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Hi Mike
It does have a polar scope (as mentioned in my opening post), but you need dark skies to use it. In my suburban setting you can't see diddly through it, even though the optics are crystal clear. Last night it was still cloudy, and even when clear of direct cloud cover the transparency was unbelievably woeful.
Alignment was surprisingly accurate for just plonking it down. Stars (which were somewhat lacking last night) are still nice and round, and it took exposures of around two minutes to see any trailing. You can be a bit lucky I guess. You can drift align it like any other EQ mount by first mounting a small refractor and illuminated reticle as per usual. Once done - swap the scope for the camera.
I'm shortly going to order a Tak FS60-C for it, which really is the perfect scope/mount combination. Alignment and prime focus wide field should be a dream with it.
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