Maddad

Many, many thanks for that. I think I've missed at least two of the steps, maybe three of them. I've just re-read the manual and cannot find most of the stuff he discusses. I've also bookmarked stages 2, 3, 4 & 5 from his video's. That's me sorted now for the next couple of nights! Again, many thanks. Maddad (Perry)

I used the hand controller to slew it to Arcturus. Probably wrong.

Thanks for response. The manual does not explain what the home position is, so I assumed that after polar alignment, where you have to have the scope to the horizontal to allow the polarscope to see Polaris through the EQ mounted with the counter-weight rod fully retracted, I assumed that you then had to manually turn the scope and align it with Polaris so it all matched up. Obviously this assumption is looking incorrect. What is the home position you set the scope to after Polar alignment then? Thanks for any help you can give a struggling EQ novice. 😉

Am new to EQ mounts having previously owned an LX200. Having completed polar alignment, I think, and checked main scope and finder scope are centred on Polaris, I then go for the 3-star alignment having entered Lon, Lat and Altitude. Arcturus is the first star it tries to slew to, but the scope ends up pointing just above the horizon, and about 45’ to the west, way off. I therefore manually slewed it to Arcturus and entered it, then selected Merek and Vega for the next two stars and it found them almost perfectly. However, after the 3rd star, Vega, it then says 3-Star alignment failed. I’m obviously doing something wrong. Can anyone please help a beginner to EQ goto mounts. PS I did do the Alt-Az manual adjustments as part of the polar alignment. Regards Perry