Instruction manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 5
H
OW TO
U
SE
T
HIS
M
ANUAL
............................................................................................................................ 5
A W
ORD OF
C
AUTION
...................................................................................................................................... 6
T
HE
S
CHMIDT
-C
ASSEGRAIN
O
PTICAL
S
YSTEM
................................................................................................ 7
ASSEMBLING YOUR CELESTAR........................................................................................................... 8
U
NPACKING
Y
OUR
C
ELESTAR
8/C
ELESTAR
D
ELUXE
8 .................................................................................... 8
SETTING UP THE TRIPOD ....................................................................................................................... 10
A
DJUSTING THE
T
RIPOD
H
EIGHT
.................................................................................................................... 11
ATTACHING THE WEDGE TO THE TRIPOD......................................................................................... 11
S
ETTING
U
P THE
W
EDGPOD
........................................................................................................................... 12
L
ATITUDE ADJUSTMENT
................................................................................................................................. 12
A
TTACHING THE
C
ELESTAR TO THE
W
EDGE
/ W
EDGPOD
............................................................................... 12
I
NSTALLING THE
F
INDER
................................................................................................................................13
A
TTACHING THE
F
INDER
B
RACKET
................................................................................................................ 14
A
TTACHING THE
F
INDER TO THE
B
RACKET
.................................................................................................... 15
R
EMOVING THE
L
ENS
C
AP
............................................................................................................................. 15
I
NSTALLING THE
V
ISUAL
A
CCESSORIES
......................................................................................................... 16
The Visual Back ........................................................................................................................................ 16
The Star Diagonal..................................................................................................................................... 16
The Eyepieces ........................................................................................................................................... 17
M
OVING THE
T
ELESCOPE IN
R.A.
AND
DEC.................................................................................................. 18
I
NSTALLING THE
R.A. E
NCODER
.................................................................................................................... 18
A
DVANCED
A
STRO
M
ASTER
S
ETUP
............................................................................................................... 21
T
RANSPORTING
Y
OUR
C
ELESTAR
/C
ELESTAR
D
ELUXE
8................................................................................ 22
S
TORING
Y
OUR
C
ELESTAR
/C
ELESTAR
D
ELUXE
8 .......................................................................................... 22
TELESCOPE BASICS............................................................................................................................... 23
I
MAGE
O
RIENTATION
..................................................................................................................................... 23
F
OCUSING
...................................................................................................................................................... 24
A
LIGNING THE
F
INDER
................................................................................................................................... 24
Y
OUR
F
IRST
L
OOK
......................................................................................................................................... 25
Daytime Observing ................................................................................................................................... 25
Nighttime Observing................................................................................................................................. 25
C
ALCULATING
M
AGNIFICATION
..................................................................................................................... 26
D
ETERMINING
F
IELD OF
V
IEW
....................................................................................................................... 27
G
ENERAL
O
BSERVING
H
INTS
......................................................................................................................... 27
G
ENERAL
P
HOTOGRAPHY
H
INTS
.................................................................................................................... 28
ASTRONOMY BASICS............................................................................................................................. 29
T
HE
C
ELESTIAL
C
OORDINATE
S
YSTEM
.......................................................................................................... 29
M
OTION OF THE
S
TARS
.................................................................................................................................. 30
P
OLAR
A
LIGNMENT
....................................................................................................................................... 31
Finding the Pole ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Latitude Scale Polar Alignment Method................................................................................................... 33
Pointing at Polaris Method of Polar Alignment....................................................................................... 33
Declination Drift Method of Polar Alignment .......................................................................................... 34
A
LIGNING THE
RA S
ETTING
C
IRCLE
.............................................................................................................. 35
USING THE CELESTAR DRIVE ............................................................................................................ 37
P
OWERING
U
P THE
D
RIVE
.............................................................................................................................. 37