Nexstar align questions

[nightfisher]

Having got the nexstar 8se mount, i see it can do single item solar system align, so i can point it at the moon and select align, just how accurate will this be for luna tracking?

[Pig]

Jules,

Its pretty good, I am sure with mine it would stay in the FOV of an SCT for quite some time....... at least a couple of hours........ I also found that after it had drifted and you slew it back into the centre it would stay in the FOV a lot longer

[nightfisher]

Thanks Shaun, thats helpful ,all i need from it is maybe ten minutes aligned at a time so should be good

[Pig]

You will have absolutely no problems with 10 minutes spells Jules  

[JG777]

Is there an option to select which type of tracking? Sidereal, lunar or solar in the menu?

[Mav359]

There is a tracking menu where you can select lunar... can't remember where now but its there

If all you are doing is a lunar/solar system align make sure your level is dead on, it'll keep the accuracy better. I use a boat level to level the tripod first before putting the mount on it, i found the level on the mount wasn't accurate.