[Aceman1972]

Hi there everyone

Just want to say thank you for being part of this community.
I have recently purchased a skywatcher HEQ5 pro mount and am having trouble getting exact goto & tracking function to work properly.
I have a 120mm refractor as scope.
I have correctly set up date,time,location & latitude in mount but when I start to do 2 star align it is not functioning as well as I expected
I have mount pointing towards south with about 12 degrees to east & lat 34"29 degrees.
I have correctly balanced mount & scope every time I set up.
I have a few questions also as my son & I are interested in taking Astro pics

Do I need to have correct polar alignment for accurate tracking & photos?
How to polar align this mount?

I would appreciate any information
Thanking you in advance
Aceman