“Sync Home Position” using the StarGO software as described in section 3.2.5
and will transmit the point where the mount is really pointing at that moment (i.e.
the Celestial Pole) to the StarGO.
NOTE:
When the “Multi Star” is checked in the StarGO (see section 3.2.5,
) and therefore the multi-star modeling is enabled, the first and each
successive sync, up to 24, contributes to build the model. To maintain the StarGO
in Multi-Star Model enabled status it is necessary to check it during the last
computerized section, switching off the mount in this status.
The following sequence of three SkySafari screenshots, taken with the mount in
equatorial mode, is useful to understand the event sequence and its results:
They were taken
a) just after the connection has occurred (
), b) at the
moment of syncing to a near South Meridian star (
) and c) after the
“Align” function is carried out (North Celestial Pole area,
).
Figure 4.4c. SkySafari connected
The above illustration depicts, as described above, the SkySafari screen just after
the connection. The telescope points exactly on the celestial coordinates origins,
i.e. RA=0 e DEC=0, (seen ovals 1 and 2). The RA indication in oval 2 differs
slightly from the point 00, 00 due to the time elapsed between the moment of the
connection and that of the screenshot (38 seconds in our example) because the
telescope is not yet tracking.
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