A method for determining a spatial orientation of a measuring aid object, which has reference features (52, 52a), which are attached in a defined spatial relationship and provide light spots (61, 62, 63), for and using a laser tracker (10, 11) having - a base, which defines a standing axis, - a support, which is pivotable by a motor about the standing axis in relation to the base, - a pivot unit (15, 20), which is rotatable by a motor about a tilt axis in relation to the support, having an image capture unit for capturing an image of the light spots (61, 62, 63), - a radiation source for emitting a laser beam (17, 21), - a distance measuring unit for measuring the distance to the measuring aid object by means of the laser beam (17, 21), and - an angle measuring functionality for determining an emission direction of the laser beam (17, 21) in relation to the base, wherein, in the scope of the method, - an image is captured in the direction of the measuring aid object having light spots (61, 62, 63), which can each be captured in dependence at least on a position and/or on an alignment of the measuring aid object and - the spatial orientation of the measuring aid object is derived by means of image analysis from image positions (71, 72) in the image for the light spots (61, 62, 63) captured in the image, characterized in that - a local consideration criterion with respect to an appearance of an individual light spot (61, 62, 63) in the image is defined for the image analysis or a global consideration criterion with respect to a position relationship between a number of light spots (61, 62, 63) in the image is defined for the image analysis, - a check of a fulfillment of the local or global consideration criterion is performed for at least one of the light spots (61, 62, 63) captured in the image, and - if the consideration criterion is not fulfilled, the at least one of the light spots (61, 62, 63) captured in the image is weighted in reduced form, in particular excluded, for the derivation of the spatial orientation. - a base, which defines a standing axis, - a support, which is pivotable by a motor about the standing axis in relation to the base, - a pivot unit (15, 20), which is rotatable by a motor about a tilt axis in relation to the support, having an image capture unit for capturing an image of the light spots (61, 62, 63), - a radiation source for emitting a laser beam (17, 21), - a distance measuring unit for measuring the distance to the measuring aid object by means of the laser beam (17, 21), and - an angle measuring functionality for determining an emission direction of the laser beam (17, 21) in relation to the base, - an image is captured in the direction of the measuring aid object having light spots (61, 62, 63), which can each be captured in dependence at least on a position and/or on an alignment of the measuring aid object and - the spatial orientation of the measuring aid object is derived by means of image analysis from image positions (71, 72) in the image for the light spots (61, 62, 63) captured in the image, - a local consideration criterion with respect to an appearance of an individual light spot (61, 62, 63) in the image is defined for the image analysis or a global consideration criterion with respect to a position relationship between a number of light spots (61, 62, 63) in the image is defined for the image analysis, - a check of a fulfillment of the local or global consideration criterion is performed for at least one of the light spots (61, 62, 63) captured in the image, and - if the consideration criterion is not fulfilled, the at least one of the light spots (61, 62, 63) captured in the image is weighted in reduced form, in particular excluded, for the derivation of the spatial orientation.