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Originally Posted by h0ughy
i am having major issues with the Sirius maxdome 2 Dome setup after the demise of my dome pc . for those out there with the dome control setup do you have any advice? when it pointing north the numbers are vastly different when pointing south or even west? its doing my head in!!
using maxdome through POTHub and ascom setup!  
see video here |
Having just recommissioned my obs this is reasonably fresh in my mind. Unfortunately, I have
no clue what POTHub even is, but getting the dome parameters set correctly is key (of course) and I think those parameters are universal. Attached are mine (for my scope and location). It's probably of limited use to you but at least the parameters are explained. BTW, I use TheSkyX's Maxdome II controller.
NOTE:
1) “The Mount” is the point on the mount where the RA axis intersects the Declination axis
2) “The Optical Center” is the point lying on the optical axis of the telescope that is closest to “The Mount”
3) “The Dome” is the point at the center of the dome that lies on the plane of the equator (or bottom) of the dome hemisphere.
4) When measuring the values, always use the same units, (eg inches or millimeters). The type of unit is not important.
PS: Your facebook won't let me view the video.