Ken Self replied to the topic 'New KStars/Ekos Module: Analyze' in the forum. 4 years ago

fmozza wrote: Regarding the Z-filter comment, a core member from PHD2 told me that Z-filter used an offset. See the discussion here .

OK. i'm the author of the Z-filter module. As Andy said it is normal for an offset to occur and it is not a problem fo rimaging BUT it does not inherently USE an offset. In addition to the situation I mentioned earlier, an offset can also occur with a drift arising from a large PA error where the Z-filter correction offsets the drift but not return the star to the lock position

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