Hi All
Set up the EQ6 using a compass and a + 24 degree offset to cater for magnetic variation. I then used the go to function to point to Sirius and fine adjusted the RA and Dec screws to get Sirius in the middle of the eye piece.
Then returned to home position.
Start 3 star alignment and am unable to complete aas the 2nd star which is always relatively low on the horizon cannot be seen due to either trees or house, so 3 star alignment fails.
2 star alignment is successful and subsequent goto's are reasonably accurate, but tracking is atrocious. No more than 5 seconds elapse before star trails appear.
Is it time to dispose of the EQ6 6,sell my soul for a Paramount, drift align, get a smaller telescope or just go visual and forget about astrophotography.
Am at wits end.
