Hello dmsummers,

thank you for the detailed hints. I just tested the balancing of the mount and I set it to equal weights on the RA axis as you can see in the photo. Maybe I am a bit dumb at this, but when I turn the setup around this axis it always moves counterclockwise, regardless if I let it go with the weight to the east or the west.

Three additional questions though:

1.) When calibration yesterday actually finished once, I was able to decently guide within 3 arc secs tolerance, so I assume the actual setup was not too bad. Is that correct?

2.) I can actually not balance the DEC axis as I can't move the setup that much to the front with the short dove tail plate. Do you recommend getting a bigger one to be able to balance DEC as well?

3.) Where can I see the calibration steps, you mentioned?

Sorry for the basic questions, hopefully that helps other board members as well to solve similar challenges.

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