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Chapter 4 AUTOMATIC GOTO SLEWING
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Select a star from an alignment stars list in the object database. Be sure to select alignment
stars for which you recognize locations in the night sky. Aldebaran in Taurus, the Bull is
shown here as an example of the first alignment star.
In
SCOPE MODE
, press the command key (or the command key to access “Star” in
“Object Menu” with the or key, and press the key).
Select stars that are available for alignment (stars marked with ◎ are seen above the
horizon.) with the or direction key and press the key.
The dialog box appears to confirm if you are ready to slew the telescope to the target you
selected. Choose OK and press the key to start the Go-To slewing. At the same time,
the target is marked and a position of the first alignment star is indicated on the bottom of
the screen by its coordinate
Note: If the “Go-To message” is set to off, the Go-To slewing will start at once without
confirmation. This chapter assumes that the “Go-To message” is set to on.
The telescope starts moving toward the
target. (Go-To is indicated on the lower right
of the screen.)
Go-To slewing is completed.
As soon as the Go-To slewing finishes, the
STAR BOOK TEN rings the chimes and the
slewing speed is changed to the sidereal
rate.
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