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PoelAlignMax in Southern Hemisphere
Has Anyone got PolarAlignMax (PAM) to work in Southern hemisphere ?
I tried using it last night with CCDSoft and The Sky 6 professional.
I could not get plate solving to work from PAM even though I can get it to work from CCDSoft. Most of the time i could plate solve using Insert Auto Astronomy command from CCDSoft, but when PAM tried it it would never match.
I then noticed something perculiar. The FITS header for the images I took when using CCDsoft had a DEC value of -57.xx.xx yet when PAM took the image the FITS header has a positive value of +57.xx.xx This explain why the sky would end up looking in some part of the sky no where near where the scope was pointing.
I am connecting The Sky via POTH and connecting PAM via POTH. POTH is then connected to my MI250 via Gemini Driver.
Anyone else trie dthis or seen this problem ?
Best Regards
Chris Venter
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