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NOTE: To operate the mount in Alt-Azimuth mode (for the mounts that allow this
operating mode) it is normally sufficient to use a smartphone
or tablet equipped
with
suitable software such as SkySafari (see the following sections 4 and 5), along with
to the control keypad. The StarGo retains the chosen operational mode in its
memory.
The “PARKING” frame allows management of the key positions that the mount will use at
the end of the operating session or resetting of the starting point if needed during the
session. The meaning of the four buttons is the following:
•
Set Park
button places in the StarGO memory the position in which the telescope
shall be parked.
•
Park
button moves the mount parking in the positions previously selected. Using the
Park function enables the mount to be switched off and restarted, even after many
days, without losing the sky alignment.
•
Slew to Home Position
buttons brings the mount to
the Home position previously
defined with the Sync Home Position function corresponding to the starting position
to which the
Sync Home Position
has been previously set.
Two check boxes are on the bottom of the frame. The first “Use Multi-Star Model” enables
the StarGO to accept the sky model built using the X-Solver tool (see the Appendix). The
second check box tells the mount to move up a Meridian Flip before the Meridian is
reached.
The
“
Sync Home Position
”
button, below the PARKING frame, allows synchronization
of the telescope Home Position with the established mount home position (CWD position
with the counterweight bar down and the telescope pointing North).
Figure 4.7 – Main Panel with a parked mount
Whenever the mount stops at the
PARK
position, the StarGO GUI will suddenly change.
The directional buttons will be replaced by the information indicating that the mount is now
in “PARKED” status (see figure 4.7). A new push button will become available to perform
mount “
UNPARK
” operation.