User definable paddle guide, drift and paddle slew rates. Automated slewing and tracking to any planet, the sun, moon or other solar system object. Precise telescope pointing and tracking to computed positions accounting for Proper Motion, Precession, Nutation, Annual Aberration, Atmospheric Refraction, mount misalignments and repeatable telescope mechanical flexure. Periodic error correction capabilities are also provided. User definable limits in hour angle, declination, horizon and air mass.
Users can make their own catalogs with an included catalog generation utility program.
Automated pointing data collection for gathering data used to generate telescope pointing and tracking models. Automated Raster and Spiral search scan modes for wide field photometry and other surveys. Automated drift scan capabilities for extended object spectroscopy. Support for joy-stick, paddle and keyboard based manual control of telescope motion. User definable security system for restricting level of program operation and access at sites that have multiple users and operators.