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bad goto's

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bad goto's was created by maxthebuilder

Hello,
This is for SW AZ-GTi mount in EQ mode with a single camera (DSLR).
With this setup, sometimes I get good goto's, sometimes not that good.
Here's what I got tonight.
Is this because of a bad polar alignment?


-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 3.
5 years 3 months ago #33922
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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic bad goto's

Is your setup permanently mounted? Do you use the "Slew To Target" feature in Solver Control pane in Ekos?

FYI my HEQ5-Pro setup is not permanently mounted and I get this all the time after having done a good polar alignment. Nothing that "Slew To Target" won't fix for me. The first few slews are not very good (usually off by a few to several tens of degrees) but increasingly get better during the night.
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Replied by maxthebuilder on topic bad goto's

My setup is mobile.
I did use the "Solve/Slew To Target" . The picture I included was the result of those attempts. Ekos tried but for some reason centered off target.
My polar alignment was bad. 1-2 degrees off. But that's the best I could do.
-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 3.
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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic bad goto's

Next time please enable verbose/debug logging and post the logs as well. That way it is much easier to see what may have been the cause.
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Replied by maxthebuilder on topic bad goto's

Beginner's mistake, i guess.
Probably some bolt was loose.
Tonight everything was perfect - tried my new AT72EDII for the first time. Mount alignments were done with ZWO guider/CCD.
Thanks!
-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 3.
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