Re: GMT, UST or Daylight Saving?

Mark Jones Laptop2 nous a donc écrit :

Newbie question here.

I'm trying to set up my Celestron Nexstar 102 computer.

Lat year between flat batteries and clouds I cocked up the time
settings.

Bad time :(

The handset asks for the time and whether I am Daylight Saving or
Standard time.

Whichever I select it then asks me to chose Universal Time or Zone
times =/- 1 hour choices.

I'm in Surrey. If it is 20.00 hours local then what should I enter?

IMO, the easiest way is to use standard time, ie. GMT.
Don't worry with daylight saving time, or you will have to change your
settings twice a year.
So, if it is 20.00 legal time, adjust your handset for 19.00 (UK has one
hour shift for DST), and chose universal, time zone = 0.

Will being one hour out make a lot of difference?

15° (360/24) error in RA for every star :))

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