The problem with Murcury is that sometimes it's on the other side of the sun and my Skywatcher shows it as lower than the sun. I'm glad I didnt get an AZ goto with celestron. You should complain to Trading Standards get them prosecuted. if it cant even track the sun as our nearest star then its not performing within the Trades Description Act and as such their advertising is unlawfull. B&W Issue, Simple letter templates are available from your local government trading standards agency.
Did you try setting it factory defults. Do you have it in Equitorial mode and not Alt-Az. This will cause problems.
Usually a factory defult will make things better. Fimiliarize yourself with the menu tree. You may have been messing around and turned on some feature or another and screwed things up for the mode you are trying to operate in. It is tricky at first but the thing is amazing when you think about it. You must make sure your menu choices are set right. Do a Factory Reset.
. I have the same scope and the three point method is the best and performs flawlessly. Even the two object mode is better. You must try another method before passing judgment with this crude method. Is the Cord Wrap feature turned on? Sometimes this will cause the scope to slew 359 degrees to acquire a new target even if the old one is right next to it.
You must do a three star at night, using three that are in the data base, like Procyon, Betelgeuse, and Sirius then make a judgment. The Sun alone is not good enough. Your alignment mode by just pointing at the Sun roughly is about the most useless way of aligning. The thing is smart but not that good. You can also refine your alignment by replacing a star after the initial alignment.
If you turn it off for a few days you may not have the location stored anymore because the charge on the capacitor is drained. You say you have clouds can your scope get a good fix on at least three GPS satellites? Did you check the coordinates when you started to align to see if they are reporting your location accurately? If not power up and let it stay on for a while. The old saying goes like this "if all else fails read the manual.
Read the Manual. If you finally get it aligned point your scope to a position you want to store it in then turn the Hibernate function on and power down. If you do not move the scope or loosen one of the two clutches you can power on and it will still be aligned very close. You an mark the spot of the tripod on the ground and if you do not change the leg height or move the scope by loosening the clutches you can just put it back and you will be close.
If you move it you must give it time to find itself if you moved it to a new location. Are you sure your local time is right? Are you aware that the thing has no battery? It uses a very large capacitor to power the GPS when turned off to remember your location. Over time the charge will dissipate if you do not have it turned on and you will loose your location data. Just turning it on at the last second and thinking it will do everything in two seconds it pure folly.
Are you aware that there are different tracking modes? Are you tracking in the Solar System Mode or Sidereal mode? id you check to see if you GPS had enough time to actually find your position on Earth? If you move your scope to a different location a good distance away, say 100 miles, you will have to power it up for at least 1/2 to 1 hour for it to re-acclimate to the new position.
Very interesting....I have a CPC 1100 and have had the SAME issue that you are having....when going back to another object it would just slowly slew and never stop.....however, I have found out that only happens when I was using a power supply as opposed to an outlet...plug into the wall and problem solved!
Also that cord you dealing with is garbage. Go down to the hobby store or radio shack and buy a 7amp gell cell battery. It is compact and you can rest it on the base of your scope and no more cordwrap. Buy a rubber silicone pad and the battery will not slip off when the scope is rotating. I get about 4-5 nights of use on 1 charge. Make sure you disable the cordwrap option in scope setup. It is the best thing I have done for the scope. Clear skies
I have the 11 inch version. First thing you need to do before you allign is click Menu then enter on view time site. It will then say Linking gps. Once it says GPS linked hit enter than hit undo and you will be back on cpc ready. Then you can choose your solar allignment. I had that same problem when I first bought the scope. I dont know why the gps will not auto link up. I just do that every time and works flawlessly.
if anyone buys these I believe the GPS's default is california (where they are made), changed it to your local time zone and put in the time as close as you can get it, turn it off and on and leave it for about an hour. Go back and it should be working fine and you should never have to fiddle with it again.
Hi John, Thanks for your comments. I have tried the two and three point aims before - this was a Solar System Align. None of them work properly :-( I have a Celestron SE which works fine so am somewhat familiar with the options in the software. Was just doing it the daytime to get an OK video!
Not sure if you have this solved (I am assuming you have) but I had a similar issue with my CPC and found the issue was the power supply. I plugged the CPC into the mains and had inconsistant results, plugged it into the car and worked every time. Also I set up the nexstar from scratch, ie enter date/time, location and time zone, rather then using the GPS which initially gave me funny results. Anyway hope you got it fixed, I can truely understand your frustration.
Did you first aim at two to three points. I think trying this at day with clouds is your first problem. You need approx. aim at three bright objects (celestial) first
I am doing 2 star aligment and its working great....
tamabuku 2 months ago
The problem with Murcury is that sometimes it's on the other side of the sun and my Skywatcher shows it as lower than the sun. I'm glad I didnt get an AZ goto with celestron. You should complain to Trading Standards get them prosecuted. if it cant even track the sun as our nearest star then its not performing within the Trades Description Act and as such their advertising is unlawfull. B&W Issue, Simple letter templates are available from your local government trading standards agency.
merlyn1900 7 months ago
hi i had the same problem, all it was was the lead made up new lead all fine now
timbo01889 7 months ago
make a link here
discountspace 9 months ago
Did you try setting it factory defults. Do you have it in Equitorial mode and not Alt-Az. This will cause problems.
