Coordinates Help

Go To Coordinates Help

The Go To Coordinates tab can either slew the scope to user entered coordinates, or display coordinates of the current scope location. The "front" side of the tab has 3 input fields for RA and 3 for Dec. The "back" side contains 3 input fields for Alt and 3 for Az. Flipping between RA/Dec and Alt/Az is done with the button in the upper right of the tab.

Go To Coordinates

To slew the scope to specific coordinates, tap on the appropriate input fields to display a keyboard for entering data. Invalid entries will be signaled by audible feedback, and rejected. Once valid coordinates have been entered, tap the Go To button to slew the scope to the location.

Display Current Coordinates

To display the coordinates of the scope's current location, tap the Current button. The coordinates will be retrieved from the scope and displayed in the appropriate fields.

Note: Meade Autostar II telescopes do not allow the ability to Go To Alt/Az coordinates if the mount is configured in Polar mode.