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Acknowledgements
• Bill Yates. He asked me to buy his telescopes when he found he had pancreatic cancer. Thanks Bill. We miss you... The telescopes at the site are the ones you used.
• Bernard Miller. His presentation to EVAC a few months ago was essential in showing how this could be done and showing what equipment would be needed for remote control. Thanks Bernard!
• Gene Turner (and Loy Bear), owner/operator of Rancho Hidalgo and Granite Gap, perhaps the best location in the US for dark skies and excellent seeing conditions. Thanks Gene and Loy for making all this possible!
Must be able to re-sync scopesMeade LX-200
1. Take image of random place in sky - overhead preferably. Use video cams to determine scope position. Make sure you have some stars.
2. Do not move the scope.
3. Upload image and do plate solve using either:
A. http://nova.astrometry.net/
B. http://www.flickr.com/groups/387956@N23/(an Astrometry group on flickr)
4. Use found coordinates to sync the scope remotely.
Must be able to re-sync scopesCGE Mount
Set “Last-align” using remote controlled solenoids to push keypad buttons