11 May
2010
11 May
'10
11:55 a.m.
This is interesting, there is a Mount Settings portion of the menu, and Cone Value is one of the parameters that can be manipulated. I haven't looked into it further yet. It appears that the mount will track up to 20-degrees past the meridian. Also, it can be programmed to slew quite a bit past the meridian without performing a swap, if desired. The Sun is in the database, but by default is disabled. You have to actively re-enable it in order for it to show up with solar system objects. Ostensibly done for "safety" reasons.