Hello

Does this combination give too small an image scale??
INDI calculates a FOV of 16.6 x 11.7 arc mins in the alignment module which should fall into the  astrometry-data-4205 index files range which I have installed.
However i cant get plate solving to work

I can solve @ 1280mm using a cannon 60Da and an ASI294 and I have used the ASI183 @ 390mm( hyperstar) on the C8 but i cant get it to solve on this more zoomed in configuration of using the C8 and a 0.63 focal reducer and an ASI183.

I have my guide scope and main scope pretty well aligned so i can get the scope pretty close by solving with my guide scope/cam. However to get that last bit of accuracy and to find out the field rotation i need to be able to solve through the imaging scope.

This is using astroberry btw . It has just occurred to me i havn't tried this using stellarmate...
Maybe worth a go tonight..clouds permitting.
Experimentation is tricky this time of year with the short nights..

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