Filter Limits...................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Direction Buttons ............................................................................................................................................................. 23
Goto Approach ................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Cordwrap ......................................................................................................................................................................... 24
U
F
..................................................................................................................................................24
TILITY
EATURES
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
C
M
ALCULATING
AGNIFICATION
D
F
ETERMINING
IELD OF
G
O
H
ENERAL
BSERVING
T
C
C
HE
ELESTIAL
OORDINATE
M
S
OTION OF THE
TARS
P
A
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OLAR
LIGNMENT
Photography with the NexStar ............................................................................................................................33
Finding the North Celestial Pole ........................................................................................................................34
CELESTIAL OBSERVING .....................................................................................................................................35
O
M
BSERVING THE
OON
O
P
BSERVING THE
LANETS
O
S
...............................................................................................................................................35
BSERVING THE
UN
O
D
S
O
BSERVING
EEP
KY
S
C
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EEING
ONDITIONS
Transparency ......................................................................................................................................................36
Sky Illumination ..................................................................................................................................................36
Seeing..................................................................................................................................................................36
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE..............................................................................................................................37
Care and Cleaning of the Optics.........................................................................................................................37
Collimation
.........................................................................................................................................................37
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
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V
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IEW
...................................................................................................................................29
INTS
S
....................................................................................................................30
YSTEM
............................................................................................................................................31
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BJECTS
3