Markj57

Stevie, Guess what? You turn the Dec axis and "voila" a hole appears in the bolt. No wonder it was all blurry and indistinct. Thanks again!! Mark

Thanks Stevie! I did notice those blinking cursors and didn't understand the meaning. Weird. Yes I'm in Scottsdale, 33 degrees north. I'm using my phone which has the time/date/location. My intent is to do precise polar alignment so I can take at least 2 minute subs. The design of the polar scope seems to have a bolt running down the center of the field of view which is bizarre. Would be interested if others are having success using the red light. Mark

Took my new Star Adventurer GTi out for first light and was stymied by the user interface. Two immediate issues: 1) tried to align on Polaris. The illuminated polar scope is far too bright red even at lowest setting, all I see is a bright red blur. How do I fix that? I could find polaris with the illumination off, and get it roughly set, but it sure doesn't look like the documentation suggests. 2) tried to do a 2 star alignment, choosing Vega and Capella. It says, "Manually slew to Vega". So I do, and get Vega centered, but on the screen there is no button for "done", or "set", or "align". The one potentially useful icon (Star in a crosshair) is greyed out and can't be selected. I'm stuck and can't proceed to the second star. The manuals are useless, at least I couldn't find any explanation in the manual that came with the mount or the online Synscan manual. What am I doing wrong? Thanks! Mark