User Manual

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SYNC
Syncing on a star will shift the mount model to the
star position. It will improve GoTo pointing in the
region of sky close to the star you synced on. Sync
can also be used if the mount was bumped or the
clutches were loosened for either axis. Sync will
restore the position of the StarSense GoTo without
using the camera.
1. With a named star selected, press OPTION and
ALIGN simultaneously.
2. Coarse center the star in your finder or eyepiece
and press ENTER.
3. Fine center the star in your eyepiece, finishing in
the UP and RIGHT directions and press ALIGN.
POLAR ALIGN
This feature aligns the mount through the hand
controller, using any of the named stars in its
database, essentially eliminating the need for a
polar axis finder. Polar Align is use for Equatorial
mounts, or wedge-mounted Altazimuth mounts
only. Polar Align must be performed after a
StarSense Auto or StarSense Manual Align. We
recommend you also add multiple Cal Reference
points to improve the mount model, thereby
improving the polar alignment when adjustments
are made to the mount.
1. After your mount’s GoTo is aligned, Press
ALIGN, scroll UP/DOWN, and select Polar
Align and press ENTER.
2. The screen will display the polar alignment
error of your mount. Press ENTER and select a
named star from the list, then press ENTER to
slew to that star.
3. The controller will prompt you to add a Cal
Star to improve the accuracy, or you may press
BACK to skip this step.
4. Adjust the mount by physically moving the alt-az
adjustments. The direction buttons are locked
out at this time to prevent accidentally moving
the motors in the mount.
5. Press ENTER to complete the polar alignment.
For best accuracy, perform another StarSense
Auto alignment.