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Go for the StarDiscovery 150p Newton WiFi and add a SV305 (CMOS IMX290) astrocamera. And enter the realm of EAA first before you you go into full-fledged astrophotography. The mount is able for up to 15 seconds unguided exposures. That's a lot compared with Stellina or eVscope which cost 4.000 EUR but offer mostly shorter exposures and less aperture. https://agenaastro.com/articles/guides/miscellaneous/agena-beginners-guide-to-choosing-equipment-for-deep-sky-eaa.html Also a good read is "Astrophotography on the Go" for getting a feeling what could be achieved. https://www.amazon.com/Astrophotography-Go-Exposures-Practical-Astronomy/dp/3319098306 Best, Peter

Pls. do yourself a favor and go for the SV305 from SVBONY! It's equally delivering astounding pictures for DeepSky objects - not only Moon or planets. Best, Peter

Hello Speako, use the instructions in this thread to bring the expected mechanical behavior back. They do work. And for more covenience you probably should use SkySafary 6 Plus together with Synscan App Pro. Best, Peter

There seems to be a solution for an otherwise potentially uncompleted alignment, when a 2nd alignment star couldn't be located during 2-star alignment - using a second app eg. SkySafari for alignment. According to an answer of Skywatcher Support to a question of another German user the "Align with Sync" could be used for this purpose: Best, Peter

Especially for the visual observer these star charts can become handy: https://mitdensternentanzen.jimdofree.com/ansicht-hinweise/ Google Translate required for the introduction.

It is because of this time consuming process mentioned in the two post above (which by the way deletes the existent hibernation data!) that I've posted my question.

After you've moved you scope to the Home positiom, you certainly SHOULD switch off your powerbox where the handcontrole is connected to. Then switch on afterwards and do a one-star alignment first. Center sthe star in your eyepiece and acknowledge. Then go to Hibernation -> Home Position. Switch powerbox off and on again. Start alignment as normal. Best, Peter

Always a moment of despair when you try to do at least a two-star alignment from locations with limited sky view eg. from a balcony, out of a window etc. It would certainly help if you know the content of the 2. alignment star list once you decide on the 1. alignment star - even more if you plan for a 3-star alignment. Especially if you need at least a 2-star alignment to do a polar alignment with SynScan afterwards, because you have no sight to Polaris as well. Why a cross-reference? The 2-star list depends on the first star choosen. Has somebody already investigated this issue? Does a cross-reference exist? TIA & Best, Peter

Conc. the earlier Bresser AR102xs discussion: Why not use the Bresser Polaris, which does come with an although outdated but adequate mount for grab 'n go with manual tracking? According to Bresser the same Lenses are used as in the AR102xs. And the focusser is even better. I'm using it stationary on a StarDiscovery mount for EAA with a SVBONY SV305. Best Peter