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Altitude 25°, Latitude 40°
South East / South West
South
North East / North West
Track Rate
Number of
button presses*
Track Rate
Number of
button presses
Track Rate
Number of
button presses
Azimuth .87x
sidereal
3
1x sidereal
4
.4x sidereal
2
Altitude ±.53x
sidereal
2
0x sidereal
0
±.53x sidereal
2
*Each button press increases the motor speed by .25 times sidereal
Altitude 55°, Latitude 40°
South East / South West
South
North East / North West
Track Rate
Number of
button presses
Track Rate
Number of
button presses
Track Rate
Number of
button presses
Azimuth 1.4x
sidereal
6
1.7x sidereal
7
-.13x sidereal
1
Altitude ±.53x
sidereal
2
0x sidereal
0
±.53x sidereal
2
Altitude 70°, Latitude 40°
South East / South West
South
North East / North West
Track Rate
Number of
button presses
Track Rate
Number of
button presses
Track Rate
Number of
button presses
Azimuth 2.1x
sidereal
9
2.7x sidereal
11
-.8x sidereal
3
Altitude ±.53x
sidereal
2
0x sidereal
0
±.53x sidereal
2
When pressing the hand control buttons to set the Alt-Az track rate, use the “double button” feature to increase
the rate in larger steps. Each time you use the double button the track rate will increase by 1x sidereal. For
Example, if you wish to track a star in the south that is at 70° altitude (see table for Altitude 70°), instead of
pressing the azimuth button 11 times you could use the double button twice and then press the single button 3
times.
Alt-Az
Tracking
Tips
