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Hi Andrew,
You might be onto something with my method of star selection as I've totally botched the alignment several times now. I've definitely found the scope easier to align at a darker site where "the brightest star" has been fairly obvious. The last two times I used the scope at a dark site I was able to track Jupiter well into the morning hours with only minor manual adjustments.
Alas, most of the time I'm trying to sneak in some viewing time in less than ideal locations and my knowledge of the stars is limited. I usually just let the scope do it's thing and try to keep up.
I have noticed that my ETX has a few features that help with the alignment process. Most notably the RDF and the controller telling me which star it's trying to align with.
I'm about to order a RDF and illuminated reticle eyepiece for the LX200 which should help somewhat. I guess I need to read the manual again and start familiarising myself with the common alignment stars.
Thanks for the advice.
Ross.
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