[icytailmark (Mark)]

i had my telescope out tonight and i was trying to do my star alignment for the gemini 2 goto. I did the following:

1. Turn the dials to 00 on both axis and set park position on the HC.
2. Align, Bright Star, betelgeuse from the selection of stars. The scope moves in the general direction but is way out.
3. I manually move the scope with my hand to align the star in finderscope then in the eyepiece. I hit Initalise alignment.
4. I selected Siruis as the additional Alignment then i press goto. The scope goes close to the star but again it is a long way off.
5. Again I manually move the scope to align the star. Then i hit Additional Alignment.
6. I press Goto betelgeuse to see if the telescope goes to the Star. The scope moves near to the star but its way off.

What am i doing wrong? Why everytime i try to do an alignment the scope doesnt go where its suppose to? Once i complete the 3-4 star alignment will it track any object so that the object does not move out of FOV?

Are there any programs i can use to make star alignment easier? Any other easier methods?