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[Kimy160788]

Hello me again just wondering if anyone can help me. I really don't know how to use the remote when I try and put my location in there isn't enough space to put all numbers I'm it asks for 4 or 5 numbers for first which is w and then asks for 3 or 4 numbers for the second one which is north. Now where I am ill post a picture mine has a lot more then the remote asks for.
I've tried to only put in the first few numbers but it doesn't find what I'm looking for. Now I no Jupiter is out at the minute in UK time 8.17pm date 25/3/2016
But it juat doesn't find it please can anyone help me

[Gfamily2]

Hello me again just wondering if anyone can help me. I really don't know how to use the remote when I try and put my location in there isn't enough space to put all numbers I'm it asks for 4 or 5 numbers for first which is w and then asks for 3 or 4 numbers for the second one which is north. Now where I am ill post a picture mine has a lot more then the remote asks for.
I've tried to only put in the first few numbers but it doesn't find what I'm looking for. Now I no Jupiter is out at the minute in UK time 8.17pm date 25/3/2016
But it juat doesn't find it please can anyone help me

If your are getting your location as 51° 25' 34" N, 3° 12' 22" W (for example), you may find that your handset is expecting you to input them as decimal values - 51.426N and 3.206W.

Do you do a 1 or 2 star align after adding your location and the time? You will need to do this so that the telescope knows which way is North etc.

Do you have a local astronomy society? It'll be worth trying to take your telescope to a meeting and hopefully someone can show you how to set it up so that the GOTO will work correctly.

Stick with it.

[Aratus]

It is very confusing, and gfamily2 is correct that there are 2 main ways of expressing coordinates. I don't think that is the problem here though. It is more of knowing which numbers to use, and how to put them in.

I had a look at the Skywatcher web site, and if the mount on this telescope is the AZ synscan mount. Like this. . . then I think I can help you.

According to the manual, the longitude is put in first. It requires you to use the 'scroll keys' to select 'E' or 'W'. Then it needs the degrees in a 3 digit format. for instance '003', followed by the 'minutes of arc' as a 2 digit figure, like '22'. You then put in the degrees of latitude selecting 'N' or 'S'. Then the coordinates as a 2 digit format, like '51' followed by the minutes of arc, like '25'. You don't need to put in any further figures.

To use the example gfamily2 gave, you might have 51° 25' 34" N, 3° 12' 22" W
You would put that in as W 003 12 and N 51 25 - ignore the other numbers.
Obviously you use your own coordinates.

See if that works.