Observatory Control Tutorials

The Observatory Control provides a number of extremely useful functions:

• Go to a catalog object

• Search for nearby catalog objects

• Synchronize telescope to a catalog object

• Synchronize telescope to a PinPoint solution

• Nudge telescope in any direction

• Automatically center telescope on an object in an image

• Park and un-park telescope

• Set telescope real-time clock

• Add telescope coordinates to the image FITS header

• Add object name to the image FITS header

These tutorials introduce you to basic telescope operations and the auto-center function.