OPTIONS

If the telescope is in manual mode or the interlocks are violated, an error message will be issued. An error message will also be issued if the axes are not homed. Use the home (see section 5.1.5) command to do this.

If the decimal option is specified the ra (or ha) and dec are to be specified in decimal degrees.

If the nopcorr option is specified, the telescope is pointed to the coordinates without using the telescope pointing corrections. Refraction, nutation, aberration are still used.

The raw option points the telescope without using any corrections.

If the finder option is specified the dome will be positioned for the finder to peek out the slit.

point reports back the telescope angular move distance and convergence distance in degrees as well as the settling time.