DEIMOS user script markbase

Name

markbase -- set the base telescope coordinates to the current coordinates

Purpose

Reset the telescope BASE corodinates to be the current
coordinates of the telescope; i.e., reset the RA and Dec
offsets to zero. This might be useful when you are about to
undertake and operation which will require numerous telescope moves
and you want to be able to return to the starting position.
In this case, use "markbase" before your first move, and then use
"gotobase" to return to the starting position.

Usage

markbase

Arguments

none

Output

none

Exit values

0 = normal completion
1 = wrong number of arguments

Example

1) set the base coordinates to the current coordinates:
markbase