RE: Telescope Control Project

["Robert Creager" <Robert@CarolineCreager.com>]

Hey Steve,

I just took a quick look at Mel's stuff, and it appears that 'telescope control' is being 
interpreted 
two different ways.  Tom is looking for a scripted/interactive means of sending 
commands (goto 
this ra/dec, take a picture, etc...) to the stamp board which controls the telescope.  
Mel's stuff 
would be in the place of the stamp board, controlling the motors themselves.

I didn't get a chance to poke around on Mel's site, as my internet connection is 
currently very 
intermittent.  Did I miss something else?

Cheers,
Rob

> Hello,
> 
> I don't know if this is of interest but I have a fair bit of experience with
> Mel Bartels system.  This is very flexible, offers pec and full pointing
> model corrections.  If does need a separate PC to run on but will take lx200
> style commands.  Best of all it is very well developed, supported and of
> course free!
> 
> Steve
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-tass@listserv.wwa.com [mailto:owner-tass@listserv.wwa.com]On
> > Behalf Of Tom Droege
> > Sent: 17 March 2002 13:18
> > To: tass@listserv.wwa.com
> > Subject: Telescope Control Project
> >
> >
> > I have told Rob that he can have ROB with I have a telescope control
> > program that will move it around and take an image.  This is not exactly
> > "arm twisting", it is more like the gentlemanly interaction that
> > goes on in
> > the WWF.
> >
> > If you have done work on telescope control, I hope you will make it
> > available to Rob, so that he can get something going.  Chris, Michael,
> > Mike, ...  please try to get together with Rob.  The hope is that
> > Rob will
> > use this opportunity to pull together the work in one good control
> > program.  But I realize that tass is a group of individuals and a group
> > control program may not be possible.  At the least there will
> > probably be a
> > Windows and a Linux control program.  I would hope that the central
> > functions would be common so that we all make the same errors.  ;^)
> >
> > Tom Droege
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 


------- End of forwarded message -------Later,
Rob