Personal tools
You are here: Home → Programs and activities → K-12 Educational Programs → Smiley → Smiley Users Manual → Telescope Control
Navigation
 
Document Actions

Telescope Control


  1. This is a web cam stream of Smiley.  As Smiley moves you will see it move
  2. This Current Session Status box shows today’s date and the time at PARI as well as when the session expires.
  3. The Coordinates box deals with the movement of Smiley.
    • a. This shows Smiley’s current coordinates in the Horizon Coordinate System     (Azimuth and Altitude).
    • b. This shows Smiley’s current coordinates in the Equatorial Coordinate System (Right Ascension and Declination).
    • c. These data tables are where you can enter your new coordinates in the Horizon Coordinate System.
    • d. This is where you can enter your new coordinates in the Equatorial Coordinate System. You can go between each coordinate system by simply clicking on the option button beside each coordinate system’s entry tables. After you can entered in the desired coordinates just click on the green GO button.  If at any time you wish to stop Smiley click on the STOP button.
  4. Local Sidereal Time is measured by the hour angle of the vernal equinox. The vernal equinox is the point where the celestial equator and the ecliptic (the path of the revolution of the Sun) cross.  for example, when the hour angle of the vernal equinox is 0h, so is the local sidereal time.
  5. HandPaddle gives the user greater control of Smiley’s position.  By clicking on UP, DOWN, CW, CCW, the user can fine-tune the direction in which Smiley is pointing.
  6. This box gives the user three different viewing options:

 
Powered by Plone CMS, the Open Source Content Management System

This site conforms to the following standards: