Automatic platesolve error

[Terestron]

every time I run Automatic I get "classical platesolving failed, trying astrometrtie.net" which will work.

I have checked my file path to both GSC catalog and USAC4 and both are correct...what is going on?

[Hamza Touhami]

it can fail for a whole slew of reasons including ( but not limited to) : stars are too big, seeing is horrible, you're further than 5 degrees from the reported Ra and Dec. It is great that astrometry.net was designed as a failover

[Terestron]

OK I did notice once it platesolved online then it worked.

Another question. Is there a way to autofocus each filter, or is my only option is to use offsets?

[Hamza Touhami]

Hi. PRISM only uses filter offsets because it is the most efficient way to focus. Customers with 3nm Ha filters and the like might find it difficult to focus.

[Terestron]

I disagree. I prefer an option to focus with every filter change. It is a deal killer for me. I do not trust offsets. Is it possible in the next version to update a option to do autofocus for each filter?