AlexandruStacescu

Thank you for your reply. This method is a bit over my capabilities I just know how to use a crimp tool, but that's it. Maybe I get lucky and someone has this wiring schematics

I tried, but it doesn't seem to work. I believe the original cable had some sort of crossover wiring.

Hello, I own a SW 406/1800 Flextube Dobsonian telescope, and I just lost the RJ45-RJ45 cable that connects the 2 motors. Cad anyone please provide a wiring schematics or a picture of the two ends of this cable? I cannot find it anywhere. Thank you in advance!

Hey guys! I own a SkyWatcher Allview AZ mount and I am trying for some time to find a suitable/working software for autoguiding. I have tried PHD2 and MetaGuide, but I have the same problem with both: I am getting an error that my mount doesn.t support Pulse Guide. I use the newest ASCOM driver and platform, and a USB connection to my laptop - actually, I use the included Serial cable with an adaptor (Serial to USB). The connection is between the Hand Control and the laptop. The mount has cappabilities to be slewed remotely, because I am using also Stellarium for GoTo commands. Did anyone managed to use Allview AZ mount with an autoguider software? Thank you in advance!

Hey guys, thank you for your replies. The first times when I tried the alignment I was using Altar as my first star (it has about 26 degrees of altitude in my area), with the scope horizontally and the mount pointed to North. Total fail. Then, I tried using Polaris, because it doesnt change the position in the sky very much, to see where it is going from there. Yes, I read the User Manual, but for my GoTo mount it doesn't even specify that it should be pointed to North. "It" is refering to the mount.

Thank you for your answer Michael. I tried pointing the scope to Polaris, then begin the alignment. It slews to a completely wrong position for the second star. I connected the mount to a laptop with Stellarium software, and noticed that the position of the scales on the mount matches the information it gives to the laptop. I tried to manually set the mount on Polaris coordinates (using the scales on the mount), then point the whole assembly to the star (leveled with the ground, of course). I entered my coordinates and local time, just like you said, selected the first alignment star as Polaris, but again, for the second star it slews to a wrong place in the sky. The location and time was entered correctly, the Sideral Time was good (I checked it with an online tool for my location and time). Even if I slew the telescope to the second star's right place in the sky and finish the alignment, it is completely wrong. It sees the Moon right above my head, and says that Jupiter is below the horizon. Any thoughts?

Hello to all! My name is Alex, and I am from Romania. I started in astrophotography about 5 years ago using my 114mm Reflector telescope and an EQ1 mount (yeah, I know...). Recently I bought a second-hand SkyWatcher Allview AZ mount that was used only for camera purposes. The problem is that I cannot align it. I am entering my location, the date, the hour and the time zone, I am pointing it to the first star, but when I chose the second star, it goes in a totally different place in the sky. Either way, I slew it to the right place, I confirm the alignment, but it's all wrong. I updated the Hand Control to Ver. 03.39.05 and the Motor Controllers to Ver.2.14, but it still doesn't work. It feels like it knows I am in a totally different place. The mount works just fine technically, tried it both on batteries and plugged in. Does anyone know a possible solution to this problem? I don't seem to find anything. Some data that might help: My location: 43°49'N 28°34'E Time zone: GMT+3 Thank you in advance! Regards, Alex