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I never bother with setting a home position, just get the tripod level and then go straight into a 2 star alignment. If you don't have a GPS gadget, like the StarGPS, make sure your time and location are correct.
Choose stars that are between 30 and 60 degrees elevation and about 120º apart in azimuth. Make sure the two stars differ in elevation by at least 5º.
Centre then using a reticle eyepiece or by defocusing them so you are looking at a large disc.
At the moment Aldebaran in Taurus and Acrux are good choices...
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