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Old 29-05-2011, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Tandum View Post
Under maxim guiding click on settings and make sure all the Y axis boxes are ticked.
I'm wondering how it can calibrate if one axis isn't working?
Hi Robin

it is odd isn't it.

I checked the settings and they are all ticked.

I have noticed before that when calibrating, the reference star moved back and forward in the x-axis but only one way in the y-axis. In other words, the star move throughout the calibration phase through the L, but steadfastly refused to move in the last stage. However, because the y-axis changed when calibrating in x (not because the y axis moved, only because the star moved diagonally when doing the x-axis calibrating), Maxim sees that the target star has moved more than 5 pixels in both x and y, it is happy that its done its calibration routine.

By the way, I can calibrate with PHD - but then not guide with it. The guiding is lousy with PHD - go figure!

Pete
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