entering longitude and latitude into a nexstar

[tobot]

ok i'm a little stuck on this one, i have found a great i phone app which give me longitude and latitude info in the correct format to enter into my nexstar ( nearly)

however the last number contains a decimal point and i cant work out how to put this in

example 57 43' 4.9" how do i enter a deciaml point with the handset? or should i just round up ( or down)

[Midpoint]

I just round up as it's close enough for the hand set to work everything out.

[ollypenrice]

Yes, round up or down. The long-lat co-ordinates are not very critical anyway.

Olly

[Cornelius Varley]

Ignore the seconds, just enter the degrees and minutes. Enter the longitude first then latitude ie 123 45 W/E then 67 89 N/S, selecting W, E, N or S as required for your location.

Peter

[Demonperformer]

Yeah, not hyper-critical. You will probably find if you move a few feet to the left (right?) the decimal would change anyway ... mine does.

I would still add a seconds figure ... it only takes seconds to do:D ... and if you regularly view from the same location, the data is stored anyway.