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changed to accommodate heavier payloads or other personal preferences (for example, you might want to lower
the maximum slew rate because, “I don’t want my expensive equipment slewing around too fast!”).
The advanced settings are mount-specific control system configuration options that are used for custom (non-
Paramount) mounts. Most advanced parameters should not be modified for Paramount ME or Paramount MX
mounts. Each parameter is displayed in the Description text box at the boom of the window. Click the parameter’s
name in the tree list to view its current value. Click the Edit button to change the value for this parameter; altered
parameters appear in red text.
Common Parameters
Commonly modified Bisque TCS parameters are described below.
Common Parameter Name
Description
Acceleration
The motor's relative acceleration/deceleration setting. Lower numbers
(for example, 250) yield slower acceleration and deceleration while
higher numbers (for example, 750) yield faster acceleration and
deceleration.
Non-sidereal Rate
The non-sidereal rate, in arcseconds per second, is the rate added to or
subtraced from the sidereal tracking rate.
Although this rate can be set manually, TheSky Professional can set the
rate automatically. See the Set Track Rates button documentation for
details how to do this.
Guide Rate (Fraction of
Sidereal)
This value reflects the rate at which the telescope is moved when
autoguider corrections are made.
The general rule of thumb is that the fewer number of corrections to the
mount’s position that are made during autoguided exposures, the
better the resulting star profile. So, a the guide rate of 0.5 sidereal rate
(the default setting) is the optimal value to achieve this goal.
Max Slew Speed (%)*
The percentage of the mount's maximum slew rate that is used when
slewing the mount. The default is 80 percent.
• The Paramount ME’s maximum slew rate in hour angle is 3.5
degrees per second and 5 degrees per second in declination, so the
default maximum slew rate is approximately 3.2 and 4.5 degrees
per second.
• The Paramount ME’s maximum slew rate is about 4 degrees per
second in both axes.
• The Paramount MX’s maximum slew rate in both hour angle and
declination is 4 degrees per second. The default maximum slew
rate in both axes is 3.6 degrees per second.