User Manual

CONTENTS
PREFACE
Warning!
Caution
Handling and Storage
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CONTENTS
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USING THE POLARIE
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SPECIFICATIONS
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APPENDIX
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BEFORE USE
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Checking Contents
Basics of the Polarie
Parts Descriptions
M-178V Tr
ipod for Polarie
Mode Dial
Requirements and Useful Items
PREPARATION
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Batteries for the Polarie
Inserting the Batteries
Utilizing an External Power Supply
SETTING UP
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Setting up the Polarie
Flow of Operation
What is Polar A
lignment?
Using the Polarie in the Northern Hemisphere
1. Find Polaris using a compass and the latitude of
your location
2. Find Polaris from Cassiopeia and the Big Dipper
Using the Polarie in the Southern Hemisphere
1. Find Octans using Small Magellanic Cloud and
the Southern Cross (Crux) as pointers
2. Find Octans using the arrangement of stars in
the Southern Cross (Crux) as pointers
3. Find Octans using Small Magellanic Cloud, Beta
Hydrus and Gamma Octantis as pointers
Point the Polarie to the South Celestial Pole
Basic Camera Settings
Switching ON the Polarie
Star-Scape Photography Mode
Wi
de-Field Astrophotography Mode
Solar Tr
acking Mode, Lunar Tracking Mode
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Using an optional Polarie Polar Axis Scope
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