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to control your Mount manually using arrow buttons and abort movement using
a STOP button. It is possible to reverse the controls if you feel it is easier that
way to control your mount. The speed of the mount can be controlled using a
slider which has four speeds: Guide, Centering, Find, and Max. The details of the
mount's position are shown, which are: RA, DEC, AZ, ALT, HA, and ZA. You can
specify the target you want to move to using the Target field. To specify
a Target, click on the magnifier icon and selecting an object. You can specify
manually where to go to by filling the RA/AZ or DE/AL field and then choosing the
type by clicking on the appropriate setting. There is a status bar that shows if the
mount is idle or doing some action. The small button on the bottom-right corner
is used to sync the GPS location. There are four main options for automatic
mount control:
· GOTO: Slews your mount to the selected target and tracks it.
· SYNC: Sets the mount coordinates as the current coordinates. No motion
takes place.
· PARK: Park the mount to its parking position. The parking position varies from
mount to mount. Some driver support custom parking positions while others
support only one static parking position. For GEM mount, parking position is
usually with the mount looking toward the celestial pole with the counter
weights down.
· UNPARK: Unparks the mount so it can be moved.
18.4.8.8 Observatory
Introduction
The observatory module is used to manage the dome and weather-triggered
shutdown procedure. It has weather data directly displayed in the module. Along
with the configurable thresholds for Warning and Alert states, you can rest easily
knowing that KStars can take the appropriate actions to protect your observatory
from adverse weather conditions. The observatory module also includes a
dedicated weather widget with love plotting for each parameter.
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