So, why not just rotate the hand-controller as you hold it? For example, with the cable extending off to your left. You can then reverse the directions of either buttons to suit.
Bill
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--- In Gemini-II@..., "Rainer" <rsbfoto@...> wrote:
Hi Tom,
No, the DEC movement does not reverse do to a Meridian.
Just right now I was thinking that the arrangement of the movements on the buttons is not quite logical, as you just mentioned that some people would like to rotate the buttons.
Well if I am sitting behind the mount and pointing the telescope North I would like to have the RA East an West movement on the vertical buttons and the DEC movements on the horizontal buttons.
Why ?
Because a button p¨®inting away from me is forward and one pointing to me is backward. So forward means move to the West and backwards means move to the East
and
Right means move to the NOrth and Left move to the South ...
Just my II cents to this.
regards Rainer
--- In Gemini-II@..., "tom@" <tom@> wrote:
PS
Ren¨¦ asked me to get the opinions of what the users would prefer for
reverse symbols, not where to provide symbols or not provide symbols.
Basically it will probably be majority rules. I am just trying to help
him get the data he requested.
Tom Hilton
On 2/27/2011 9:35 PM, tom@ wrote:
Gale
all of the scenarios you presented, plus some people like to make them
follow the movement of the telescope, by either rotating the hand
controller of flipping the buttons. Also it also matters how you want
to use the tactile buttons on the rear. Some are using them from the
front, and some are turning the controller over. The default mode at
this time is to use them from the front, without turning the controller
over. If you want to turn the hand controller over and use it that
way, you need to reverse the RA buttons. It has been a long time since
I tracked past the meridian, do to obstructions. Don't the Dec movement
reverse relative to the sky after a meridian flip? If so would it not
be nice to be able to reverse the DEC buttons. I am not at all sure of
this through. I cannot test it either as all my motors are at Losmandy
for upgrade.
Tom Hilton
