>I suspect all you need to do to park it with perfect accuracy the next time
>it is powered up is to set it to LAND mode before you park it. Then slew
>to zero degrees alt and az and turn it off.

And further to this, I have now tried it and it works fine. This applies
to ALT-AZ use. I have not tried it in POLAR mode.

To park the scope so it is aligned the next time it is used, try this
(assuming of course that it is currently aligned and tracking OK):

1. Place the scope in LAND mode. At this point, timing becomes
non-critical, as the scope will continue to update it's view of the sky
even though it is not moving the OTA.
2. Slew to zero degrees ALT and AZ (easy way is to press MODE till you get
to the RA and DEC display, press ENTER to go to the ALT AZ readout, then
press GOTO. The display becomes all zeros. Press ENTER twice, and it
slews to zero degrees ALT and AZ.)
3. At this point, you can either leave the scope powered up or shut it
down. Either way, it will be aligned the next time you put it back into
ALT-AZ mode, no matter how much time has elapsed....... well, I assume it
doesn't matter. I have tried it for about a half hour, but I would assume
unless there is a quirk at the change of day, it should work no matter
what, up to the limits of the internal sidereal clock.

And for those of us who have forgotten how to get to LAND mode (like me!),
it is the third choice in the ALIGN menu. You choose it as the "alignment"
method. Going back to ALT-AZ mode is the same...... go to TELESCOPE,
ALIGN, ALT-AZ and press ENTER. If you stop there, you have put it back
into ALT-AZ mode without disturbing the alignment.




Paul Goelz
Rochester Hills, MI

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