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-====== How the "Park" position works with the Schulman Telescope ======
-On a general telescope park positions can be defined by a physical limit switch/indicator or
-through software by means of defining a particular telescope position.
-Some software programs also couple the position of "Park" with the action of
-moving to a park position and then turning off sidereal tracking. Not all software programs do this.
-===== Schulman Telescope Implementation of Park =====
-Different software programs handle Park in different ways:
-^Program ^ Behavior ^
-|**LCOGT GUI**|Park is a position only. Its state is asynchronous.|
-|**ACP**|Park will set park variable (recorded by ACP and LCOGT) to "parked",  send to the defined park position and turn off tracking|
-|**TheSky**|Connects to telescope via "ASCOM Mount." In this way, park is only a position. The behavior is like ACP if connected to a Bisque controller.|
-===== Fixing the problem =====
-Below is the typical error encountered in ACP.
-{{:park_error.jpg|}}
-  - First clear the error by closing the dialog window. If ACP closes, restart ACP.
-  - In ACP **Park** the telescope under the **Telescope** menu.
-  - Wait approximately 10 seconds for telescope to settle and return.
-  - In the **Telescope** menu select **Unpark**.
-  - Point the telescope to the next target as normal.
-In step **#2**, even if the telescope is already physically at the **Park** position, re-parking will synchronize the variable states of **Park** in the [[using_the_lcogt_gui_and_moving_the_telescope|LCOGT GUI]] and ACP. Simply selecting **unpark** will not work.
-===== For More Information =====
-You are welcome to see a video that explains this issue by watching the below:
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Wx783Zc20
-Also see the [[understanding_schulman_telescope_limits|Telescope Limits]] page.

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