Yeah I may turn off the trend part - I read that over on Cloudy nights this morning
My scope is small so I am actually not flipping -- if there were no cables I dont think it would ever hit the tripod physically
I am using ASTAP but I think I used to use ASPS or PS2 with similar results
The duo-band filter kills a LOT of light, but I am basically getting the same results as before I added it
I do only have a doublet scope which I suppose could be impacting me a bit, but I should ope to do a bit better
Going to turn off trends later, slew to a bright star and put the mask on to see where we are
Thanks for the suggestions !