Andromeda (M31) From Dark Skies in Central Oregon

Slewing your Telescope using an XBOX or other game Controller

How to configure a video gamer pad to control Celestron telescopes. From what I read not every line of Celestron scopes are supported, but the more advanced lines are.

Here is a helpful thread from CloudyNights... 

Looking at my Gamepad Configuration.. (see below) there are a few things that need to be explained.

 

Slew RA/Azm: - Straight forward.

Slew Dec/Alt: - Straight forward.

 

RA/Azm Activate: I think that think might default to "Hold to enable slewing" and I have reversed it to "Hold to disable slewing".

Dec/Alt Activate: I think that think might default to "Hold to enable slewing" and I have reversed it to "Hold to disable slewing".

These 2 settings to provide pure RA or Dec slewing on an EQ mount. This is not so important on an Alt/Azm mount. I have allowed simultaneous Alt and Azm input.

 

High Speed Activate: I have chosen the "B" button and "Hold = Fast, Release = Slow". I think that it may default to "Hold = Slow, Release = Fast".

 

EDIT: Actually, I think that it may default to "Hold = Fast, Release = Slow" and that the slow speed may be not so obvious when testing.

 

I prefer "Hold = Fast, Release = Slow" so that I don't accidently get fast slewing during final centering of a target.

 

BTW. In the Preview window, the difference between RumblePad mode and Normal mode can be demonstrated.

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