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Old 01-08-2013, 01:21 PM
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Yes, there have been threads about it here on IIS.

The feature is meant to remove pointing errors that stem from backlash in the drive gears. It should only re-approach the object once or twice and then land straight on it. There is a bug that makes it keep going back and forth, and then often stop away from the object.

For me (HEQ5 Pro mount) this only ever happens after I've done a 3-star alignment. It has never happened after a 2-star alignment (I have yet to hear from others confirming this). I find alignment accuracy and repeatability much better with 2-star alignments anyway. My cone error appears to be low (too low to notice for visual), so I just don't bother with 3-star alignments anymore. I do like the polar alignment routine in 3.35, that's why I'm sticking with this version.

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Steffen.
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