Caution: The EQStar setting may not work if you do not have the Framework 4.0
and vs2013 redistributable x86 installed on your computer.
3.8 In order to control the mount with MD on it should set planetarium program. For
example SkySafary, Orion StarSeek, DSOPlaner or the like.
4. PC control
4.1 AUTOMATIC OBJECT SEARCH (GoTo)
Before beginning work , the on PC must be installed ASCOM platform and
EQMOD driver telescope.
Mount must be properly exhibited in the level and relative to the direction to
polar star.
Next to a planetarium program on your PC, select Menu ASCOM telescope
EQMOD, and in his installations, select the COM port. COM port number can be
identify by name CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COMx) at manager Windows
hardware. Now you can connect to the planetarium CS. After successful connections
must be made to align to the telescope according to the instructions on the application
EQMOD (http://eq-mod.sourceforge.net/tutindex.html). The telescope is now "knows"
the object on which he directed. At this telescope is align completed and you can snap
produce guidance on the desired object. To do this, you need to specify the mouse in
planetarium program search object and clicking the right mouse button to select click
"Goto" menu. After the end of the movement to be followed by the search object sound
signal. Now the desired object in the field of view of the telescope and you can proceed
to his observation.
4.2 ASTRO PHOTOGRAPHY WITH LONG EXPOSITIONS
For photographing space objects with long exposures, compensation for telescope
tracking errors is required. For this, the CS supports two options for guiding:
through the port Autoguide ST-4 - AutoGuider Port, and pulse guide - ASCOM
PulseGuide from EQMOD.
