====== Telescope control with Stellarium ======

//Stellarium// can be connected to the OST. In this way, it is possible to send guiding commands to the telescope.

<color red>__**Please note:**__</color> Simultaneous connections of //Stellarium//, //MaximDL//, or the //10 micron Virtual Keypad// to the telescope are  <color red>__not possible!!!__</color> Only one can be connected to the telescope at a time.

==== Establish the connection ====

=== First step ===
First, connect //Stellarium// to the telescope. For this purpose, hit the ''F2'' key or move the mouse pointer to the left edge and click on the tool symbol. Afterwards, click on ''Plugins'' and then on ''Telescope Control''. Then click on ''configure''.

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=== Second step ===
Initiate the connection procedure between //Stellarium// and the OST with a click on ''Start''. 

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=== Third step ===
After the connection has been established, the ''Status'' notification should depict **Connected**. The menus can then be closed and //Stellarium// is ready to move the telescope to different objects. 

The menus can then be closed. //Stellarium// can now be used to move the telescope to different objects by hitting key sequence ''STRG+1''. 


==== Point the telescope to individual objects ====
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The current pointing of the OST is illustrated with a red crosshair on the celestial sphere. An object must first be selected with the mouse pointer. 
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Afterwards, the telescope can be directed to this object by hitting the key sequence ''STRG+1'' (''STRG'' simultaneously with ''1'').
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==== Close the connection ====
Repeat the first step from above but now click on ''Stop'' instead of ''Start''. 
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The ''Status'' notification should then depict **Stopped**.

==== Configuration ====
Repeat the first and second step from above. Afterwards click on ''Configure''.
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The current settings are:
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