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Tracking and guiding

  • Range
  • Elevation
    • 15 - 89 degrees within specifications
    • 10 - 89.5 degrees mechanically
  • Azimuth
    • -270 - 270 degrees with 0 at the south
  • Open tracking accuracy
  • Absolute
    • 6'' in the worst case
  • Relative
    • < 0.1'' (1 minute)
    • < 0.2'' (10 minutes)
    • < 0.6'' (30 minutes)
  • Guiding accuracy
  • 0.08-0.13'' (12th mag guide star)
  • 0.10-0.18'' (14th mag guide star)
  • 0.10-0.19'' (18th mag guide star)
  • Non-sidereal tracking