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Originally Posted by wmzaphod
That sounds very logical indeed, so when I turn off do I set the RA and DEC index marks back together?
Peter
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Yes. Be careful with the DEC index marks - mine were 180° out of alignment (thanks to Matthew g_day on IIS). As you look south along the OTA, the DEC port should be facing you. On mine, if I use their index marks, the DEC port faces south. I used the hand controller to rotate in DEC until the display showed that it had turned 180°. I then put a sticker with a new arrow lining up with the upper DEC index mark on the other side of the DEC housing.
I follow the procedure described in my earlier post every setup and now the objects I select are always in the eyepiece when I slew to them.
Be careful using the on/off switch on the mount - it is not very robust and the cause of many problems for others - I use the on/off switch on my power supply and leave the mount switch permanently on.
My initial acceptance of the quick alignment on the HC is to orient the HC's idea of where things should be with where they are (and get a fairly good polar alignment).
The second alignment (2 star, 3 calibration) really works. One night, out of interest, I added a 4th calibration star - no need - spot on! The procedure does not offer more than 4 calibration stars.
Good luck. Any problems, please ask and I will help if I can.
Cheers