User`s guide

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The CPC is controlled by Celestron’s NexStar hand controller designed
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a few observing sessions. Below is a brief description of the individual
components of the CPC’s NexStar hand controller:
1. ȋȌǣǦǡ͙͞
display screen that is backlit for comfortable viewing of telescope
information and scrolling text.
2. ǣ
alignment position.
3. ǣ Allows complete control of the CPC in any direction.
Use the direction keys to move the telescope to the initial alignment
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4. ǣ The NexStar hand control has keys to allow direct
access to each of the catalogs in its database. The hand control
contains the following catalogs in its database:
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Messier – Ǥ
NGC – Ǧ 
New General Catalog.
Caldwell – Ǥ
Planets – All 8 planets in our Solar System plus the Moon and the Sun.
Stars – Ǥ
List –
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lists based on their type and/or common name:
Named Stars Common name listing of the brightest stars
in the sky.
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Double Stars Numeric-alphabetical listing of the most
visually stunning double
, triple and quadruple
stars in the sky.
Variable
Stars
Se
lect list of the brightest variable stars with
the shortest period of changing magnitude.
Asterisms A unique list of some of the most
re
cognizable star patterns in the sky
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pairs, trios and clu
sters that are well suited
for CCD imaging with the CPC telescope.
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5. ǣ
selected from the NexStar database.
͞Ǥ ǣǡ
for the current date and time, and automatically slews the CPC to
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͟Ǥ ǣ Pressing Enter allows you to select any of the CPC functions
and accept entered parameters.
8. ǣ Undo will take you out of the current menu and display the
previous level of the menu path. Press Undo repeatedly to get back to
a main menu or use it to erase data entered by mistake.
9. ǣ Displays the many setup and utilities functions such as tracking
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10. ǣ Used to scroll up and down within any of the menu lists.
A double-arrow will appear on the right side of the LCD when there
are sub-menus below the displayed menu. Using these keys will scroll
through those sub-menus.
11. ǣ
direction buttons are pressed.
12. Ǧ͚͚͛ǣ Allows you to interface with a computer and control
the CPC remotely.
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This section describes the basic hand control procedures needed to
operate the CPC. These procedures are grouped into three categories:
Alignment, Setup and Utilities. The alignment section deals with the
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section discusses changing parameters such as tracking mode, tracking
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of the utilities functions such as PEC, polar alignment and hibernating
the telescope.
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ǡƤ
be aligned to known positions (stars) in the sky. With this information,
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