Paramount User Guide
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Common Parameter Name Description
The Paramount MX’s maximum slew rate in both right ascension
and declination is 4 degrees per second. The default maximum
slew rate in both axes is 3.6 degrees per second.
The Paramount MX+’s maximum slew rate and default maximum
slew rate in both right ascension and declination is the same as
the Paramount MX, with the included power supply unit.
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A higher wattage power supply unit can be purchased
seperately which gives the Paramount MX+ the abilities
to slew up to 10 degrees per second. The default
maximum slew rate in both axes is 3.6 degrees per
second.
Flip Hour Angle (HA)
Slews within this hour angle region (expressed in decimal hours) cause
mount to slew past the meridian and then track through the meridian.
Configuring Flip Hour Angle Graphically
When
TheSkyX Professional Edition
connects to the Paramount, the
current flip hour angle is represented on the Sky Chart as an orange line
drawn from the horizon to 90 degrees declination.
Figure 70: The orange line on the Sky Chart represents the current flip hour angle.
To dynamically change the flip hour angle, click and drag the orange
“dragger” square on the flip hour angle line (see the white arrow on
Figure 70).
