Illustration of a possible star position motion on the PLATO focal plane. We use as input a simulated time series of 1 h duration sampled at 8 Hz based on the current status of the pointing requirements. The Euclidian distance scatter is 2.25 mpixel rms with respect to the nominal (zero) position. Credit of the time series simulation: PLATO Industrial Core Team (OHB-System AG, TAS, RUAG Space).