Well, kinda. I bought a Celestron 8i from an Astromarter, and I'm a complete newbie. The major issue I'm having is that when I do any type of alignment (mostly GPS, it came with the item) it will slew to the 1st alignment star and be somewhat off (no big deal, that's why you align) but once that is aligned it slews to the second alignment star by going completely vertical (eyepiece is parallel to the ground) then "flips over" where the eyepiece, GPS and finder scope are pointing nearly straight down.
Secondly, on the rare occasions that it does get both stars in, when it goes to an object, it's pretty far off (completely off the finder scope, and I have the red bull’s-eye finder.)
The previous owner told me that he is not familiar with what I'm talking about and (to his credit) the very first time it came on, it had some sort of slew warning that I had to override. I have restored factory setting, but it is still doing it. For the love of god, someone help me!
Secondly, on the rare occasions that it does get both stars in, when it goes to an object, it's pretty far off (completely off the finder scope, and I have the red bull’s-eye finder.)
The previous owner told me that he is not familiar with what I'm talking about and (to his credit) the very first time it came on, it had some sort of slew warning that I had to override. I have restored factory setting, but it is still doing it. For the love of god, someone help me!
