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Originally Posted by mikesim
I'm having some trouble getting a proper south polar alignment with my CGEM 1100 which means my 'goto' goes to 'nowhere'. I do the two star alignment (normally start with Alpha centauri as the double star is easy to identify) and then try and add a calibration star (which slews to nowhere so i need to move the scope around with the hand controller to find the star). Then I try the polar align routine (slew to a star and then use the dec/az screws to align the scope with this star). Still no luck. I manually slewed to Saturn for a great view but would like to be able to use the goto function so as to make finding items of interest a lot faster.
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Hi Mike
You really need a minimum of three guide stars before doing a polar alignment. For the alignment, adjust the screws on the mount until the star is centered and select align until successful alignment is achieved. Make sure you lock down the mount at this stage. You then have to recalibrate you mount using another 3 (preferably 4) guide stars before your goto's will work again. I have a CGE mount with the same software. Its a bit tedious but it does work well. Use guide stars that are well seperated (east and west of the meridian) and not too near the pole.
John