TheSky comes with native telescope drivers that can send positioning and other commands to the following “go to” telescope systems.
· Astro-Physics GTO mounts (all models)
· Celestron™ Advanced Series (all models)
· Celestron™ NexStar (all models)
· Celestron™ CG Series (all models)
· Celestron™ CGE Series (all models)
· Celestron™ CPS Series (all models)
· Celestron™ SLT Series (all models)
· Celestron™ NexStar i Series (all models)
· Celestron™ Ultima 2000™ telescopes*
· Gemini Telescope Positioning System (Losmandy and MI-250)
· Meade™ LX200™ (Classic) Telescopes
· Meade™ LX200™ 16-inch (Classic) Telescopes
· Meade™ Autostar (classic) telescopes
· Meade™ Autostar II (LX200 GPS) Telescopes and Mounts
· Meade™ Autostar III Telescopes and Mounts
· Orion® Telescopes & Binoculars Atlas™ EQ-G Equatorial Mounts and Sirius™ EQ-G Equatorial Mounts
· SkyWatcher mounts using the SynScan Controller
· StellarCAT™ Computer Assisted Telescope Innovations
· Takahashi™ Temma mounts (all go to models)
· Vixen™ Sphinx™ and Sphinx Deluxe mounts
* The Celestron Ultima 2000 telescope is considered a “legacy mount” since so few of them are still in use. While TheSky includes a driver for the Ultima 2000, we no longer provide technical support for this mount. Sorry for any inconvenience.
In addition, TheSky can simulate a telescope link. You can experiment without actually having a telescope connected.
Whether your telescope has optical encoders, or computer control, the Sky Chart tracks the telescope’s position. In addition, TheSky can command “go to” telescope systems. Select an object from TheSky’s database and it will point the telescope at it.
All systems using optical encoders are set up the same way and are explained below in a single section. Computer-controlled telescopes are each set up slightly differently.