[johnnyt123 (John)]

Hi Everyone.

I spent 3 hours last night trying to get near perfect polar alignment but failed miserably.

I have a HEQ5 pro goto mount
I tried to use the built in polar scope but could see absolutely nothing and I did have the declination axis turned at right angle to the N-S axis of the mount to allow light through the opening.
And it was worse when the mount was turned on. a red light within the polar scope tube virtually blinded me when looking through the eyepiece.

I then decided to use the scope i have mounted to align and after spending 30 min to pin point the south celestial pole, to my dismay when i rotated the mount about the RA axis neither that point nor the nearby Polaris Australis remained stationary.

So I gave up, tucked my tail between my legs and called it a night.

Does anyone here have good experience with polar alignment and can offer some recommendations/ help.

Would it be possible to meet up some night and observe how it is done properly? I live in Belmore, Sydney.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

John