Longitute and latitude settings

[starsense]

Can anyone tell me why I cannot set latitude and longitude coordinates on my Celestron Nextstar8se with StarSense Auto align? I have been trhough meticuclously all the instructions in the booklet but only once was I able to set some reasonably correct coordinates because only once I was given the opportunity to do so. Since that first time, now any time I reset the scope to align there is no option to enter the coordinates and I know the scope is not aligning properly. Time and date are reset correctly each time but the time zone and long and lat cannot be set properly.

[Richard Thomas]

Hello there, the SE mount remembers your site (long , lat) so unlike the date / time you do not have to input it each time you use it. However, you can change the long / lat at any time by pressing the menu button on the hand control and selecting the appropriate option. I cant remember what all the options are but I think the one you want is called customise site.

[JeffG]

Hi, bit late to the topic but I just got mine today and have been setting up. To set latitude and longitude with Starsense, go to Menu / Time and Location and scroll to View/Modify Location then press Enter. When it asks you to set Country / City, press the Option button (the one with the Celestron logo) and it will switch to Lat/Long mode. 

Incidentally, the biggest problem I had was plugging in the connector for the replacement handset - really fiddly That and the overcast sky of course! 

Edited June 15, 2020 by JeffG