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Old 16-04-2016, 02:15 PM
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PHD2 - Removing EQ5/6 high frequency gear mesh oscillation

I think it's possible to use a modified guiding algorithm in PHD2 to get some extra guiding accuracy out of factory standard EQ5/6 mounts. It's most useful when seeing is good.

My write up is here:
http://home.exetel.com.au/df/Phd2_Mod.pdf

Some images from the pdf for a flavour of what's going on ...
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