Synscan help

[NZCH]

Hi All

 

Here is the link to my long/lat http://www.gps-coordinates.org/my-location.php?lat=-27.540893&lng=152.982607

Its fairly hard to set the latitude on the HEQ5 when its - ?

 

How would these be entered?

second stupid question, when i try to set the mount south, the magnetic variance is +24, positive east. I assume this would now make the rough true heading 156 degrees?

 

Also the time zone has been entered +12.00 .

 

The scope was miles out last night, i know its something stupid i am doing. I know there is a lot to learn lol.

 

Thanks,

 

[Gfamily]

Do you have a mobile phone or tablet?  One that has GPS location capability?

Download SynScanInit as an app - it will give you exactly the values to enter, with regard to location, date, time zone, saving time, etc...

[Geoff Barnes]

Hi NZCH

+1 for Gfamily.

Your latitude should be entered as -27.54.

If I were you I would round the longitude up to (E) 153.00 which is near enough not to make any difference.

If the decimal points are above .60 it seems to reject the figure. I did this with my Go-To and it worked fine (when it worked, but that's another story).

See how you go with that.

 

[Cornelius Varley]

Enter the numbers in this order and format 152 59 E   27 58 S