Regarding the new Polar Alignment Scheme and crossing the Meridian, my Avalon M-Zero OBS (with the motorized polar alignment system) went through the procedure without problems as it does not need to flip when it crosses the Meridian. It went from Pollux, across the Meridian, to an area close to the Pleiades, and the correction triangle help me correct in altitude very easily. I have a small problem with the azimuth control so I did not do the correction on it, but being about 20' from the Pole, I can live with that until the -20C changes to a more pleasant temperature so I can try to fix the problem.

Great work, thanks a lot.

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