The alignment stars are quite faint around the SCP, but the illuminated finder can help. I cheat with the setup using a laser mounted on a GOTO dob which I point at the SCP using SkySafari. I have the tripod, it's average but it works ok. . Payload is 5kg and I use it with a 4" SCT. I'll add a guide camera soon, once I figure out the mounting. The latitude scale is coarse so a digital inclinometer is needed to get the angle you want once the setup is level. The different tracking rates is a bonus. I mainly use lunar, it does what it's supposed to do, happy with it.
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