Slewing the Telescope Using TheSky

After you have successfully connected your telescope to your computer or Windows Mobile Device, initialized the telescope, and established communications, you're now ready to slew the telescope from TheSky.

Note that the procedure for performing telescope slews is identical for all telescope models.

TheSky6

TheSky Pocket Edition

Troubleshooting Slewing

TheSky6 Telescope Slews

Use the mouse to click on any object in TheSky, or use the Edit | Find command to locate a particular object, and then click Find.
On the Object Information dialog box, click the Slew button .

TheSky's Large and Small Object Information dialog boxes

TheSky will now command the telescope to slew to this object.

Other Slewing Methods

If you wish to slew the telescope to a known coordinate (using either altitude/azimuth or right ascension/declination), use the Move To command.

To Slew to Specific Coordinates

Click Orientation | Move To.
On the Move To dialog box, enter the desired coordinates, and the Epoch of the coordinates, and then click Slew.

Move To dialog box

Using the Popup Menu To Slew

Another slewing technique is to right-click the mouse over any object, and then click the Slew command in the pop-up menu.

TheSky Pocket Edition Telescope Slews

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TheSky Pocket Edition's Screen

Tap on the object you wish to point the telescope, or use the Find command to locate the object.

Tap Slew.

The telescope will now slew to the object. The Slew text changes to Abort during slews. Tap Abort to terminate a slew.

Telescope Slewing Troubleshooting

Make sure the object is above the horizon. TheSky will not permit the telescope to slew to objects below the horizon (to avoid damaging the telescope).
Make sure that the telescope is properly aligned and/or synchronized before attempting a slew. If not, you may encounter an error message.
If the coordinates of the telescope cross hair do not match the coordinates of the telescope, then make sure the telescope's location, date, time, time zone and Daylight Saving Time settings match TheSky's settings.
TheSky will post a warning message if you attempt to slew near the Sun.