Re: RA units
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Richard Spencer
Thanks Howard. And I just learned a new word! "sexagesawhatsit".
From: "Howard howard@... [ap-gto]" To: "ap-gto@..." Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 2:53 PM Subject: RE: [ap-gto] RA units The keypad also does not have a button designated for a decimal point. The sexagesimal format did not require the additional button.
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Howard Hedlund
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-282-1513
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Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2017 10:44 PM To: ap-gto@... Subject: RE: [ap-gto] RA units Not with the current firmware version.
Christopher Erickson
Consulting Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com From:
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Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2017 9:46 AM To: ap-gto@... Subject: Re: [ap-gto] RA units Thanks Christopher--but I am just working with the hand controller at this point. So is there any way to do this using just the HC?
Rick
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To: ap-gto@... Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2017 2:23 PM Subject: RE: [ap-gto] RA units When controlling the mount with SkySafari Plus/Pro, you can configure the app to work in multiple representations
of RA/DEC coordinates.
HH MM SS.S & DD MMSS.S
HH MM.M & DD MM
HH.HHHHH & DD.DDDDDD
I hope that helps.
Christopher Erickson Consulting Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com From:
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Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2017 7:15 AM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] RA units I'm using a Mach1--new to it, but it works well!
I would like to enter object RA/dec coordinates into the HC; the format it "wants" appears to be hours:minutes:seconds; my source (Kepple
& Sanner) lists RA as hours, minutes, tenths of minutes.
Can the HC be set to accept this different input?
P.S. (Yes, I know it's a trivial conversion; take e.g. 0.7 minutes, multiply by 60, get 42 seconds)
Thank you, Rick Spencer
Elkton, MD
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