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guiding - after calibration - isn't the star suppose to be centered?

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I didn't know if I should add this to the other guiding topics or ask a new. When I calibrate and it starts guiding. Isn't it suppose to start on the 0 line? (and center the star it's guiding on in the target/cross hairs? Mine only does if I I tell it to crop to a single star. Shouldn't it do this if we keep the full frame image?
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Baader F2 HS NB filters, Lodestar X2 guide camera / OAG - ZWO 290mm mini
ZWO ASI1600MM Pro / ASI174M (solar) / ASI094MC
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4 years 11 months ago #38375

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In a word ....no, it stays where it is :), same as Phd2, you can pick a star anywhere on the image...and it stays there, if it moved the start to the centre it would have to move your mount, and then you would be off your imaging target... !! :)
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4 years 11 months ago #38377

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I know what you mean. In cropped mode (not full image), after calibration it should capture another image and crop it with the star as the center.
It's not really necessary but for consistency it should do it. And remember it did it some time ago. I just capture one star manually after the calibration.

With full frame it should not move at all, it stays where it is as AstroNerd said. If it moves your target gets off-center.
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4 years 11 months ago #38410

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well yeah - what happens is I have a red cross hair. The star is way off from that. Then watching the target plot, I find all my plots are tight but wayt off center? Doesn't it have to be in the center of the red cross hair to center in the target plot?

When it crops - the star is placed on the cross hair center.
AP Mach1 / CP4 APCC & PEMpro.
EXP SCI - ED152cf APO - Celestron 11" RASA - Stellarvue 80mm
Baader F2 HS NB filters, Lodestar X2 guide camera / OAG - ZWO 290mm mini
ZWO ASI1600MM Pro / ASI174M (solar) / ASI094MC
NEXDome, CLoudwatcher, AVX mount/ASIair and Stellarmate

4 years 10 months ago #38634

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