Ray:
Seems you had the same seeing in Chapel Hill as I did in Rocky
Mount. :-) You are correct in polar aligning, then using the
one-star
alignment. You are also correct in pressing same button again to
"sight second star" when your star on the western side of the mount.
You should, however, change your encoder setting to 4096. This is
only my opinion, but my Losmandy DSC's on my G-11 use 2048 step
encoders with a 2:1 gear ratio, which use the 4096 setting. I have a
permanent pier/observatory, so my polar alignment is naturally very
tight. I've found that using a high-power EP with a reticle to
calibrate the DSC's allow me to center objects that I can't even see
visually. Then I replace the EP with a CCD camera, take a 30 second
exposure to verify it's there...and bingo! Hope this helps.
Regards,
Bruce Inscoe
