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Figure 81: Example hemisphere settings for the southern hemisphere.
Relative Home Sensor Position (Hour Angle)
Shows the hour angle of the homing sensor based on the mount’s synchronization information.
Relative Home Sensor Position (Declination)
Shows the declination of the homing sensor based on the mount’s synchronization information.
Absolute Home Sensor Position (Hour Angle)
This text box shows the mechanically fixed hour angle of the homing sensor. This value cannot be changed
for the Paramount ME, Paramount ME II, Paramount MX or Paramount MX+ mounts and is always HA =
2.0 and Dec = 0.0.
Absolute Home Sensor Position (Declination)
This text box shows the mechanically fixed declination of the homing sensor. This value cannot be
changed for the Paramount ME, Paramount ME II, Paramount MX or Paramount MX+ mounts.
See the “Advanced Parameters” on page 124 for a discussion of the differences between the relative and
absolute homing position.
Note on Southern Hemisphere Hour Angle and Declination Values
Figure 81 shows the home sensor’s
absolute position
and
relative position
for the southern
hemisphere. Both values reflect the
mechanical position of the mount
, not actual
sky
coordinates
. This convention allows
TheSkyX Professional Edition
to know which side of the
pier the OTA is on.
