Hi Dean,

When using the full sky model derived from the APPM mapping run, when should a meridian flip be executed?

APCC and APPM can also map data points with counterweight up! Thus some parts of the sky can have a different model depending on the pier side.

To do this you need to setup Meridian Limits, which provides a way to automatically change the mount's flip point based on declination.

APPM will automatically map counterweight up points once you setup Meridian limits and enable "Use APCC Meridian Limits" in APPM.

BTW, providing mapping to counterweight-up points is unique to Astro-Physics sky modeling (e.g. TPoint and 10 Micron models can't do this).

-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro
Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com
Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver

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From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dean Jacobsen
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 2:22 PM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Dumb question about APPM

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 09:39 AM, Ray Gralak wrote:


If you want to test plate solves in the daytime, select "NASA SkyView (Internet)" for the camera type. APPM
will pull an image from the Nasa SkyView website at the mount's current RA/Dec and with the correct image scale,
which can be configured on the Plate Solve Settings tab. Of course then make sure to uncheck the option to skip
plate solves! :-)

The test run worked fine. Now to execute under the stars.

Another dumb question...

When using the full sky model derived from the APPM mapping run, when should a meridian flip be executed? As I
am following an object higher in the east I assume the model is using the mapped points on the east side of the
mount to calculate the tracking rate. Then the object crosses the meridian so I assume that I want to take advantage
of the modeling of the mapped points on the west side of the meridian as the object moves into the west and then
down.

So, when should I flip the mount?

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