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Software Operation
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Enter your Longitude in degrees. Note that the Western hemisphere is
Negative.
Negative.
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Enter the Radius of the dome at its equator, in inches.
We must also enter some parameters for the telescope mount.
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Enter the east/west distance from the center of the dome to the telescope
pivot point, in inches. The dome center is the geometric center at the
equator of the dome (in most cases, the bottom of the dome itself). If the
mount is east of center, enter a positive number; if the dome is west of
center, enter a negative number.
pivot point, in inches. The dome center is the geometric center at the
equator of the dome (in most cases, the bottom of the dome itself). If the
mount is east of center, enter a positive number; if the dome is west of
center, enter a negative number.
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Enter the north/south distance from the center of the dome to the
telescope pivot point, in inches. If the mount is north of center, enter a
positive number; if the dome is south of center, enter a negative
number.
telescope pivot point, in inches. If the mount is north of center, enter a
positive number; if the dome is south of center, enter a negative
number.
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Enter the height of the mount pivot point above the dome center, in
inches. For a fork mount, this is the point between the two Declination
bearings. For a German equatorial mount, this is the point where the RA
axis meets the Declination axis.
inches. For a fork mount, this is the point between the two Declination
bearings. For a German equatorial mount, this is the point where the RA
axis meets the Declination axis.
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Enter the distance from the mount pivot point to the telescope optical
axis in inches.
axis in inches.
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Select German Equatorial if your mount is a GE; otherwise turn it off.
We recommend that you turn on Automatic home on first connection. This will
cause the mount to automatically find its home position when you first connect.
You can override the Home position setting in the MaxDome setup, by turning on
Sync Home Azimuth To and entering an azimuth in degrees.
Once this is done, click OK.
In your ASCOM-compliant telescope control application (e.g. planetarium or
imaging software), switch the Telescope setting to Dome Control Panel. All
commands will now be sent to the telescope through the control panel. The
control panel will be able to pick off the RA/Dec commands and use this
information to slew the dome. It will also report "slewing" if the dome is still
turning after the telescope stops moving.
Please see
Normal Operation
for instructions on using dome slaving.