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Thanks for the replies, appreciated. There is a few comments in there that i am not quiet sure about though sorry. 1. The post by Joc, you mentioned, Do not forget the leading zeros, not really sure what you mean by this though, the leading zeros in which part exactly? sorry just got a tad confused on that bit. 2. With celestial north, is this what you mean by true north, not magnetic north? If so, i have this part worked out at least, but i did mine on celestial south, i am 13 degrees to the east of magnetic south if that makes any sense. I also have the scale on the side to get it to 0, so hopefully that part is also sorted. 3. You also mentioned doing a calibration, never even new this was possible or was an option, any chance of telling how to go about doing that? , it would be greatly appreciated. I have heard of it been done on equatorial mounts, but not the altazimuth mount that the SkyWatcher Dobsonian has. 4. When you are talking about using the arrow keys on the box, are you talking about the hand controller? If so, i do remember the instructions saying to finish of with a up and sideways movement to help lock it into place so to speak. 5. As i am in the Southern hemisphere, am i suppose to be starting of South instead of North, i am guessing it doesn't really matter yet as you mentioned, it will just be 180 degrees out if it is wrong. I can understand what you are saying Goeff about the two systems working together, at least a basic understanding anyway. There is something fundamentally wrong with what i am doing at the start or somewhere. If i can please find out some answers to the first 4 questions, it might help me to at least get those steps true and correct and help me sorting out my dramas. Very much appreciate all the inputs and advice, great information here. It is appreciated. Cheers. Peter.

Hi, I currently have the 10" SkyWatcher Dobsonian with GOTO I have just been playing around with it viewing planets for the last few months, using either the motors to slew the scope around or when i have it on my trolley cart, just manually moving it around. The only reason i have been doing this is because i just for some reason can not get the GOTO system to align with the stars. I am trying to do the two star alignment and so far having no luck at all, i figure i am doing something wrong or must have missed a important step somewhere. I tried it again last night and this is what i did, so hopefully someone might be able to find what i have done wrong hopefully. 1. Sat scope on a perfectly flat leveled base. 2. Using the app called Syncanlnit 2.0 I set up the SynScan as it instructed, and all looked correct as it was suppose to be entered. 3. I then chose to begin two star alignment, and as i am not familiar with the stars, i used the app called Skysafari to help identify the correct stars. 4. I selected the first star, found it in the sky and using the controls on the SynScan, slew the scope around and centered the first star. 5. I then went through the list to find the second star that was visible in my viewing location, and selected it. 6. The scope then goes off to locate this star by itself, This time the scope did a full 360 degree circle and about another 1/4 of a turn before finally lining up on what was suppose to be the second star, but it was way off, almost a good 120- 180 degrees off, ( can't remember exactally now, but wasn't any where even close to it ) 7. So i then using the controls, moved the scope around to where the second star was, centred it and then the SynScan said alignment successful. 8. I thought i would test it out to see what happens when i chose it to go and look at the moon, being a easy target to spot. 9. Scope slew around and finally stopped around 90 degrees or more from it. This is pretty much what happens every time i go out and try to do a two star alignment, sometimes it doesn't do a complete 360 degree turn before locking on what is suppose to be the second star. I am obviously missing some important steps or more i am guessing but yet to figure out what. Firstly right at the start, 1. Do i have to download anything into the unit before i even start? 2. Dose the scope have to be facing anywhere in particular to start with? I am just putting it down anywhere and then starting it up. I have just found a page telling me it has to be facing North and the tube laying flat at 0 degrees, but is this only for equatorial mounts, ( the ones that have weights on them, sorry if i have the wrong name for them) And if so, is facing North only if you are in the Norther Hemisphere? as i am in the South, should i be setting it up facing South, or still North. Sorry if that part sounds confusing. I am kind of at a loss at the moment, I am hoping someone can see what i have done or doing wrong. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.