MF replied to the topic 'Ekos Plate Solving not consistent' in the forum. 4 years ago

AstroNerd wrote: Well if it helps at all, I have never been able to get an image solved from around the pole...


My manual pre-setup includes levelling the tripod; and using a compass and inclinometer app, to get my heading and elevation as accurate as possible. And based on the attached photo, it appears that I am able to achieve a pretty good alignment just by that.

Maybe that is the issue? Should I introduce some degree of error in order to get Ekos to solve?



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