I've never had a problem with meridian flip up to now.
Using the latest version of AAP last night, failed to flip. AAP continued imaging way past meridian until I stopped Autorun and forced a meridian flip.
Meridian flip due at 22:37.
2 attempts made to meridian flip automatically by AAP. Both failed.
AAP then continued to image till 22:47 on the wrong side of the meridian.
I manually stopped imaging before equipment was damaged.
Why did the meridian flip fail?
Why, when a meridian flip has failed, does AAP continue imaging? This can damage equipment.
Mount is HEQ5 on EQMOD cable, no hand controller.
2021/05/12 22:30:12 Exposure 130S image 70#
2021/05/12 22:32:24 [Guide] Stop Guiding
2021/05/12 22:32:24 Stop Tracking
2021/05/12 22:32:24 [Meridian Flip|Begin] Wait 5min1s to Meridian Flip
2021/05/12 22:33:32 Stop Autorun Manually
2021/05/12 22:33:32 [Meridian Flip|End] The target is centered, Meridian Flip failed
2021/05/12 22:33:32 Start Tracking
2021/05/12 22:33:32 [Guide] Start Tracking failed
2021/05/12 22:33:32 Start Tracking
2021/05/12 22:33:32 [Autorun|End] Pause Autorun
Log disabled at 2021/05/12 22:33:32
Log enabled at 2021/05/12 22:35:11
2021/05/12 22:35:11 [Autorun|Begin] M83 Start
2021/05/12 22:35:11 Target RA:13h38m5s DEC:-29°57'15"
2021/05/12 22:35:11 [Guide] Stop Guiding
2021/05/12 22:35:11 Stop Tracking
2021/05/12 22:35:11 [Meridian Flip|Begin] Wait 2min13s to Meridian Flip
2021/05/12 22:36:14 Stop Autorun Manually
2021/05/12 22:36:14 [Meridian Flip|End] The target is centered, Meridian Flip failed
2021/05/12 22:36:14 Start Tracking
2021/05/12 22:36:14 [Guide] Start Tracking failed
2021/05/12 22:36:14 Start Tracking
2021/05/12 22:36:14 [Autorun|End] Pause Autorun
Log disabled at 2021/05/12 22:36:14
Log enabled at 2021/05/12 22:37:57
2021/05/12 22:37:57 [Autorun|Begin] M83 Start
2021/05/12 22:37:57 Target RA:13h38m5s DEC:-29°57'6"
2021/05/12 22:37:57 Exposure 130S image 71#
2021/05/12 22:40:08 Exposure 130S image 72#
2021/05/12 22:42:20 [Guide] Dither
2021/05/12 22:42:22 [Guide] Dither Settle
2021/05/12 22:42:30 [Guide] Settle Done
2021/05/12 22:42:31 Exposure 130S image 73#
2021/05/12 22:44:42 Exposure 130S image 74#
2021/05/12 22:46:55 Exposure 130S image 75#
2021/05/12 22:47:04 Stop Autorun Manually
2021/05/12 22:47:04 [Autorun|End] Pause Autorun
Log disabled at 2021/05/12 22:47:04
<-- I manually flipped here
Log enabled at 2021/05/12 22:51:38
2021/05/12 22:51:38 [Autorun|Begin] M83 Start
2021/05/12 22:51:38 Target RA:13h38m12s DEC:-29°59'27"
2021/05/12 22:51:38 Exposure 130S image 75#
2021/05/12 22:53:49 [Guide] Dither
2021/05/12 22:53:49 [Guide] Dither Settle
2021/05/12 22:53:57 [Guide] Settle Done
2021/05/12 22:53:57 Exposure 130S image 76#
2021/05/12 22:56:11 Exposure 130S image 77#
2021/05/12 22:58:23 Exposure 130S image 78#