celestron setup

[sheffieldblade]

hi all

just a quick question here.

i have been trying to setup my celestron slt 130 and the question i have when setting it up is ? ,

1 i have set the location which is closest to sheffield , which is leeds

2 time and date .

3, daylight saving.

4 now now the next option i get is universal , do i leave that or do do set the time zone to my area zone 4? thanks in advance martyn

[resonator77]

hi all

just a quick question here.

i have been trying to setup my celestron slt 130 and the question i have when setting it up is ? ,

1 i have set the location which is closest to sheffield , which is leeds

2 time and date .

3, daylight saving.

4 now now the next optiton i get is universal , do i leave that or do do set the time zone to my area zone 4? thanks in advance martyn

Yes, you leave in Universal. Remember to change date and time every time you go out stargazing. Celestron tend to reset every time you turn off you telescope. I had the same problem and could not align it. Solution was simple to check the date and time every time.

[BlueAstra]

And also make sure you enter the date in the correct format (mm.dd.yyyy). I've wasted quite a few hours not realising I'd got it wrong.

[sheffieldblade]

hi again and thanks ,

what would happen if i was to setup in the time zone would it not align correctly ?.

[dark knight]

it's internal map of the sky would be different to the one you would see in reality.

[resonator77]

hi again and thanks ,

what would happen if i was to setup in the time zone would it not align correctly ?.

Or you will not be able to align it at all. I experimented with different time zone set up and when I chose different time zone, alignment failed

[Sky Beast]

And look up were you are in google maps. The more precise you are with the location the better the tracking.

[tarqs101]

Instead of choosing a nearby city, I enter the langitude and latitde for my location in Pinxton, got them from multimap. Works a treat!

Gavin

[ombos]

Here http://stargazerslounge.com/equipment-help/84087-aligning-cg-5-gt-goto-mount.html read my write up, its helped others, hope it helps you, if not get back to me.

[Sparrow]

If you've got satnav - or a friend has - you should be able to get your precise coordinates from that.

[RT65CB-SWL]

'CalSKY' or 'Heavens Above' will also give you the coordinates for your location too and you do not even have to register them.

'CalSKY' I found was better because you have a MAP / SATTELITE / HYBRID so can obtain your precise location.