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Hi,
I may be wrong based on the images and his signature, but I am assuming Caleb is talking about a Sky Watcher autotracking dobsonian as I am having the same problem. I bought a Sky Watcher 12" auto tracker just this week. The scope itself is great, but so far i've had no luck getting the tracking working properly. The instruction manual is pretty vague and extensive Googling is yet to bear fruit. The instructions from the manual are as follows:
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11. Point the telescope to the North.
12. Locate the altitude scale on the inside of the left side board. Lower the telescope tube in altitude till it reads 0. This will be the HOME position of the telescope.
13. Turn off the power and turn it back on again.
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So on the next page it continues with the following heading "Setting the local latitude for accurate tracking"
Setting the local latitude enhances the tracking accuracy for astronomial (spelling as per manual) objects.It requires that you know the latitude of the observing site. To set the latitude for the Northern Hemisphere, use the directional buttons to adjust the telescope tube until the latitude scale reads 0. (i think they mean altitude as referred to previously as there is only the one scale) Turn off the power and turn it back on again. Now use the hand control to move the telescope tube until the latitude scale reads your local latitude. Press the "Fast" and "Slow" buttons simultaneously to store the local latitude into the system
For Southern Hemisphere, use the direction buttons to adjust the telescope until the latitude scale reads your local latitude. Turn off the power and turn in back on again. Now use the directional buttons to move the telescope tube until the latitude scale reads 0. Press "Fast" and "Slow" buttons simultaneously to store the local latitude into the system.
This is about it in terms of the setup instructions. I spoke to Luke at Andrew's Communications and he recommended trying orienting the scope to the South in setup. Gave that a crack tonight and still not having any luck.
Has anyone out there had success orienting these and getting the auto tracking to work? Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Andreas
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