Usually a factory defult will make things better. Fimiliarize yourself with the menu tree. You may have been messing around and turned on some feature or another and screwed things up for the mode you are trying to operate in. It is tricky at first but the thing is amazing when you think about it. You must make sure your menu choices are set right. Do a Factory Reset.
garyjarrette 9 months ago
. I have the same scope and the three point method is the best and performs flawlessly. Even the two object mode is better. You must try another method before passing judgment with this crude method. Is the Cord Wrap feature turned on? Sometimes this will cause the scope to slew 359 degrees to acquire a new target even if the old one is right next to it.
garyjarrette 9 months ago
You must do a three star at night, using three that are in the data base, like Procyon, Betelgeuse, and Sirius then make a judgment. The Sun alone is not good enough. Your alignment mode by just pointing at the Sun roughly is about the most useless way of aligning. The thing is smart but not that good. You can also refine your alignment by replacing a star after the initial alignment.
garyjarrette 9 months ago
If you turn it off for a few days you may not have the location stored anymore because the charge on the capacitor is drained. You say you have clouds can your scope get a good fix on at least three GPS satellites? Did you check the coordinates when you started to align to see if they are reporting your location accurately? If not power up and let it stay on for a while. The old saying goes like this "if all else fails read the manual.
garyjarrette 9 months ago
Read the Manual. If you finally get it aligned point your scope to a position you want to store it in then turn the Hibernate function on and power down. If you do not move the scope or loosen one of the two clutches you can power on and it will still be aligned very close. You an mark the spot of the tripod on the ground and if you do not change the leg height or move the scope by loosening the clutches you can just put it back and you will be close.
garyjarrette 9 months ago
If you move it you must give it time to find itself if you moved it to a new location. Are you sure your local time is right? Are you aware that the thing has no battery? It uses a very large capacitor to power the GPS when turned off to remember your location. Over time the charge will dissipate if you do not have it turned on and you will loose your location data. Just turning it on at the last second and thinking it will do everything in two seconds it pure folly.
garyjarrette 9 months ago
Are you aware that there are different tracking modes? Are you tracking in the Solar System Mode or Sidereal mode? id you check to see if you GPS had enough time to actually find your position on Earth? If you move your scope to a different location a good distance away, say 100 miles, you will have to power it up for at least 1/2 to 1 hour for it to re-acclimate to the new position.
garyjarrette 9 months ago
Very interesting....I have a CPC 1100 and have had the SAME issue that you are having....when going back to another object it would just slowly slew and never stop.....however, I have found out that only happens when I was using a power supply as opposed to an outlet...plug into the wall and problem solved!
josiah88 1 year ago
Also that cord you dealing with is garbage. Go down to the hobby store or radio shack and buy a 7amp gell cell battery. It is compact and you can rest it on the base of your scope and no more cordwrap. Buy a rubber silicone pad and the battery will not slip off when the scope is rotating. I get about 4-5 nights of use on 1 charge. Make sure you disable the cordwrap option in scope setup. It is the best thing I have done for the scope. Clear skies
gwozhog 1 year ago
I have the 11 inch version. First thing you need to do before you allign is click Menu then enter on view time site. It will then say Linking gps. Once it says GPS linked hit enter than hit undo and you will be back on cpc ready. Then you can choose your solar allignment. I had that same problem when I first bought the scope. I dont know why the gps will not auto link up. I just do that every time and works flawlessly.
gwozhog 1 year ago
it is CPC 800?
JALLU75 1 year ago
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JALLU75 1 year ago
if anyone buys these I believe the GPS's default is california (where they are made), changed it to your local time zone and put in the time as close as you can get it, turn it off and on and leave it for about an hour. Go back and it should be working fine and you should never have to fiddle with it again.
lynus111 1 year ago
Align it with the Sun LOL!!!!!!!!!
Chrisjr2007 1 year ago
maybe the clouds are to blame or something,cos i have a celestron CPC telescope and it works just fine,maybe urs is broke
NAGULNR2 1 year ago
Andrew, have you managed to sort this problem out yet?
steveoid 1 year ago
I take it that it's updated?
mykylc 1 year ago
How about your warranty?
johndoris1992 1 year ago
Hi John, Thanks for your comments. I have tried the two and three point aims before - this was a Solar System Align. None of them work properly :-( I have a Celestron SE which works fine so am somewhat familiar with the options in the software. Was just doing it the daytime to get an OK video!
AndrewBennettUK 2 years ago
@AndrewBennettUK
Not sure if you have this solved (I am assuming you have) but I had a similar issue with my CPC and found the issue was the power supply. I plugged the CPC into the mains and had inconsistant results, plugged it into the car and worked every time. Also I set up the nexstar from scratch, ie enter date/time, location and time zone, rather then using the GPS which initially gave me funny results. Anyway hope you got it fixed, I can truely understand your frustration.
GermanicAussie 1 year ago
Did you first aim at two to three points. I think trying this at day with clouds is your first problem. You need approx. aim at three bright objects (celestial) first
johndoris1992 2 years ago