Index

Utility

Point and Go

Point the long axis of your mobile device to a region in the sky and tap Utility > Point and Go, and the telescope will GOTO to that rough region. Next, app will show you a list of objects in the region. You can then select an object and perform another, higher precision, GOTO to that object.

This function is available for a mobile device that has tilt sensor and compass. The accuracy of the compass sensor in the mobile device is typically around plus and minus 20 degrees. On some Android devices, denying app’s location permission also affects its ability to read the compass.

Identify

Utility > Identify show a list of objects around the location where

The list contains, and is sorted by, angular distance of the object from the location being pointed to.

How accurately mount can determine where the telescope is pointing to depends on the pointing model, as described in [Alignment].

Hibernate

Utility > Hibernate allows you to turn off the mount without losing its axis position origin. It works by saving the axis position from the mount to the app before mount is powered off, then restore it when the mount is powered back on. Axis position origin is one of a few things required to keep pointing model valid. See [Preserving Pointing Accuracy] for details as well as other ways to restore axis position origin.

Saving Hibernate Data

Use either option to save hibernate data:

To allow restoring to the same axis position origin, the mount axes must not be moved in the time between when hibernate data is saved and when it is restored.

Restoring Hibernate Data

Reconnect to the mount using the same app instance that you last used to perform hibernate. You will be prompted to either restore hibernate data or to erase it.