I've struggled to do this properly since I got the scope, lack of visibility of Polaris being the major issue as I set up close to my house facing south. I've now got the camera, mount and guide camera running through a USB hub and have managed to set up far enough from the house that I could see Polaris.
It took me a while to find the star, and longer to convince myself that I was looking in the right place. Looking at the image in the finder scope didn't work for me as I'm looking over the city of Glasgow but once I had spotted it I was able to roughly align it by sighting along the side then top of the scope, and then centre it in the camera frame. Once this was done the final adjustments in the finder scope were a breeze.
What a difference that has made! I've thought I was very close before but the goto proved me wrong every time as it never reliably switched between targets. Like most things, it'll be easier to do in the future now that I've done it correctly. There's no substitute for practice!
This is a good example of why it is so important to stick to the basics and keep it simple.
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