Alas, you're right. I did try this earlier, but must have hit on a dim star. Patrick?
Peace, Rod Mollise Rod's new book: _Choosing and Using a New CAT_ Available Now! <http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Harrison Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [skychart-discussion] Re: Slewing EQMOD mount to a nominated RA & Dec 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 > Rod's new book: > _Choosing and Using a New CAT_ > Available Now! > > <http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected]<skychart-discussion%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected]<skychart-discussion%40yahoogroup s.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???? > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- "Very funny Scotty... now beam down our clothes!" http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/astronomical_spectroscopy/?yguid=32261242 5 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
