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Old 07-02-2013, 07:44 PM
bloodhound31
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Guide on stars or comet?

G'day IIS,

Are you guys imaging Lemmon guiding on the comet or the stars?

I tried running PHD but it won't calibrate so close to the pole as it says, "the star didn't move enough".

Then I tried moving to a star on the equator and calibrating PHD and the mount there, then after a successful calibration, slewing back to the pole for Lemmon.

Still, I get star-trailing eggy stars in a 2 minute exposure. (see crop below) Is the EQ6 known for having problems guiding/tracking near the pole?

Baz.
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