Making Sure Synchronization Is Correct - Software Bisque Paramount ME User Manual

Paramount ME User's Guide

Making Sure Synchronization Is Correct

The first step to ensure the Paramount ME is properly synchronized is to look at the hour
angle and declination of the homing sensors reported by TheSky6. After synchronizing the
mount, from TheSky6 Professional Edition, click Telescope > Options > More Settings. The
Setup tab shows the Home Sensor Position (see Figure 52).
If the mount is properly synchronized, TheSky6's computed position for the home sensors
will match the physical position of the home sensors. Remember, the mount's physical
home position cannot change, so TheSky6's reported home position must be near hour
angle 2 and declination 0 in the northern hemisphere. If TheSky reports a home position
that is significantly different from hour angle 2 and declination 0 in the northern
hemisphere, then synchronization is wrong. A small difference is okay, it just means that
your telescope/eyepiece/camera is not perfectly aligned with the mount's axes.
See "Starting Synchronization Over" on page 84 to resynchronize the mount if necessary.
Note that the above description above assumes the Paramount ME is located in the
northern hemisphere and the Versa-Plate is mounted in the "typical" position (page 30). If
the Versa-Plate is mounted in the "wide" position, then TheSky6's reported home position
will be 90 degrees from hour angle 2. See "Appendix D – Southern Hemisphere Setup and
Use" on page 109 for details about configuring the Paramount ME for use in the southern
hemisphere.
Figure 52: The homing sensor positions computed by TheSky6.
TheSky6 Professional Edition can also provide graphical feedback to help you ensure that
the mount is synchronized correctly, and recognizes areas that have unique behavior when
tracking or slewing near the meridian. While TheSky6 Professional Edition is connected to
the Paramount ME, two regions are drawn near the meridian. If the regions are centered
on the meridian, then the synchronization is most likely correct. Note that Paramount
ME's tracking and slewing will behave differently when the OTA is pointing within these
regions.
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