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Hi,
With my Eq6 I never polar allign (in part due to a large badly positioned pine tree) and being a bit lazy! So its pretty hit and miss with the 3 star allign. After a careful 3 star allign all usually goes well for me, but occasionally I get the allignment unsuccessful message. Like Terry suggested I try and balance really well and make sure I choose widely separated stars (occasionally the selection using the up/down arrow keys will be quite limited which I cant quite work out). I usually star up pointing south so perhaps Ive been doing it wrong (will have to recheck the manual).
Main reason for post is to say that the half pillar is really good at limiting the risk of collisions. I use one with my 140mm refractor and have never had to worry. They secure on very well and are not too expensive. I also keep the legs down low that way too (which hopefully helps with vibrations).
Cheers
David
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