Indeed. rightclick->telescope->slew is the same as pressing the slew
button on the toolbar. It goes to the current target, not the location
of the right click nor the current view position.
This is easily verified with the EQMOD simulator.
Sander
Ken Harrison wrote:
> Rod,
> Just tried your suggestion. I can get the FOV indicator to centre on the
> required RA and Dec ( 6hr , 60 dec N) I then click on the telescope slew
> command and the nearest it gets is to the closest star in CdC - TYC
> 4094-2305-1 When I relocated the FOV indicator and asked for another slew -
> I just get the Beep and no movement!
>
>
>
>
> On 22/11/2009, Rod Mollise <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Negative. Either position your cursor on the desired RA/Dec or center it
>> using the position command and put your cursor there...then...right click,
>> telescope, slew.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Rod Mollise
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
>> [email protected]<skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com>
>> [mailto:[email protected]<skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com>]
>> On Behalf Of Ken
>> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 9:12 AM
>> To:
>> [email protected]<skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: [skychart-discussion] Re: Slewing EQMOD mount to a nominated RA &
>> Dec
>>
>> just had the chance to set-up the HEQ5/ EQMOD and CdC V3....
>> Went to View/ Position and changed it arbitrarily to 6 hr and 60deg
>> North. This centres those coordinates on the screen but still doesn't
>> allow the EDmod to slew/ GOTO the position :(
>> It seems CdC ONLY recognises positions from its databases..
>>
>> --- In
>> [email protected]<skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com>,
>> John Mahony <jmmah...@...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I hope so. I'm still using v2.76, but on a closely related issue, I
>>>
>> always wished it was possible to click on a random point on the screen and
>> say "sync here" when trying to sync between CdC and the scope when imaging,
>> but it will only let you do that at the position of a particular database
>> object. So I have to fudge around with the keypad taking multiple short
>> exposures to get an object very well centered, before syncing. It would be
>> so much easier to just click on the point on-screen that appears at the
>> center of the image and say "sync here".
>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>
>>>> From: Ken <kenm.harri...@...>
>>>>
>>>> Under CdC V3.0.1.6 is it possible to enter a random RA and Dec value
>>>>
>> and
>> then
>>
>>>> get the scope to GOTO??
>>>> ( Thinking about an obscure object - not in the CdC database, where you
>>>>
>> have the
>>
>>>> catalogue details and want to image)
>>>> The advanced Search doesn't give that option????
>>>>
>>>>
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