[Draco (Draco)]

Hi all

I have a 10" Meade LX90 ACF. Last night I took it out to view mars and wow what a sight it was. One of the poles was whiter than the other, though smudgy, I assumed it to be the ice caps.

Initially I used a 30mm eyepiece and though it was a less magnified image, things were still quite clear.

Then I changed to a 10mm eyepiece and to my dismay, mars shot through the viewing diameter in less than 10s.. Well it seemed around 5s. I had put mars on one edge and by 5s it had moved to the center and out of view.

I always thought that gotos would track an object, after I have put it into view. I do realise this is a planet so has more movement than the normal sidereal rotation of stars, but i had set my goto to target astronomical objects.

Is this expected behaviour or have I done somethig wrong in one of the settings?

Would appreciate all the help I can get. Btw I am unsure if this happwns in lower power since didnt check, however it could be more subtle in that power if it did and I will need to spend more time to see if it is happening

Thank you and happy mars viewing