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Not my first, but nearly!
Its a Gemini 1, I set up my location etc earlier in the day only to find when I turned it back on the UTC had gone to zero, replaced the internal battery and now it’s OK
Also had fat thumbs when I set the latitude, got +ve instead of –ve so the mount thought it was in the northern hemisphere and got all upset.
Got that sorted and managed the first alignment but the controller refused to let me do additional alignments. Re reading the manual this morning I found that I was doing it wrong.
Did get a bit of viewing but bright stars are broken up and dim ones cannot be focused so I think the collimation is slightly out.
So a bit more practice this afternoon and hopefully a good alignment tonight then get it collimated and go from there.
The backyard setup is temporary, the shed is getting a roll off roof segment and pier.
I’m on the western edge of town so the only light pollution is to the east and it’s not too bad.
From the ridge cap of my shed there is full 360 deg view from 30 deg up so I’m looking forward to getting it permanently setup
Just need to start saving for some imaging equipment
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