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Old 12-04-2025, 02:16 PM
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advice with NINA autofocus

G'day - I have a refractor with an EAF and reducer (approx) 571 mmFL), with a ZWO Asi 585 osc. I am working through autofocus and got a U shaped curve last time- see attached. My back lash is set at 120 and step size 400. Can you help me get a better v curve?
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Old 13-04-2025, 03:19 PM
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Hi Graham

The image you included doesn't show the y-axis scale, so it is difficult to estimate the sampling error.

However, I would hazard that the curve looks pretty good, and you are unlikely to improve your result except, perhaps, by fiddling with gain and exposure length.

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+1. That's what you want to see, a parabola
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cheers guys that is reassuring
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this is one from last night. Looks pretty similar to yours

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