Celestron Reponds
Celestron has responded to the CGXL mount question of "tracking is dead" as seen below. This blog will resume analyzing every pertinent detail of the mount.
"You can choose Solar System Align to align on the moon or planets such as Jupiter or Saturn. The mount will then track sufficiently."
* Turn the power switch on.
* The hand control will display CGX-L Ready
* Press ENTER twice (the mount will move home)
* Select City Database
* Select the nearest city to your location
* If you choose Custom Site, you will have to enter the longitude, latitude and time zone of your location
* Once the location is selected, proceed to enter the date and time (the CGX-L has a Real-Time Clock (RTC) which stores the date, time and location information for the next time you use the mount)
* Choose Alignment: Solar System (Jupiter) or One Star (use Scroll buttons 6 and 9 to scroll through the list)
* Press ENTER when you have selected a suitable star or planet
* If the mount is roughly polar aligned, it will slew to the approximate location of the star or planet
* Use the direction keys. Slew the telescope to the selected named planet or star and center it in the viewfinder of your telescope
* Press ENTER (the mount will automatically adjust motor speed for fine centering)
* Use the direction keys, center the planet or star in the eyepiece of your telescope and press ALIGN
* When prompted to add a Calibration Star, press BACK to complete the alignment
* Use keypad numbers 1, 2 or 3 to select Solar System
* Use Keypad Numbers 6 & 9 to scroll the list, find Jupiter, select Enter
