Hi all,

I'm encountering a problem when I do a meridian flip with my telescope. After the meridian flip the location of the CCD FOV is not centred in the same location. This happens even after alignment when plate solving says the error is < 30".

It seems to me that the point to which plate solving syncs the telescope is not actually the centre of the CCD FOV. Thus when the image is rotated during a meridian flip the two FOVs don't overlap.

I have attached 2 pictures showing the problem below. Might anyone know what could be happening?

I am using an explore scientific iEXOS-100 as the mount.

Thank you very much in advance :)

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