The other day I was shooting a target (Deer Lick Group).

After a meridian flip, capturing resumed but it was off by several degrees in declination,
In the attached log you can see before the meridian flip, the telescope was pointing at RA= "22h 38m 08s" DEC= " 34° 31' 49\"".
After the flip there is a plate solving which results in Solution coordinates: RA (22h 37m 39s) DEC ( 37° 24' 54\") Telescope Coordinates: RA (22h 35m 02s) DEC ( 35° 50' 31\")".
Finally we find a "Syncing to RA (22h 37m 39s) DEC ( 37° 24' 54\")".

I do not understand why Ekos does not try to slew back to the original coordinates but just syncs and continues capturing from the wrong coordinates.

Logs in attachment (Kstars 3.5.9)

Thanks in advance,

Paul

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