Instruction Manual

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Filter Limits...................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Direction Buttons ............................................................................................................................................................. 23

Goto Approach................................................................................................................................................................. 23

Cordwrap ......................................................................................................................................................................... 24

UTILITY FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................................24

Wedge Align .................................................................................................................................................................... 24

GPS On/Off ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Light Control.................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Factory Setting................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Version ............................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Get Axis Position............................................................................................................................................................. 24

Goto Axis Postion............................................................................................................................................................. 24

Hibernate ......................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Sun Menu.......................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Scrolling Menu................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Calibrate Goto ................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Set Mount Position ........................................................................................................................................................... 25

Hand Control Command Tree ............................................................................................................................26

TELESCOPE BASICS..............................................................................................................................................26

Image Orientation...............................................................................................................................................27

Focusing .............................................................................................................................................................28

CALCULATING MAGNIFICATION ..............................................................................................................................28

DETERMINING FIELD OF VIEW .................................................................................................................................28

GENERAL OBSERVING HINTS ...................................................................................................................................29

THE CELESTIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................30

MOTION OF THE STARS ............................................................................................................................................31

POLAR ALIGNMENT .................................................................................................................................................32

Photography with the NexStar............................................................................................................................33

Finding the North Celestial Pole ........................................................................................................................34

CELESTIAL OBSERVING .....................................................................................................................................35

OBSERVING THE MOON............................................................................................................................................35

OBSERVING THE PLANETS........................................................................................................................................35

OBSERVING THE SUN ...............................................................................................................................................35

OBSERVING DEEP SKY OBJECTS ..............................................................................................................................36

SEEING CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................................36

Transparency......................................................................................................................................................36

Sky Illumination..................................................................................................................................................36

Seeing..................................................................................................................................................................36

TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE..............................................................................................................................37

Care and Cleaning of the Optics.........................................................................................................................37

Collimation

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Collimation

APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................41

APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS..............................................................................................................42

APPENDIX C – RS 232 CONNECTION ................................................................................................................44

APPENDIX D – MAPS OF TIME ZONES.............................................................................................................45

SKY MAPS.................................................................................................................................................................47