Target Name | Magnitude | |
Declination | ||
Right Ascension | ||
Azimuth | Altitude | |
N/S Hemisphere | ||
Mount Status | ||
Slew Speed | Current Time |
Figure 6. 8408 HC LCD Information Screen
1.Target Name/Mount Position: displays the name of the target that telescope is currently pointed to or the current mount position.
•An object name, such as “Mercury” or “Andromeda Galaxy”: Name of the Star or celestial object that the mount is currently slewing to, GOTO or tracking;
•User Position: The mount is point to a user defined position, which could be a real sky object or just simply due to press an arrow key.
2.Magnitude: the magnitude of the current celestial object
3.Right Ascension: Right Ascension of the telescope, or R.A.
4.Declination: Declination of the telescope, or DEC.
5.Azimuth: Azimuth of the telescope (north is 0º, east 90º, south 180º, and west 270º).
6.Altitude: Altitude of the telescope (degrees vertical from the local horizon - zenith is 90º).
7.Mount Status: Display current operation status of the mount.
•Stop: mount is not moving;
•Slew: mount is moving with an arrow key is pressed;
•GoTo: mount is slewing to a celestial object using “Select and Slew”;
8.Slew speed: It has 9 speeds: 1X, 2X, 8X, 16X, 64X, 128X, 256X, 512X, MAX (~4.5º/sec, depends on power source).
9.Current Time: display local time in a format of HH:MM:SS.
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