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Originally Posted by Lismore Bloke
Thanks for that advice Gary. I was wondering about that feature. One or my problems is the lack of alignment stars visible at this time of year. Ron (astroron) suggested using a combination of stars and planets. That would be handy because the planets are nearly always visible above the roof. Anything much further north than that is pretty much blocked from view. Cheers, Paul.
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for the post.
Argo Navis allows you to align on any object, including during the very first initial alignment.
For example, to align on JUPITER, dial up MODE CATALOG, PLANETS/SUN,
JUPITER and then press EXIT. Then dial up MODE ALIGN and when you enter
the menu, it will display ALIGN JUPITER. Center JUPITER in the eyepiece
and press ENTER.
Likewise, one might, for example, select a suitable star from the thousands
of selections available in the BRIGHT STAR catalog, EXIT out of MODE CATALOG
and then use MODE ALIGN to align on it.
Perfect when the views of the sky are limited.
So in a nutshell, the last object that was accessed in MODE CATALOG or MODE
IDENTIFY or MODE TOUR becomes the "current object" and subsequently
entering MODE ALIGN allows you to align on it.
For example, say you have performed a two star alignment but weren't completely
happy with the first star you aligned on because it was partly obscured by the
leaves of a tree. You therefore have an alignment in place, but it may not be the
best. You then spy another bright star between the trees, but without being
able to see it within the context of other stars, are not sure what it is.
Dial up MODE IDENTIFY, STARS, MAG 3, say, ANY CONSTEL and then
point the scope to it. Argo Navis will then identify it. If you EXIT out of
MODE IDENTIFY and enter into MODE ALIGN, you can then center this
newly identified star and align on it.
Whenever you perform an alignment, Argo Navis will always align on the
object you just aligned on and the one previous to it.
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
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