I'm wondering, can I use Stellarium to set limits on my mount so it doesn't crash into the pier, or would I have to use the web interface. If I use the web interface, will it work with Stellarium so if I am using Stellarium to go to an object, it will also know not to slew past a certain point?Īnother question. Can I use a camera and take a picture, plate solve and enter the coordinates of where ever the telescope is pointing into Stellarium to align the mount and provide more accurate gotos, or will it be best to use the bright star alignment routine with the hand controller. Many thanks in advance for anyone who can give me advice. I really appreciate it.Ĭan I use a camera and take a picture, plate solve and enter the coordinates of where ever the telescope is pointing into Stellarium to align the mount and provide more accurate gotos, or will it be best to use the bright star alignment routine with the hand controller. If you will be using the mount for imaging primarily, then plate solving is the way to go. I don't even bother to build a model anymore and just do a cold start every time, plate solve and sync the mount and away it goes. I use SequenceGeneratorPro for image capture and when I 'solve and sync' the mount is synced to the sky coordinates. Again, that has nothing to do with Stellarium.

Whatever the weather is at your place in the coming nights, grab a pair of binoculars or a telescope and have a look at the multiple personality world of Ceres known by many names - planet, asteroid, dwarf planet and now, lookalike supernova.Stellarium just tells the mount to go to certain coordinates but if the mount is not aligned/synced it will be off. To be fair it does drop down to 225 below (-143° C) at night. We've survived that and worse here in Duluth, Minnesota. Daytime surface temperatures there climb as high as -28° F (-33° C).

Then, similar to what happened with Pluto, it was downgraded to asteroid status.ĭespite Ceres' battered appearance and lack of an atmosphere, it's rich in water, clay and carbonate minerals and may potentially harbor primitive life forms such as bacteria. At the time, it was considered and called a planet until astronomers discovered many more like it. The word 'cereal,' made from harvested grains, derives from the same. 1, 1801and named it for Ceres, the goddess of the harvest. Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the asteroid (the first known) on Jan.

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