dozmodo

I have a 10 inch dob and live next to a strip mall and mini storage. Light pollution is terrible. But I can find the planets and quite a few DSO in my scope. It's when I want to take pictures that I run into issues usually. Thats a whole other topic...LOL Enjoy the scope when you get it. Get a carry case. My 10 inch has one, it makes it so much easier to transport it. I can throw it over my shoulder and carry the mount that way.

I am just getting back into astronomy after 17 years of hiatus. The Star Adventurer was the first thing I purchased. I am not sure you have it set up. Something seems to be missing. You are polar aligning your tripod and your star adventurer with Polaris. Your camera you can unlock the clutch and move it any direction you need to. Just don't more the tracker or the tripod. If you use a ball head you can simply unlock the knobs on it. But if you have it attached to the decimation plate then you would need to unlock the clutch and the other knobs to move it to find your object. As long as your tracker is polar aligned you're fine. The stars will move around Polaris, hence your tracker will move your camera also. It works. Maybe over thinking it a tad? Easy to do. I highly recommend Peter Zelinka's videos or even a course. He explains everything incredibly easy to understand and leaves the guess work out. Good luck. Shell