I did a search using Google -- I searched for "celestron" + "goto" +
"alignment".

Here are some of the results.

This link may help: http://www.darkhorizons.org/rmackay/howto.htm Notice
that he says to "set up Telescope Config" to unaligned EQ -- have you
checked your "telescope config" setting?

There may be something helpful he
http://www.nexstar11.com/downloads.shtml

Also -- you do have the scope set for NORTHERN HEMISPHERE??
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JAS


"Alex Kilpatrick" wrote in message
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I feel like such an idiot for not getting this to work. Any help would
be appreciated. I'm going to describe exactly what I am doing, so
hopefully someone can see my error.

My telescope is a Celestron.

1) Polar align on polaris. Latitude scale shows 30 degrees, which is
my latitude, so I think that is ok
2) Set alignment marks on both axes
3) Start up goto
4) Set time: 21:40:00
4b) Set daylight savings
5) Set date: 08/07/03
6) Set long: 97:43:00 W
7) Set lat: 30:31:00 N

At this point I tried two methods, 'quick align' and '3 start align'

Quick align is supposed to be rough, but doesn't require alignment with
stars. I do quick align, then tell it to go to the moon. It slews in
the general direction, but is pointing slightly below the horizon. The
moon was about 30 degrees above the horizon. I used the controller to
manually move over to the moon, and then did the manual alignment thing
telling it that this is the moon. Then, I moved 20-30 degrees and told
it to go back to the moon. It went back to the orignal below-horizon
position.

Later, I try three star align. It slews to arcturus, but is about 30
degrees off in azimuth, and about 5 degrees off in elevation. I go
ahead and manually slew over. Then, it wants to slew to vega. It is
closer, but still 4-5 degrees off.

From what I have read about other's experience with GOTO, this is *way*
off. Hopefully, someone can shed some light on this for me. I have a
hunch it is somewhere in the goto setup, but I can't imagine what it
might be.

Thanks!

Alex