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The cause of the missalignment I found is due to Magnetic north/south being 11deg different from celestial north / south.
If you get a cheap Compass from Big W ($6) place it on the ground where you intend to set up the HEQ5.
Identify 169deg (this is 11deg east of south)
Set the HEQ5 mount up with the "N" leg facing approximatly 169deg.
Adjust the Declination to your approximate Lat (ie 27deg)
Make sure the mount is reasonably level & give the 2 or 3 star alignment another go.
Make sure each star selected is in the center of the eyepiece
(i firstly use 26mm) then put in a 12mm & recenter, before I accept each star.
This should help with your allignment problems.
let me know how it goes.
Regards.....Banjo.
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