=== modified file src/core/StelPainter.cpp
--- src/core/StelPainter.cpp	2014-11-19 19:38:25 +0000
+++ src/core/StelPainter.cpp	2015-01-19 13:21:30 +0000
@@ -650,13 +650,14 @@
 	tessArc.append(win1);
 
 
+	/*
 	if (rotCenter.lengthSquared()<0.00000001)
 	{
 		// Great circle
 		// Perform the tesselation of the arc in small segments in a way so that the lines look smooth
 		fIter(prj, start, stop, win1, win2, tessArc, tessArc.insert(tessArc.end(), win2), 1, rotCenter);
 	}
-	else
+	else */
 	{
 		Vec3d tmp = (rotCenter^start)/rotCenter.length();
 		const double radius = fabs(tmp.length());