The Target Menu

Targets are chosen via the Target menu on the main window (and also interactively from the star map - see Section 4.3). Each target is described below.

• Sun This is the solar disk centre. Offsets can be introduced via the interactive solar grid display (see section 4.2), or by using the handpaddle (see section 4.6).
• Planets Presents a list of most of the solar system planets.
• Moon Moon disk centre.
• Star A list of bright stars currently above the horizon.
• Comet If data is available, a comet may be selected.
• RA/Decl RA/Decl coordinates can be entered and stored.
• Az/El Select a fixed position on the sky in degrees Az/El.
• Down The position for opening and closing the telescope aperture. Its coordinates are stored in the turret config file (see appendix C).
• Home This is the home position (pointing up), where the telescope should be left when not in use. These coordinates are also stored in the turret config file (see appendix C).