Equipment Check

hi paul i think i sussed it was going through the usual set up done everything as before but ended up being way off .then i went into utilities then home position and pressed enter it then slewed to polaris and i then selected vega and straight there on the nose centred and correct ,i was only out for the hour so hopefully it,ll still work for me on saturday night clear skies val

Fingers cross Val, have you upgraded the hand controller? I've recently done this and it makes a huge difference, I was out last night and I didn't have to input the date or time, I had already selected Dublin from the previous night and it went straight into 2 star align, add a couple of calibration stars and away I went.

Paul

Hi paul what does the upgrade do and do you have to pay for it god i,ve only got me mount a wet weekend and i,m getting to learn a few more choice words and saving for a pair of headphones god what a racket them mounts make is yours as loud so as to make your neighbours twitch their curtains wondering who,s drilling at that time of night lol.
val

Hi Val

The upgrade is free and simple, connect your hand controller to the computer and download the upgrade from the Celestron site, here:
www.celestron.com/c3/support3/index.php?...aditemid=586&nav=0,7

You will need a RS 232 cable to connect from your computer to the hand controller, I have one if you would like to borrow, this website explains how to complete the process, it's very simple and only takes a couple of minutes.

leiron.be/infodocs/celestron-flash.html

Paul

Hi paul i.d really appreciate it if i could borrow the cable it could make all the difference to my sanity .chat to you tomorrow night .val

I'll bring it along tonight Val.