John Pane replied to the topic 'New Meridian Flip Issue' in the forum. 2 years ago

Is that consistent with the hour angles reported in the log?

[2022-01-07T22:18:15.321 EST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Meridian flip planned with LST= "05h 14m 20s" scope RA= "05h 08m 19s" ha= 0.10045 , meridian diff= 0.1 , hrstoFlip= -0.000449513 , flipDelayHrs= 0 , "Pier Side: West (pointing East)"
[2022-01-07T22:19:13.536 EST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Meridian flip: slewing to RA= "05h 08m 02s" DEC= "-03° 18' 47\"" Hour Angle "00h 00m 29s"
[2022-01-07T22:19:31.942 EST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Meridian flip planned with LST= "05h 15m 37s" scope RA= "05h 08m 02s" ha= 0.126487 , meridian diff= 0.1 , hrstoFlip= -0.0264867 , flipDelayHrs= 0 , "Pier Side: West (pointing East)"
[2022-01-07T22:19:32.929 EST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Meridian flip: slewing to RA= "05h 08m 02s" DEC= "-03° 18' 47\"" Hour Angle "00h 00m 30s"
[2022-01-07T22:35:12.340 EST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Meridian flip planned with LST= "05h 31m 20s" scope RA= "05h 19m 44s" ha= 0.1935 , meridian diff= 0.1 , hrstoFlip= -1.89019e-05 , flipDelayHrs= 0.093481 , "Pier Side: West (pointing East)"
[2022-01-07T22:38:04.617 EST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Meridian flip: slewing to RA= "05h 08m 03s" DEC= "-03° 18' 47\"" Hour Angle "00h 01m 45s"

(Were the mount and Ekos in agreement on the geographic location of the mount?)

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