I can see this has been discussed a lot here, and am going to take some time to read some of the threads on it later, but just wanted to add my voice, and could not find any discussion later than 2017 (doing a search just for "pointing.")? I'm sure there are others who've had problems with pointing since then.
I have a GM811G.? As far as I can tell I've done everything according to the book (and videos and some discussions I've read on Cloudy Nights and elsewhere).? Checked battery.? Did factory reset and re-entered parameters just to be sure that wasn't a factor.? I use UTC, not local time.? Made sure balance was good.? Checked and double-checked leveling with CWD.? Got great polar alignment with PoleMaster.? Did the modeling routine according to the directions.
And pointing was still off - sometimes way off.? Went to a catalog object and it was not even in my camera viewfinder screen.? To give an example, after modeling, I slewed back to Arcturus to focus, then slewed to Spica, and it was not nearly centered.? Did an alignment on Spica.? Slewed back to Arcturus, and IT was now well off center.? Did the alignment routine on Arcturus, then slewed to Mizar.? WAY off!? Aligned on Mizar (yes, according to the prescribed routine of Menu> Align > Bright Star > Center > Align > Alignment.? Went back to Arcturus, and it was still off.
The only way I'm currently able to center objects I want to image is by slewing to a brlght star somewhere near the object, performing the alignment routine, then slewing to the object.? Even then, I sometimes need to make slight corrections to center the object a little.? When I bought this mount (hardly used, practically like new), I was had high expectations to be done dealing with this sort of thing (and we won't get into tracking, which is good, but not as good as I'd hoped, even with good seeing).? I do really like the mount, and just hope I'll be able to do something to get it to point (and maybe track) better.
So, I have absolutely no idea where to go from here.? Just hoping something will "click" that either I'm doing wrong, or the Gemini 2 is doing wrong.
