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Alignment Confusion
Hi. I have a HEQ5 Pro and I am wondering why the following problem happens. I set it all up correctly balanced etc and go through the SynScan procedure for a two star alignment. I chose Sirius and Canopus. Then I do a polar alignment using Canopus. This is repeated a few times and I got an accuracy of 0 on both axis. Now I decide, this is great, and tell the scope to go to Jupiter. This is where the problems begin. Jupiter is way off target. I tell the scope to find Canopus again. It is again way off target. I do another two star alignment and I am told that it is out by several degrees. I don't understand how I can get a good polar alignment and then it is totally off when I go anywhere else in the sky.
This has been going on for months and no amount of study, advice and practice makes any difference.
Location Beenleigh QLD
Scope Skywatcher 8"
Mount Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro SynScan v3.37
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