Hope this is the proper forum.
I'm not a newbie to astronomy but am new to
Not interested in astro-photography; been there done that years ago, from film to cold cameras to gas hypered.
My 8" LX 90, (just bought last week) is set up for alt/az alignment.
First night out was a piece of cake, it worked as it should; no problems finding two alignment stars and it tracked well and was able to
Now, three nights later; it's acting up:
1) After GPS fix, it's looking to align on stars that are not even out this time of year for me.
It appears to be slewing well, no slippage.
I looked deeper into the menus; it indicates my city as location, so I believe the GPS is getting a good fix on time & date.
I understand "Training the drive" only improves tracking accuracy.
Hard to believe it worked so well the first evening or two and then be so far out of alignment in selecting guide stars for alignment.
The only change I made was to remove the 8 C cells and now use a 12V battery to power the scope.
Any suggestions are appreciated.