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Thanks to all for your advice - I got everything sorted today. No idea what caused the issue yesterday, but I got back to basics and everything is fine. I used the daytime Moon as my faraway object, stripped everything back and reapplied it and got it working in no time. First time I've used a tracking motor to keep an object in shot too which was terrific. Now to solve the perils of polar alignment so I can get my GoTo operational!!

In the image with it attached to the scope that’s the one I’ve got in there with nothing else apart from an eyepiece (I think).

Hi all - Thanks as always to anybody who offers their assistance, it's invaluable and appreciated everytime. I have a SkyWatcher 200p EQ5. I haven't used it for a few years and have just picked it up back again. I'm having the exact same issue I had when it was new out of the box in that I cannot get it to focus whatsoever. It caused me no end of grief originally, and after weeks of trying different combinations of adapters and eyepieces I cracked it. It turned out to be something simple, and from what I remember, was essentially an objective of making the length between the focuser and the eyepiece as short as possible. But unfortunately, I cannot remember what the solution was at all!!! I think one of these pieces unscrewed to create the right setup but I cannot find it. Here are some images of how I've got it setup, and the adapters and pieces I have. What am I missing? I'm confident that everything is working, and the focuser does move when adjusted which I know can be a common cause.

It needs both? I didn’t think the polar alignment was necessary if using star alignment with the SynScan? What I’m hoping for is to locate an idiots guide to both.

Hi all - Returning member after a few years, the virus lockdown in the UK has led me to dig out my scope after years of non usage and my knowledge is rusty! I have this scope with the Synscan motors fully fitted. The last time I used it I was having a great deal of trouble with alignment which meant I'd never actually got it working correctly since installing the motors. I'm confident that the installation was done correctly and it's just understanding the alignment tasks. Could anybody point me in the direction of an idiot's guide to SynScan alignment using this scope? And as an aside, am I correct in thinking that the EQ5 doesn't need aligning at all if SynScan does it thing properly?