I have a similar issue as this one:
indilib.org/forum/astroberry/5645-polar-...y.html?start=0#42835
Polar alignment with the polemaster used to work beautifully in the Polar Alignment Module in EKOS. Until a few weeks ago, don't know the exact date since I did not use the mount I have the polemaster on for months.
Now, when I connect the polemaster, it is recognized fine, produces a nice picture of Polaris and surroundings, but the solver never completes.
I manually fill in the appropriate FOV in the Align module setting (11x8 degrees, i.e. 660'x480'), but to no avail. I have all the wide-field index files installed (in fact, all index files <1GB).
Solving works fine using my guide scope, despite a much smaller FOV (136'x102').
The polemaster camera is installed as an AUX device, but recognized fine using the QHY5 driver.
One potential snag I am seeing is that the dropdown menu in the Align Module only allows for defining the camera as Primary or Guide camera. I have to assign one of these denominations to the polemaster. Obviously, for both the FOV is radically different than the FOV of the polemaster, so is it possible that the FOV is not recognized correctly, even though I have entered it manually in the FOV view in the Align Module? Does that need to be defined somewhere else?
Also, it would be great if the dropdown menu would show the polemaster as an independent option , not just primary or guide scope. That would obviate the need to manually change the values after polar alignment again.
Jo
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