AllSky 340 Adjustment

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  1. Jim Kurtz

    Jim Kurtz Cyanogen Customer

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    We have an AllSky 340 color at our clubs remote observatory. Is there a way to adjust the picture out to show more of the horizon? The North, South is cut off some.

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  2. Doug

    Doug Staff Member

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    Tilt the whole unit... It’s probably not level
     
  3. Jim Kurtz

    Jim Kurtz Cyanogen Customer

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    I'll have it checked, but when I mounted it it was level, both ways. We had a bracket made to attach it to the fascia board and the housing is bolted to the bracket. (The C-clamp is a test for birds, trying to keep them off the dome.)
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    I don't see in the manual what the thumb screw under the lens is for, FOV?
     
  4. Doug

    Doug Staff Member

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    The sensor is rectangular, so you can't achieve full horizon imaging on both North and South horizons simultaneously. If you want to record more of the Southern horizon you could tip the unit a little Southward.

    Most people are more concerned about covering the East/West horizons because that's typically where the weather comes from...
     
  5. Jim Kurtz

    Jim Kurtz Cyanogen Customer

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    Makes sense, thanks for info.

    Jim
     

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