Polar alignment sucks, I can never find the stars that are supposed to be there through the polar scope and it's a back breaking excercise in futility.
Oh! for a robotic mount the you can drop down anywhere push a button and it will do it all for you, I'm a dreamer.
I make sure the mount is level, it's pointing true south and the latitude is set spot on. Then do a three star alignment with the mount (EQ6), turn off the mount to check drift in a reticle EP. Make slight adjustments then do another three star alignment, check drift again.
I probably like a lot of others without permanent sites don't have the time during the week to spend trying to get the polar alignment 100% spot on.
One thing though mark spots on your patio or where ever for the tripod legs this for sure cuts down on the time spent setting up.
