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hi there

I'm trying to put the right figures into my hand set on my mount..i wondered if someone could help....when i try to put them in the handset won't let me and keeps going back to the last figures so that's the first thing i need help with...the second is if the longitude and latitude are layed out like this on handset (w000*00' longitude....latitude n 00*00')..this is what it needs to be 52.9351' n.... 1.4311*w how would i put this in handset...hope to here from someone soon

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The SkyWatcher handset wants degrees and minutes. You have decimal degrees. To convert decimal degrees to minutes, you multiply the fraction part by 60, because there are 60 minutes in a degree.

.9351 * 60 = 56.106. .4311 * 60 = 25.866

So 52.9351 becomes 52 degrees 56 minutes. 1.4311 becomes 1 degree 26 minutes, rounding to the nearest minute.
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KathyNS wrote: Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:49 am The SkyWatcher handset wants degrees and minutes. You have decimal degrees. To convert decimal degrees to minutes, you multiply the fraction part by 60, because there are 60 minutes in a degree.

.9351 * 60 = 56.106. .4311 * 60 = 25.866

So 52.9351 becomes 52 degrees 56 minutes. 1.4311 becomes 1 degree 26 minutes, rounding to the nearest minute.
thanks Kathy thats a big help do you know how i put these figures into hand set it won't let me do it
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Mirrorgirl wrote: Fri Sep 16, 2022 2:40 pm
KathyNS wrote: Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:49 am The SkyWatcher handset wants degrees and minutes. You have decimal degrees. To convert decimal degrees to minutes, you multiply the fraction part by 60, because there are 60 minutes in a degree.

.9351 * 60 = 56.106. .4311 * 60 = 25.866

So 52.9351 becomes 52 degrees 56 minutes. 1.4311 becomes 1 degree 26 minutes, rounding to the nearest minute.
thanks Kathy thats a big help do you know how i put these figures into hand set it won't let me do it
Sorry, it's been a long time since I entered data into a SkyWatcher handset. I would have to see what kind of error you are getting when you try. (I did use my SkyWatcher mount last month, but I have a GPS for it, so I didn't have to enter data.)
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I have never set up a go to mount in the UK but wonder is the small amount of east of west could have something to do with it ? Get the location on a smart phone it should be it the correct format
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Re: latitude and longitude

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1 Press the “MENU” shortcut key.

2 Use the scroll keys to select “Observation Site” and press the ENTER key to edit the geographic coordinates. Press the ENTER key to apply the change or press the ESC key to exit.
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