TelescopeDestinationSideOfPier Method

Predict side of pier for German equatorial mounts

Namespace: ASCOM.DriverAccess
Assembly: ASCOM.DriverAccess (in ASCOM.DriverAccess.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.6.9999.9999)

Syntax

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public PierSide DestinationSideOfPier(
	double RightAscension,
	double Declination
)

Public Function DestinationSideOfPier ( 
	RightAscension As Double,
	Declination As Double
) As PierSide

public:
virtual PierSide DestinationSideOfPier(
	double RightAscension, 
	double Declination
) sealed

Parameters

RightAscension Double: The destination right ascension (hours).
Declination Double: The destination declination (degrees, positive North).

Return Value

PierSide
The side of the pier on which the telescope would be on if a slew to the given equatorial coordinates is performed at the current instant of time.

Implements

ITelescopeV3DestinationSideOfPier(Double, Double)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
MethodNotImplementedException	If the method is not implemented
InvalidValueException	If an invalid RightAscension or Declination is specified.
NotConnectedException	If the device is not connected
DriverException	An error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. The device did not successfully complete the request.

Remarks

This is only available for telescope InterfaceVersions 2 and later.

Reference

Telescope Class

ASCOM.DriverAccess Namespace