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EQMOD Mount alignment with Kstars....

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check out my post too indilib.org/forum/mounts/2518-accurately...-on-a-eq5.html#18753

I would also encourage you to abuse the 'search' tool of this forum :)
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Hi,
Yes I found that earlier, I think I have sorted it now, but it’s still confusing me
The home position on my mount was no where near the NCP, so after I pressed park and it slewed to this weird position, I loosened the clutches and pointed at the NCP, ok I thought next time it will be correct....and then parked the scope, it didn’t move as it thought it was still in the same position, so all good parked and pointing at the NCP.

So powered the mount off then back on, and unmarked, then slewed to a star, all good, and synced...still all good, then pressed park, and guess what it went back to the weird position.....but can’t understand how it could, as I had corrected the park position with the clutches off, so as far as the mount was concerned nothing had moved.....it’s still totally confusing me
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It took me a few attempts to understand and master the home/park position from the URL I linked in my post.
Once you go it right, I highly recommend that you use a marker and put marks on your mount, this will allow you to repeat the home/park position quickly.
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Yes but the whole point is a remote setup, so I need to be able to park and unpack from exactly the same position, I won’t be there to manually move, I thought that was the idea of the park and unpark feature with these mounts.. :)
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My remote observatory is about 400+ miles from my home, you need to master a few things "locally" first before you go remote ;)
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I published a video mostly about Ekos, but also contains a bit about alignment

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Redo your parked setup as above and then “write data “. That’s it. It will return there next time you go to park
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The park location got me as well, early on, and then when I reset everything, it got me again. Yes, all my fault, but maybe it should just return a message that says "park location has not been set" if the user has not written a park location and they click on the park button?
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Because it will use the "default location". Now it's in the right-click context menu, you'll set "Set as Park Location" .. so no need to manually go and click "write data"..etc anymore.
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Ok, all sorted and working now....
One thing still puzzles me a little, my problem was that because I had not set a new park position, it was following an old one from before I owned the mount, which I get, BUT why was that old park setting so far away from NCP and in a weird position....seems odd what it would have been set like that....is it something to do with moving the mount with clutches open...or does that not affect..?
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HI there!

Linking in to the "Park Position Problem"

I had a short cloudfree time today, so i tested my setup. Just the basic things. Wanted to try plate solving and focusing with my Canon DSLR and the 70-200 glass.

Then, when i was finished i wanted to test if the parking now works, because the last time i tryed, the mount wanted to do a almost full turn on both axis.
Funny that i found the new "set park position" by accident, but i immidiatly used it.
I took polaris as park position and used the new feature. And after clicking on "set as park location" i clicked on "park" but the same thing happened...
The mound wanted to go to some wierd position, though it allready was at my park position...
Maybe someone knows help...

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I think your problem is choosing Polaris as your park position, you should level your mount, and set you park position manually, then switch on the mount and click the “set park position”, and then move to another part of the sky with the slew to option, then after that click park and it should go back to your manuallly set position...

If you chose Polaris in KStars and slew to that and use as park, it will end up in an unusual position...
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