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/* Telescope pointing limits */
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[[File:LesediVisibilityWindow.png|100px10px|frame|left|Lesedi can access targets with declination -87° to +27°. Objects at the northern limit are visible for ~1 hour.]]
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[[File:LesediTCStwoTabOverview_20220215.png|thumb|850px|frame|left|
If the telescope reaches an altitude limit, it will simply stop tracking and can be pointed to a new position. Note that the TCS will not warn you that the limit has been reached, but you will see the RA & Dec changing and the Alt & Az not. The azimuth rotation is limited to a range of 400° in order to avoid twisting the cables that pass through the pier. It is therefore possible to encounter an azimuth limit while tracking, but this should be rare because the limits are in the West. If a limit is reached, the telescope should automatically "unwind" by 360° in azimuth and continue tracking (if it doesn't, simply repoint the telescope). If the telescope would land within 40° of an azimuth limit when slewed to a target, it will instead "unwind" to avoid the limit.
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