Hi guys,
Thank you all for the feedback. To be able to track for 5 minutes keeping the stars reasonably round all I do is a fine polar alignment using the drift method, that guarantees a star centered in my crosshairs eyepiece for at least 40 minutes under, in my case, a typical 200x power.
It is true that sometimes the alignment takes 5 to 6 hours to complete, but I think it is a worthful time investment. I repeat this routine each 2 months or so.
Thanks again,
Fernando
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