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@Padraic M I have a Baader 2 inch Clicklock attached to my telescopes rear. Ordered another DSLR adaptor with a 2 inch nosepiece so I can easily switch between diagonal and camera without having to unscrew the 1.25 inch adaptor everytime I complete the alignment procedure. 

Had to re-align about 4 times last night because I kept nudging the otp while switching between the two. 

Any experience in doing alignment with a DSLR attached? 

Hi Chris, I just have to thank you again, I managed to do the tweaks and it's just so much better, a massive improvement compared to its previous state. Gonna give guiding a try tonight, hopefully register some improvements in that area as well. 

Hi Louis, thanks for the detailed explanation and the tips. Ordered a Bahtinov mask, should be arriving next week. I did try to focus on larger objects such as the moon and still wasn't as sharp as I would have liked it to be. Been reading on different forums about SCTs focusing abilities and the general concensus seems to be that upgrading to a microfocuser is the way to go. Will go for another try tonight hopefully get better results. 

Clear skies! 

Iam actually looking into a smaller refractor to mount on the Avx. Was told the 9.25 was a bit on heavier side for the Avx, at that point though I was just interested in visual only. Guess I am gonna have to pay the price. 

Awesome! That's good to know. Thanks for help Chris. Iam gonna give the tweaking a shot. I'll update my results. Clear skies.

For the most part it's been pretty accurate visually. I do have a Celestron 9.25 sct attached to it. Could be the weight of the scope that's throwing it off for astrophotography. 

It is quite stiff though, so stiff that I could balance it with my eyes closed. 

Hi all, not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but here it goes; i tried connecting my DSLR (Canon 7D) to the telescope (Celestron 9.25 SCT) using a basic 1.25" camera adapter during the daytime to test it out as it was my first time doing so. Snapped a few photos at different iso and shutter speeds but each photo turned out pretty bad, colors were washed out, images were much darker than i expected, not to mention out of focus. Could the reason be that the 1.25" is not letting in enough light hence the washed out effects? 

Thanks for replying Chris. 

One more thing, when loosening the RA axis should I follow the same method of rotation (anticlockwise) then pull/push then adjust so that there is no play then tighten the grub screws? 

Just an insight, Iam a newbie to astronomy but very passionate about seeing this through. Also just recently tried astrophotography and I can safely say iam addicted! I was warned about the Avx mount but chose not to listen. Appreciate all the help though on anything to help make guiding smoother. 

I realize this is an old thread, but iam about to try out this method. But before I do, has anyone actually gotten better results guiding after doing this?