2021-07-09, 10:57 PM
Hi Alex,
The settings for the GEM mount that you're referring to sets the time beyond the meridian that the mount can track properly. Most GEMs can continue to track a bit past either side of the meridian so you get some wiggle room in making the meridian flip. If you use a zero value the software assumes that it has to flip right at the meridian. The zero doesn't mean that the scope only points south.
Hope this helps,
Phil S.
The settings for the GEM mount that you're referring to sets the time beyond the meridian that the mount can track properly. Most GEMs can continue to track a bit past either side of the meridian so you get some wiggle room in making the meridian flip. If you use a zero value the software assumes that it has to flip right at the meridian. The zero doesn't mean that the scope only points south.
Hope this helps,
Phil S.