PC-based tracking system for a 6-inch automated altazimuth telescope mount

Authors

Alexander Benjamin G. Flor ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Jeremy D. B. Paycana ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños

Abstract

A PC-based tracking system was designed to go-to and track any celestial object found in the database consisting of stars, planets, sun, and moon. It was interfaced with an automated altazimuth telescope mount and operated through a personal computer. It was only used as a control system for observing a celestial object. It used an algorithm based on the principles of positional astronomy. The average goto error of the system was about 11.3 arc minutes while the tracking error varied with respect to the celestial object being tracked but is sufficient to go-to and track a celestial object by using its control system.

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Issue

2006: Proceedings of the 24th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas National Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2006-PB-07

Section

Poster Session PB

Published

2006-10-25

How to Cite

[1]

ABG Flor and JDB Paycana, PC-based tracking system for a 6-inch automated altazimuth telescope mount, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 24, SPP-2006-PB-07 (2006). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2006-PB-07.