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Originally Posted by RobF
Ken, I've never used EQMOD through the handset, but it's my understanding it becomes passive - effectively just part of the communication connection. EQMOD includes more sophisticated pointing modelling than the handset. You can do n-point sky models on either side of the meridian independently if need be (where "n" can be a very large number).
Basically you tell your planetarium software to point at an object, align it centrally in your scope (visually, by plate solving, or manually off camera image) then issue a "Sync" command from software (they all have various ways of doing this if you read the manual). In EQMOD you can choose how it reacts to a received Sync - e.g. if it adds it to the existing pointing model, or syncs the entire existing model.
Most people that start using EQMOD find it hard to go back to the handset.....  |
Thanks Rob,
I do rall reading about that but wasn't sure if it was what I needed for my situation as I don't have my setup fixed in one place (pack it up after each session) so I will re-read on that and how it all works.
After everything else I've read re EQMOD my aim was to do away with the handset and drive it all from the laptop.
Lots of reading to do and get your head around it all, new terms to understand the meaning of such as the one you have just mentioned (visually, by plate solving) but that's ok I enjoy new things and challenges.
Thanks for the info.
Nico.