Thank you and thank erverybody for your fast responses..
For the ones saying i put an incorrect motor probably the screenshot i chose is wrong or something but the hand controller is the same and the motor is working fine and definitely doing some tracking (if i switch OFF the controller and I'm aiming to the moon then the moon starts to "move" fast and dissapear from my field of view in a few seconds with high magnification, with the controller ON it stops a well centered like a few seconds and at least 6 minutes on the field of view on my ocular before 'dissapearing') --> btw I can re-center the moon using the controller very smoothly and fast on 16x speed.
For the stars, definitively is doing some tracking, same as the moon for more time but poor tracking on one axis (RA I suppose). Probably I'll make a fast vid showing it if I don't manage to expain well or my problem persists.
- BTW I think the instructions say to put cables for RA and DEC in the wrong order! still have to do some tests.
- The first batteries were for free at the shop but I tried a new ones after noticing the batteries expired on feb 2021 and barely had power to move one or both of the axis.
- Now i'm trying with new batteries and all is working fine, except for the poor tracking.
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- Definitely I think is something related to polar aligment, i'm so newbie that I try to do this just pointing de N leg of the tripod the most accurately possibe to Polaris just using my senses not any tool (which I don't have)..
Watched a lot of vids and tutorials trying to learn to do an accurate PA aligment but or i'm a fool (I don't find how to do it manually or I need some digital tools for that.
For example yesterday I can saw Polaris just with my eyes and "aligned" the tripod throwing a green laser beam inside the polar aligment gap and I was pretty close, but I suppose this is not a good method...
PS: I read in other thread that I only need to connect the RA axis to do the tracking, is it right?
- In any case, some tracking is doing when I switch on the controller, because the star trail is noticeable but not exaggerated when i try to do some short exposure photo (no star trail appreciated at 2 secs, noticeable like in the photo at 4secs exposure.
- Exaggerated Star Trail with the controller with bad batteries or turned OFF. Just poor tracking when the controller is running with good batteries but did total noob "my way" PA...
- Probably leveling the tripod is determinant too?
Sorry for so many questions, I feel so dumb, but for sure I spent lot of hours watching vids, tutorials, talking with the guy of the shop who I bought the stuff... I feel stuck.
Maybe is a good idea buying something like this? (buscador polar.png) :