This procedure covers the steps I take to perform a drift alignment on my Celestron CGEM telescope. Although the All-Star Aligment routine works really well to get the CGEM closely aligned with the celestial pole, I have found that the alignment needs to be refined further to be suitable for astrophotography. Note that this polar alignment procedure is written for my setup: CGEM mount, 9.25″ Celestron SCT, 1.25″ Diagonal, and 12mm Illuminated reticule eyepiece. The basic concept still applies to other variations of telescopes, but you may have to move your telescope in the opposite direction for azimuth or altitude adjustments.

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