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You'll see some nice new features in dev4 that help both manual and auto users:
- The JNOW algorithm will hopefully result in more accurate placement of the reference stars based on their J2000.0 coordinates which in turn should make the corrective moves more accurate
- You have the option to turn off the reference star orbits to make the corrections easier to see
- Auto mode users can now adjust the rotation (hour angle)* of the reference stars. It is*meant for small adjustments but the full 360 degrees is available. The idea behind this is that you adjust the rotation so that the corrections to move, say, three reference stars to their correct positions is the same for all three. That provides greater accuracy as it accounts for any pointing error in the mount.
- The calculated PA error in arc minutes is now displayed on the status line for bragging rights and for comparison with drift alignment. In truth, it should be used so you know when you are "near enough"
- Slightly brighter colors for alt and az corrections should hopefully make it easier to see them in the dark
- A "Clear" button is provided to clear the display completely so you don't need to close and reopen the tool
- A "Flip Camera" option is provided for those situations where the displayed star positions are inverted from their true positions. Other changes in the code hopefully make this redundant but for now its worth having
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