Observatory Progress

[MarkS]

Rubber flooring?  I've got wall to wall carpet waiting to go in - I won't have a chance to do it before Saturday though.

I installed a red bulb in one of the two wall lights in the observatory last night.  So I have a red light for night use and a white light for when the roof is closed. It looks very seedy with the red light illuminated.

I also set up EQMOD for the first time ever.  I have a question though: once I finished, I set my scope to park and then closed Cartes du Ciel.  So tonight when I switch my PC on, fire up CdC, link to the scope and unpark it, will it know exactly where in the sky it is pointing (assuming the PC clock is accurate, the mount properly aligned and I haven't touched the scope in the meantime)?

If so, I think I'm going to enjoy this observatory lark

[Rocket Pooch]

Hi Mark,

Rubber flooring Red light, sounds inviting for certain types.

EQMOD you can park at position and it remembers it, then you just plug it back in and unpark and bingo your off again, its really good.  I used to have my pier mount in London setup this way and when I went to the observatory I was up and running in seconds with the 1st goto always very close at 2 meter focal length.  If you get any issues with this park method it will be flexture or inaccurate clock timing and you will need to re-sync.

Chris

[The Thing]

In the section where you can go into the sync data list you can set if eqmod saves the data on park and restores it on unpark.

[Carole]

Well at least your Obsy won't look like mine did when I put a red light in it!!!!

[RobertM]

It's Christmas !!!

I must admit Carole, that's a good candidate for an APOD...

[mickw]

It's Christmas !!!

I must admit Carole, that's a good candidate for an APOD...

Well it would be - it is A POD 

[MarkS]

Well at least your Obsy won't look like mine did when I put a red light in it!!!!

 

[Carole]

it is A POD

Very clever!!!! 

[Fay]

 

[doug]

No pampas grass ......

[JohnP]

Well it would be - it is A POD 

Blimey Mick you are on the ball today... very funny...

[Fay]

 

[MarkS]

Paradise!!

[mickw]

Did you manage to get to sleep with that grin on your face ?   

[JohnP]

Excellent Mark - you must be very pleased after all your hard work - John.