Hi All,
Well I was trying to get true polar alignment tonight so I did the first 2 star alignment and checked the Alt and Az. Adjusted as much as I thought and then tried the 2 star alignment again. When i did this it then went to where it thought Sirius was but it was along way off. Now I think this is because I didn't set the scope back in the home position - is that correct?
I then tried again but on the second attempt this time started from the home position but again it went right off when trying to find Sirius! The only way I could sort this out was to turn off the GoTo and then turn back on. Anyway, after about five attempts and some very frustrating angles I managed to get within -1 and -1 minute. Is that okay for Astrophotography?
Anyway, may main concern is the Synscan why do I have to keep switching off and back on to do a second run at alignment?
I have v3.35 Synscan.
PS - the good news is Jupiter looked great and with my binoculars got to see comet Lovejoy
