Cables
Are any cables snagging in the forks?
Are any cables wound tight around the mount?
Is the LNT cable connected?
Mount
Is the mount level?
Is the mount solid?
Are the tripod leg extenders securely tightened?
Is the telescope central mounting rod firmly tightened?
Were both of the Alt-Az clutches firmly engaged?
Could the LNT internal magnetic compass have been affected by any nearby metal objects?
Were both the telescope and the mount left completely untouched during auto-alignment?
Did the tripod get kicked?
Menu
Is the telescope set for astronomical or terrestrial observing?
Is Daylight Saving set correctly in the telescope menu?
Are the date and time correctly indicated?
Are the site coordinates correctly indicated?
Have the drives been trained recently?
Have you considered allocating time to calibrate the sensors?
Visual alignment
Is the finder-scope aligned with the telescope?
How accurately aligned is the Smart-finder aligned?
Was a high power eyepiece used to improve accuracy?
Was an illuminated reticle used for greater accuracy?
Have you aligned to the wrong star?
Have you tried choosing two different alignment stars?
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