then i purposly loosened the focuser bearings to see what effect that would have on the elongation. It appeared it had no effect but the image just shifted slightly as expected:the first image is rather loose, the second is tight. these images were taken low in the south. Im not sure how conclusive this test is though.
Im going to keep conversing with planewave about this and send them all this info to see if we can sort this issue out.
thanks
Josh
Oh, how do you add images in the middle of a post, if i knew that, i wouldnt have to post 4 messages