronomy but till recently had no 'real telescope' so I bought a used Meade LT-6 ACF with UHTC and Autostar Controller but as yet have had minimal success setting it up.
The size suits me as I live in a Villa in a complex easy to take in and out.
Following the instructions setting it to North and Level then going to a Star , a long way from where the star actually is so slew to it. Second star also usually long way out but slew to it ok says aligned ok. Went to track Mars and it seemed to follow azimuth ok but not elevation.I have set location and time, date.
Scope looks to be in great little used condition . Guessing I am doing something wrong. Unfortunately the guy I bought it off knew less than me.
Any ideas greatly appreciated, does it need training ? Autostar has firmware 5CE2 pretty sure.
Hoping to enjoy this Scope but not so far. One thing I missed was there is no clutch system for manual pointing .
Cliff
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