APPENDIX E: INITIALIZATION EXAMPLE
ENTER
Enter Time:
00:00:00PM
1 (1X)
(1X)
2 (2X)
(1X)
4 (4X)
7 (7X)
AM
Enter Time:
12:47:00AM
ENTER
Daylight Savings
>NO
(00) Meade (1.0)
A U T O S T A R
Initializing. . .
WARNING
LOOKING AT . . .
ENTER
Getting Started
For a Detailed...
Enter Date:
01-Jan-2000
2 (2X)
(1X)
6 (5X)
(1X)
Mar (2X)
2000 (4X)
2001 (1X)
Enter Date:
26-Mar-2001
ENTER
Country/State
AFGHANISTAN
Country/State
CALIFORNIA
Nearest City
ALAMEDA NAS
Nearest City
IRVINE
Telescope Model
> ETX-60 or ETX-70
Setup
Align
Multiple
Presses
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
Multiple
Presses
(default)
SPEED
?
Initialization is a procedure that ensures that Autostar operates correctly. When you first use
Autostar, it doesn't yet know where the observation location site is or the time or date of the
observation session.
During the procedure, information, such as the current time and date, observation location, and
telescope model, is entered into Autostar. Autostar uses this information to precisely calculate
the location of celestial objects (such as stars and planets) and how to move your telescope
correctly for various operations.
The diagram below depicts an example of the Autostar initialization procedure. The following
are the parameters that are used in the example:
Date: March 26, 2001
Time: 12:47 AM
Location: Irvine, California
Fig. 31:Example of the Initialization Procedure.
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