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b) Offset of transition (°): size of the offset in degrees of transit, useful if you want to make a transit
asymmetric in which the object is not pointed at the center of the transit itself. If you want the object to
be studied in the center of transit, select the option below "Center"
c) Passes: number of consecutive transits recorded by the radio telescope
d) Dec Change (°): if the number of transits set is greater than 1, it is possible to indicate how many de-
grees to move a transit compared to another. With this option enabled, RadioUniverse show on the
"Radio Map" preview position (with a red line) of the different transits
e) Integration time (s): the number of seconds in which RadioUniverse performs an average of the signal.
Selectable values are from 1 to 30 seconds: the longer the lower the "noise" of data reading.
f) Auto Recalibrate: if you select this option RadioUniverse automatically calibrate the radiometric signal
taking it back, at the end of each transit, at mid-scale (with a value around 8000). This function is useful
when you want to take multiple consecutive transits of the same object (if it is necessary to record to
set high gain). In fact, due to the different height of the object with the capturing of different transits, it
is preferable to select this option to make sure that the radio value does not exit from the dynamic ran-
ge value (from 0 to 16363).
5) Click the "Filename" button: in the window that opens, select the folder where you want to save the file and the
file name to be registered. For transits, RadioUniverse create a csv file that contains the radio data and the coor-
dinates of each recorded point.
6) Then click the button "Start Sequence" to start shooting the transit. The radio telescope will direct to the starting
point of transit and will stop there (the mount motors will be stopped).
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7) While recording, you can see the values entered in the field "Sequence Result" and see the curve that results in
the top right.
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