To slew the mount use the curser to select an open and press ctrl + 1. Open Stellarium and the mount should be connected to the mount. Set up the mount and connect the handset to the laptop and power up.ĩ. Select AutoStar compatible as the device model and then press OK.Ĩ. Scroll down to device settings and select the comm port assigned to the usb-serial adaptor.Ħ. Press the configure button located on the bottom right and go first to the telescope tab to add your telescope. Now configuring the plugin correctly is the essential part of using it in a meaningful way. Press the ADD button and select "Stellarium directly from serial port"ĥ. To enable the plugin you can go to the Configuration Window (F2) menu, choose the plugins tab and tick the Load at startup box. If the configure button does not become active, close Stellarium and then reopen and return to the tool box and then the telescope control box. Select "load on start-up" and then press the configure button. Go to the plug-ins tab and scroll down to telescope control and select. Open Stellarium and press f2 to open the tool box.ģ. Give it a convenient name and choose the appropriate kind of telescope you're using. Here you should select the telescope plugin.
In Stellarium go to the settings and select plugins. Open Stellarium and press f2 to open the tool box. Always use the same usb port for the connection. Always use the same usb port for the connection.Ģ. Connect the serial cable to your RS232 port (or USB to RS232 cable) and your handset of your telescope. Install and connect the usb-serial adaptor to the laptop and then go to device manager to find the comm port assigned to the adaptor. Install and connect the usb-serial adaptor to the laptop and then go to device manager to find the comm port assigned to the adaptor. Some features: - default star catalogue with over 600 thousand stars, - information about the brightest stars (spectral type, distance, etc.
With Stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope. I need some guidance to get linked up, help ?įor this I will assume that you will be using a serial-usb adaptor to connect the laptop to the handset to the laptop.ġ. Stellarium renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real-time. I've been spending a ton of time trying to get Starry night SOE to connect and it's been a royal "PITA" to say the least. Just set your coordinates and go.It's been a couple of months since I've tried to connect my Meade lxd55 to telescope control using Stellarium. It is being used in planetarium projectors. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer.
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