Hi Roger,
Plate Solving is all new territory to me, and according to the stuff i have read, due to the longer focal length of my instrument Meade 14" LX200R (3556mm) I would need the USNO A2.0 Catalogue.
There's not many stars in my fov even with the STL sitting on the back :S
I'll give it a few more go's then if it doesn't work then I'll just do it manually. Either way i'll end up losing all my hair