Meade ETX-70AT Junior Manuel D'instructions page 67

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31 Appendix D
AppENdIX d: INITIAlIZATIoN EXAMplE
Initialization is a procedure that ensures that Autostar operates correctly. When you first
Autostar, it doesn't yet know where the observation location site is or the time or date of
observation session.
During the procedure, information, such as the current time and date, observation location,
telescope model, is entered into Autostar. Autostar uses this information to precisely calcu
the location of celestial objects (such as stars and planets) and how to move your telesc
correctly for various operations.
The diagram below depicts an example of the Autostar initialization procedure. The follow
are the parameters that are used in the example:
Date: March 26, 2001
Time: 12:47 AM
Location: Irvine, California
(00) Meade (1.0)
A U T O S T A R
Initializing. . .
WARNING
LOOKING AT . . .
spEEd
?
Getting Started
For a Detailed...
Enter Date:
01-jan-2000
2 (2X)
(1X)
6 (5X)
(1X)
Mar (2X)
2000 (4X)
2001 (1X)
Enter Date:
26-Mar-2001
Example of the Initialization Procedure.
Fig. 31:
Enter Time:
00:00:00PM
1 (1X)
(1X)
2 (2X)
(1X)
4 (4X)
7 (7X)
AM (default)
Enter Time:
12:47:00AM
Daylight Savings
>NO
Country/State
AFGHANISTAN
Multiple
Presses
Country/State
CALIFORNIA
Nearest City
ALAMEDA NAS
Multiple
Presses
Nearest City
IRVINE
Telescope Model
> ETX-60 or ETX-70
Setup
Align