[APBeta] Astroplanner refusing to slew - saying object below horizon

[Phil Gaskill]

They were all within a couple of minutes or a few seconds of each other. (Astroplanner is capable of greater precision, including something called "seconds," ;-/ than the Autostar is.)

Anyway, I think I must have done something wrong last night. Although the computer did say it was connected to the telescope, I believe I had forgotten two things: (1) launching the Keyspan Serial Assistant and (2) telling Astroplanner which serial port I was using. Duh. (My only question is why it *did* think it was connected.) Everything seems to be working fine here at home this afternoon, since I've remedied those two "problems." I'll be out again tonight (last good night hereabouts for a while, according to the forecast); if you don't hear from me again, everything worked.

Phil Gaskill
Mac Pro 2.66 (Intel), OSX 10.6.2, 4 GB RAM
iBook G4 1.33 (PPC), OSX 10.5.8, 1 GB RAM
AstroPlanner 2.0b75
Meade ETX125PE, AutoStar 497
Keyspan USA19HS USB-A to Serial (RS-232) Adapter
Keyspan Serial Assistant 2.5


On Mar 20, 2010, at 2:27 PM, Paul Rodman wrote:

> What happens if you do Telescope->Compare Computer-Telescope Settings when your AutoStar is connected? Are all the settings showing up as similar? (if in doubt, do a screen shot).
> 
> Paul R.
> 
> On Mar 20, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Phil Gaskill wrote:
> 
>> Yep, Autostar.
>> 
>> I know my date and time were right, because I got a warning about Daylight Saving Time having changed since I last launched, so I checked all that. I didn't have any reason (that I knew of at the time) to double-check my location, but I can't think why it would have changed.
>> 
>> I just checked, and all my date/time/location/offset settings are correct.
>> 
>> This is on the iBook, of course: the Mac Pro is a little too big to take outside. ;-)
>> 
>> Phil Gaskill
> 
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