Parking

[g30rg313]

I'm still a bit of a newbie but I think I'm getting the hang of some of the basics.  Are any of you experts familiar with the synscan handset?  I've discovered tonight a "park" option on it.  So I slewed to a star and set it to park before turning it off.  Am I right in thinking that now, when I next take my scope outside I can just set it up and align using that first star from my park position?  I will not theoretically have to manually find a star first?   Thanks in advance.

[saac]

I'm not 100% sure on this g30 but I think the accuracy will be undermined once you move the mount.  The park function works well as you described when the mount is installed on a permanent set-up.  Hopefully someone with more experience will chip in.

 

Jim

[Ceramus]

That's correct, if the scope is moved even slightly once the Syncscan is turned off it will loose the alignment and you will have to re-align again when you switch it on. When I leave my SW300P Flextube out at the end of an observing session, after parking it in the vertical position, I leave it extended,  put the protective covers on and then finally switch off the Synscan without any further movement. The alignment is usually ok when I next switch it back on.