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This documentation is courtesy of Dave Frayer.

AutoOOF(bright_source_name)

4mm_oct2014.pdf


As a rough rule of thumb for the AutoOOF's, if the GFM solutions report
RMS>350-400um, then I would consider ignoring the AutoOOF surface
solutions and keeping the thermal's off (click yellow button to use the
initial pointing and focus corrections, but then turn off the thermals
and then point+focus).   One can get questionable surface corrections in
periods of significant winds (>~5m/s) and of course during a sunny day
and it may be safer to use no thermal solutions than bad solutions.   If
it is windy and/or during the day, I would consider not running the
AutoOOF's at all to save the time. AutoOOF-GFM RMS<300um typically in
good night time conditions (can be even less than <200um).