Tracking

[Simon Dunsmore]

Hi, 

Quick question, once I've set up and polar aligned my Heq5 goto mount, if I release the clutches to find an object manually, how do I then make the mount track? or does it automatically do it? 

,Sorry if this is a silly question 

Thanks for your help 

Simon 

[Tomatobro]

clutches tight mount tracks, clutches loose no tracking

[Cornelius Varley]

12 minutes ago, Simon Dunsmore said:

Hi, 

Quick question, once I've set up and polar aligned my Heq5 goto mount, if I release the clutches to find an object manually, how do I then make the mount track? or does it automatically do it? 

,Sorry if this is a silly question 

Thanks for your help 

Simon 

If you release the clutches on the HEQ5 Pro and most other goto mounts the star alignment will be lost, but if you retighten the clutches tracking should resume automatically. The mount won't know where it is being pointed though. The SW goto mounts with "Freedom Find" will allow you to release the clutches, manually move the mount to a new target and still retain star alignment.

[Neil H]

Hi Simon I have the HEQ5 if I want to look at some thing manually I use hand control to move telescope under its own power to the object so it knows were it is and will track also you can ask if to tell you what your looking at if you dont know like me 

Edited April 5, 2020 by Neil H

[Simon Dunsmore]

Oh OK, thanks. 

So if I slew using the handset, once I stop slewing it should just automatically track whatever it is pointing at??