CPWI Software use?

[Andy ES]

Hi

I've been looking at the Celestron CPWI software for my CPC mount. It seems really straight forward to set up and use (on the dining room table anyway 😁) but I’ve got a couple of questions with regard to using it for visual and planetary photography:

Do you have to use 4 alignment points ? As you only Need 3 in sky align, or 2 in auto 2 star align.

Can the hand controller be enabled when the computer is connected to it? (I think it would be easier to slew and align the stars initially with the hand controller).

Do users see a benefit in using it? (I don’t see it mentioned much on this forum)

Thanks for any comments or experiences.

 

 

 

[newbie alert]

Make sure it's compatible with your mount first...