How to Align and Troubleshooting for Orion Intelliscope - XT6i, XT8i, XT10i, XT12i

A rundown from start to finish of how to align any Orion Intelliscope, loaded with tips and tricks you won't find in the manual. This tutorial works for all models including the XT6i, XT8i, XT10i and XT12i.

If you know the process but are having difficulty aligning your intelliscope skip to the troubleshooting section (time cards below). Let me know in the comments if this has been helpful and if you have any questions about the procedure.

Good luck!

How to assemble Intelliscope tutorial: https://youtu.be/WfA5F8hcVfs

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00:00 Intro
00:50 The handcontroller
02:45 Defocussing
03:36 Alignment procedure
05:42 Explaining the "W" value
06:57 Tips to lower your "W" value
08:48 Real time alignment
09:47 Troubleshooting
10:47 Vertical stop installation issues

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