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Presets: last sub ends

Drag to orbit, right-click and drag to pan, scroll to zoom. German equatorial mount at a mid-northern latitude; target transits the zenith. The scenario recomputes live from the settings above. The angular scale is exaggerated for clarity.

How NINA decides the last sub

NINA never cuts a sub-exposure short to make the flip. The decision happens between exposures: before each new sub, NINA checks whether it can finish before the flip deadline (Max. minutes after meridian). A sub that fits runs to completion, and a sub that does not fit is simply never started, so the flip starts right after the previous sub ends.

Minutes after meridian Max. minutes after meridian Fits NINA checks between exposures: the next sub-exposure fits, so it runs; the flip starts right after it ends. Does not fit - skipped The next sub-exposure would finish after Max. minutes after meridian: it is never started. A running sub is never aborted. 0 (meridian) +2m +15m Example: Sub-exposure duration 420 s, Minutes after meridian +2m, Max. minutes after meridian +15m