Testing out my new EAA rig, a Skywatcher 130 PDS on a HEQ5 PRO mount.

This is what went wrong during the session:

• Rain till 8 PM, making it necessary to set everything up late when it’s already dark and cold
• Forgot to install the the ZWO drivers on the old imaging laptop I want to use
• Polar alignment difficult with the northern part of the sky being cloudy
• Underestimated the swampy nature of my grass, making it hard to level
• The part of my garden with perfect view on Polaris is also the dog’s pooping grounds

I tried to to do some star alignments. Aldebaran was close. Betelgeuse was funny as the scope pointed to the ground.

Still very impressed with this mount. I will set up everything during the day tomorrow and play around with it.