1 = .5x
2= 1x (sidereal)
3= 4x
4= 8x
5= 16x
6 = 64x
7= .5º / sec
8= 2º / sec
9= 3º / sec
Nine available slew speeds
Setup Procedures
The Advanced GT contains many user defined setup functions designed to give the user control over the telescope's many advanced features. All of the setup and utility features can be accessed by pressing the MENU key and scrolling through the options:
Tracking Mode This allows you to change the way the telescope tracks depending on the type of mount being used to support the telescope. The telescope has three different tracking modes:
EQ North Used to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned in the
Northern Hemisphere.
EQ South Used to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned in the
Southern Hemisphere.
Off When using the telescope for terrestrial (land) observation, the tracking can be turned off so that the telescope never moves.
Tracking Rate In addition to being able to move the telescope with the hand control buttons, your telescope will continually track a celestial object as it moves across the night sky. The tracking rate can be changed depending on what type of object is being observed:
Sidereal This rate compensates for the rotation of the Earth by moving the telescope at the same rate as the rotation of the Earth, but in the opposite direction. When the telescope is polar aligned, this can be accomplished by moving the telescope in right ascension only.
Lunar Used for tracking the moon when observing the lunar landscape.
Solar Used for tracking the Sun when solar observing with the proper filter.
View
User Defined Objects - Your telescope can store up to 400 different user defined objects in its memory. The objects can be daytime land objects or an interesting celestial object that you discover
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