Celestron CPC Problems

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[AndrewBennettUK]

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!

[tamabuku]

I am doing 2 star aligment and its working great....

[merlyn1900]

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.

[timbo01889]

hi i had the same problem, all it was was the lead made up new lead all fine now

[discountspace]

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[garyjarrette]

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]

. 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]

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]

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]

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]

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.