Stellarium setup

StarPointer sensor kit is specifically developed to work with the desktop versions of the Stellarium astronomy software. To work with the StarPointer sensor kit, this unit needs to be configured as a telescope in the Stellarium software. The configuration steps are listed below:

1. Press the Configuration Window button (or F2).
2. Select the Plugins tab.
3. Find the Telescope Control plugin and tick the Load at startup checkbox.
4. Restart the Stellarium

5. Click the telescope icon at the bottom of the Stellarium screen. (or press Ctrl + 0)
6. On the "Slew telescope to" window, press the Configure telescopes... button.
7. Click Add a new telescope button.

8. Enter the following values to the "Add new telescope" window:

   • Telescope controlled by: Stellarium, directly through a serial port
   • Telescope name: StarPointer
   • Coordinate system: Equinox of the day (JNow)
   • Serial port: select the serial port which connects the StarPointer sensor kit
   • Device model: Meade LX200 (compatible)

9. Press the OK button to add a new telescope to the "Telescopes" window.

The above configuration should be done only once. After setting up the StarPointer as a telescope, the user can start the sensor kit as follows:

1. Click the telescope icon at the bottom of the Stellarium screen. (or press Ctrl + 0)
2. On the "Slew telescope to" window, press the Configure telescopes... button.
3. On the "Telescopes" window, select StarPointer and press the Start button.