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make sure you have pulse guiding turned on in eqmod for a start
- In the window window on the left hand side at the top there are 2 small buttons click the left, it cycles though different things. There is one to see the pulse guides that should be going to the mount.
- put your ear to the mount you should hear a high pitched whoot whooo kinda sound. Thats the motors tracking. if when you hit the button to start your calibration you hear that sound change then the movements are coming though.
But you have to calibrate first. If your star doesn't come directly back to the same spot it started, your polar alignment is up the duff. go back and fix it first if you don't your guiding will be shocking no matter what you do even if it ends up calibrating.
The reason for this is the calibration tells PHD what angle your guide scope is in relation to North South East and West as an angle. if you have the wrong angle when it makes an adjustment it sends the star in the wrong direction!
Try do your calibration in the east or west where the stars move quick to minimise PE and Wind effects.!
If worse comes to worse PM me and i can help you further.
BM
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