I use a 3d printed solar finder. Sits on top of the scope, sun shines trough a pinhole onto a target. Center it on the target, and the sun is in frame. Can then enable the option to track the object itself.
With the moon, I found the problem was that sometimes causes internal reflections that it ends up trying to lock onto before it actually finds the moon. Also the compass calibration has to be done with the unit held perfectly level. If you let it rock around while you rotate it during calibration, the calibration ends up worthless, and I've seen it start looking for the moon a full 90 degrees away from where it is. Next time I go moon tracking, I'm going to try my dew shield and see if that avoids the internal reflections showing up when it's off angle.
