[guide-user] Re: Scope xtrol

Andre Germain Jan 20, 2000

re: Scope xtrol - version 2

Hmm...

This would not be compatible with the LX200 Serial port! I wrote my routines
to mimick LX200, and they work fine. I would much enjoy constant updates of
where the
scope is pointing in guide, but this is not available with the LX200
interface.
Further, if I use the 1 second file update, I would lose the nifty guide
telescope slews!

So, could we expect the following, one day, when?

1) LX200 constant position update
2) Continuous LX200 slews (satelite tracking)
3) Scope mechanical compensation by guide for LX200

I was planning on writing my own code for 3), but it is a rather
daunting task. I already have a two star alignment set up, with
all its ugly multi-dimensional matrices, but it is not enough to
center objects in the tiny TC245 CCD frame.

Cheers
P.S: would people object to the egroup users sharing pictures and stories
of our CCD sessions, observatories, the likes. It is not the intent of
this site, but...