Paramount User Guide
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4.
A fixed mirror telescope. (Errors due to mirror flop make high-accuracy tracking nearly
impossible.)
5.
An extensive set of TPoint modeling data (50 to 200 stars or more recommended).
Getting Started with ProTrack
A robust mount coupled with superb modeled telescope pointing is required for superb modeled
telescope tracking. Here are the keys to getting excellent ProTrack results:
Make sure every component of the imaging system is robust, from the pier mounting to the
camera mounting and everything in between. Loose mechanics, or even poorly mounted
cabling can introduce random errors that cannot be corrected by TPoint and therefore degrade
ProTrack’s performance.
Use the
TPoint Add On’s
Automated Pointing Calibration feature to obtain an accurate pointing
calibration data set.
Employ a TPoint Super Model that is based on a large number of pointing calibration samples.
Activating ProTrack
1.
From
TheSkyX Professional Edition
, choose the
Connect
command from the
Telescope
menu to
connect to the Paramount.
2.
Turn on the
Activate ProTrack
checkbox on the
ProTrack
tab of the
TPoint Add On
window to
view a table of ProTrack corrections that will be applied to tracking.
3.
Turn on the
Enable Tracking Adjustments
checkbox to apply the corrections to the mount’s
position while tracking.
Details about the
ProTrack
tab on the
TPoint Add On
window can be found in the
TPoint Add On
User
Guide.
