iKarus Stellar Mate Plus, User Manual

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The StellarMate Plus Manual
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Align
The Align module enables highly accurate GOTOs and dead-center target images by
utilizing plate-solving. The process starts with capturing an image and plate-solving it to get
the exact sky coordinates. Once the coordinates are obtained, the mount is synchronized
and then commanded to slew to the correct target position. This cycle repeats until the
mount is within a few arcsecs from the target.
I t has the following features:
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Presets: you can save an unlimited amount of presets, which have all the camera
settings needed for alignment. You can also choose the scope and change the
StellarSolver profile.
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Three Actions: sync, slew to target or do nothing.
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Polar Alignment Assistance
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Capture & Solve
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Load and Slew
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Image Viewer
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Alignment Plot