telpos

Typical Output

az 0.000000
alt 0.000000
rot 0.000000
pa -0.095752
ha +86:31:23.65
lst 11:22:21.22
ra 86:31:23.65
dec +86:31:23.65
.EOF

Explanatory comments

This command returns a collection of telescope positional values as follows:

az current telescope azimuth (fractional degrees).

alt current telescope elevation (fractional degrees).

rot current rotator position (fractional degrees).

pa current rotator position angle (fractional degrees).

ha current hour angle (HMS).

lst current local sidereal time (HMS).

ra current telescope right ascension (HMS).

dec current telescope declination (DMS).