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Alignment

Perform Alignment

User must perform alignment each time after setting up a GO-TO telescope. This allows subsequent go-to operations and tracking to be more accurate.

To start Alignment, tap the Alignment icon, choose one alignment method, and then select alignment stars. During alignment, follow app’s instructions and use the 8-way slew buttons to first center the alignment star in the finder scope or red dot finder, and then in the primary telescope. Tap the confirmation button ; note that the app requires the last slewing direction to be up and right before tapping.

The finder scope or red dot finder must be aligned with the primary telescope before starting alignment. It is also recommended that you use a planetarium app to help you recognize stars.

Reset Alignment

Erase previous alignment data for a fresh start.

Sync

The app can accept Sync command from 3rd Party Software. Depending on whether the Align with Sync page is open when Sync command is received, the Sync data is used in one of two ways: