Hey Rick,

That's what I meant by star-hopping, I didn't know how to term it, but I was going to use the properties of the telescope and eyepiece to help me arrive where I want to go.

I know I can just transpose the degrees of the declination setting circle, but the problem isn't because I can't do the math. It's the fact that I spent $629+tax on a precision instrument that for whatever reason the dec circle is 14 degrees off.

Sure, I can just say, 0 degrees is 14 degrees, but why? If you buy a car, would you be okay with the speedometer reading 14mph when the vehicle is at rest, so you constantly have to subtract 14 from your velocity? Plus, this boasts Celestron's name, a respected brand in the astronomy community. I'm not expecting perfection. In fact, I know the circles are inherently inaccurate, but they still help. So no, I refuse to be the crutch for a problem that could have been prevented at the quality assurance department of Celestron.