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| Posted: 07:00pm 26 Feb 2026 |
@PilotPirx:
The telescope mount is an old Vixen Super Polaris:
https://www.photoinfos.com/astronomie/VixenSuperPolaris.htm
The mount and telescope are mounted on a portable column.
The main tube itself is a Newtonian with a 5 1/4" inch mirror.
My mount is still equipped with two stepper motors, and I have a simple electronic tracking system for it.
Maybe I can upload a picture of it here sometime (if anyone is interested)...
I also have a kadadioptrically shortened 5 1/4" inch Newtonian telescope - it would be interesting to build a tracked, azimuth mount for it. It would be great to control it with the new commands.
@matherp:
Thank you for your reply! Is there no way to trick the system into thinking it has GPS? (e.g., by sending an artificially generated GPS telegram from one hardware pin to another?)
I have already considered using a routine to change the right ascension until the azimuth outputs 180° as the result. Then the entered right ascension should correspond to the sidereal time.
Frank