[gmbfilter (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by gmbfilter

I have a HEQ5Pro
I set it to magnetic South with a compass
Level by eye, almost always do only 2 star align.Then it's "up up and away"
Its distance to initial alignment stars seems random and I don't worry anymore.
I would waste heaps of time fussing about with my initial polar alignment.
Drift alignment is a different issue.
Most errors are me aligning on wrong star.
I take the first 2 stars that come up in menu (unless they are behind my Hill)

Oops I mean true south
Sorry about that!

The go accuracy is fine for me. I have a WO FLT110
everything I look for is neat center of eyepiece

I also use Starry Night Pro 6 to drive the mount, lots
more to see and find.

If accuracy decreases after a couple of hours I just realign