Mount simulator (3D)

Mount simulator (3D)

Did you know that the normal parking position of a german equatorial mount, i.e. towards the pole, corresponds to an hour angle of -6h and a declination of 90°? I certainly didn't, before I started to build pimoco.

I guess for most people, it's just not that easy to visualize german equatorial mount behavior in your head. This 3D simulator makes that a breeze: simulator. Use the sliders in the upper right corner to move the hour angle and declination axes. Left click and drag to rotate the camera position.