Thanks once again for the comments.
Clive,
no doubt there might be a little bit of flexure there, but im not confident with the mount yet to rule that part out and whats a few micron of flex when your talking big movements in guide errors?

. Im just working though things one piece at a time for now as my uni budget is tight.
Luigi,
Thanks mate, i always thought sculptor was boring but its actually a barred spiral galaxy

cant wait to get everything running smooth!
Hopefully this weekend it clears up and that way i might be able to get some colour data for the shots i have taken now!

time will tell