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Originally Posted by gaseous
Thanks Malcolm. Don't you need to have the OTA level and pointing north before switching on the handset power? That's how my skywatcher dob + synscan goto recommends getting started. Happy to have you say otherwise though, as it'll save a bit of stuffing about for me next time! True north gives much more accurate alignment, but as has been mentioned, most compass apps are set to magnetic north, which I recently discovered after having similar misalignment issues.
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All I do is plonk the base outside, I use a small spirit level to set the adjustable feet I have fitted to get the base perfectly level. Then I just start the alignment after fitting the OTA. One thing I have noticed after doing the alignment I get a message on the handset saying that the previous PAE has been applied. I'm yet to work out how to delete any PAE before I start an alignment so maybe that has something to with my problem.