TheSky6 Help needed!

[ollypenrice]

Anyone out there using TheSky6? I've started using it to control my Tak mount but can't see a way to input the RA and DEC of an object not in the databases so you can slew to it. It must be possible (I hope) but I can't find out how to do it.

Thanks in advance,

Olly

[Merlin66]

Hmmm'

I had similar problems and ended up going to CdC.....but even that won't allow GOTO to an "empty space" ( it needs an object in it's database to work on!) the final solution was EQMOD which allows you to select a RA and Dec position and slew to it.

HTH

[Ben Ritchie]

I'm sure it is possible, and i'm sure I have done it in the past - I remember adding IRC+10 420, which is a rather interesting star but not in the default catalogue. Will take a look and try and find out how I did it.

[Psychobilly]

IIRC "Move to" under the "orientation" menu (entering DEC,RA and Epoch ) and then hit the slew button?

Or...

there's the Data -> User Defined option to add a point to the User Defined Database and have "Move To" command associated with it...

I used to use it to control the CPC800 in the obs...

Peter...

[daz]

Moved the CdC question to its own thread

[ollypenrice]

Thanks very much, guys. I think Peter has it. I'll give it a try using Orientation and then the slew command.

Olly