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Thanks for the info Dave, but in this particular video, (and others I have seen), please tell me if his telescope (when he first turns it on) is set up like we would think we want it. In my view, I see the forks up (and pointing towards Polaris), and the OTA pointing due SOUTH. Then when he starts the Meade align procedure his OTA is literally upside down. That is not how my set up works. If I try it in this method (forks toward Polaris and OTA facing south (in upright position, i.e. Telrad on top)), and then do the Meade align I will be going to my first star (let's say Capella or Arcturus) and I'll be pointing below the horizon. That has been my experience every time I look at a LX200 or LX600 video. So, in a nutshell, my question is... should the forks be facing Polaris and the OTA be "upside-down" pointing near the celestial pole? Also, on a LX-90, it appears a requirement to zero out the encoders to 00RA and 90 DEC. Is this how you see the procedure?,

I am having the same problem you are experiencing... I have polar aligned the wedge using SharpCap and that seemed to work but I randomly get misalignments and I'm really questioning the validity of my Meade alignment. I can't seem to find an accurate answer to the question "what does polar home position for a LX-90 look like?". People tend to answer using the LX-200 and LX-600 has references, but I believe they are not the same at all. Also, I have found "zeroing" the encoders works a little better too (set it in "home" position and release the clutches to get the encoders to say 00:00:00 RA and 89, 59 DEC. (apparently you can't get to 90.00 DEC with a LX-90. eithe!