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Old 01-07-2009, 11:45 PM
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wysiwyg (Mark)
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Originally Posted by jase View Post
Mark,
No, plate solving doesn't care about the rotation. All its doing is matching stars in the FOV and referencing a catalogue to look them up. Based on reference information, plate solving will then advise of the PA (position angle) of the camera's rotation - zero (0) being true north, 180 true south.

Cheers
I knew I missed something.

Thanks Jase.

Mark
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