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public:kitt_peak:bok_90:troubleshooting:tcs_crash_recovery_procedure [2019/06/18 12:45] (current)
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       - Epoch = 2000 ''<Enter>''       - Epoch = 2000 ''<Enter>''
       - Add 2 minutes to the current LST time in TCS. Enter this time in RA of Next Position. ''<Enter>''       - Add 2 minutes to the current LST time in TCS. Enter this time in RA of Next Position. ''<Enter>''
-      - Enter the DEC of Next Position using the correct DEC position at stow (+31:00:00.0 at 90"). ''<Enter>''+      - Enter the DEC of Next Position using the correct DEC position at stow (+31:50:00.0 at 90"). ''<Enter>''
       - Skip past RA Proper Motion and DEC Proper Motion with ''<Enter>''       - Skip past RA Proper Motion and DEC Proper Motion with ''<Enter>''
     - When back at the main screen, ''Declare'' -> ''Init Next'' -> ''<Enter>''     - When back at the main screen, ''Declare'' -> ''Init Next'' -> ''<Enter>''
       - A screen will appear which reads:       - A screen will appear which reads:
-<code>                                      Coordinate System Initialization +        - <code>                                Coordinate System Initialization 
-         Warning - This function will make the current position equal to the NEXT position coordinates. +    Warning - This function will make the current position equal to the NEXT position coordinates. 
-                             Make sure the correct object is centered in the field. +                       Make sure the correct object is centered in the field. 
-                                      Hit Y to confirm, ->ESC to abort<-</code> +                               Hit Y to confirm, ->ESC to abort<-</code> 
-    - Watch the LST reading in TCS. When the LST and the RA position displayed in the Next line on TCS are equal (the value you entere din step 6), hit ''Y'' to confirm initialization on next position. +    - Watch the LST reading in TCS. When the LST and the RA position displayed in the Next line on TCS are equal (the value you entered in step 6), hit ''Y'' to confirm initialization on next position. 
  
 //This should get the scope and TCS synched close enough to find a star in the finder scope and go through the normal initialization process.// //This should get the scope and TCS synched close enough to find a star in the finder scope and go through the normal initialization process.//
 +
 +====Notes====
 +  * Latitude of the observer is equal to the declination of objects at zenith. 
 +  * LST is equal to the RA of objects on the meridian. 
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