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Why is my Polar Alignment Assistant disabled

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Why is my Polar Alignment Assistant disabled was created by Rene

Hi,

Latest issue I hope someone can help with.

My Polar Alignment Assistant is disabled. It says my FOV must be 10 arc mins or greater. My setup is as follows:

Telescope - SW ED80 - FL 600mm, Diameter 80mm
Camera - ZWO ASI290MM

If I've calculated correctly I should have 59 minutes of arc as a FOV.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance

Rene
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Replied by Nils Harnischmacher on topic Why is my Polar Alignment Assistant disabled

Hi,

go to the alignment tab. Then hover with your mouse over area next to FOV. Now a message with the calculated FOV will pop up. Then type the displayed FOV manually in. Now it should work.
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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Why is my Polar Alignment Assistant disabled

Or take a picture and let the plate solver do it’s normal work. It will fill out the FOV for you. Ekos will remember it and next time Polar Alignment can start straight away.


HTH, Wouter
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Replied by Rene on topic Why is my Polar Alignment Assistant disabled

That worked. Thanks.

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Replied by Andrew on topic Why is my Polar Alignment Assistant disabled

The mouse-over the FOV section for the calculated FOV tooltip only works properly with a saved telescope configuration in the Mount Tab. If you have to change the focal length, you do it in the Mount Tab scope/guide scope configuration and you must save it for it to be applied.
Filling it in manually will greatly speed-up a plate solved FOV value.
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