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Nexus DSC
Pro
Quick Setup Guide
The telescope does not have to be
positioned exactly at the angle specified,
but it should be within
±10
°.
You can also set
the altitude reference to any angle between
-180
°
and +180
°
by selecting
Custom
from the list and by adjusting the angle:
Please note that the altitude reference angle is
individual for each telescope configuration –
this angle will be stored in the settings for the
currently selected telescope.
Nexus DSC
Pro
will automatically switch the
screen to the selection of first alignment object:
While Nexus DSC
Pro
can be aligned on any
object in its database it is best to use objects
form either
Named Stars
catalogue or
Bright
Stars
catalogue. You can press
to go to
the CATALOGUE tab and selecting a different
catalogue then press the
key to return to
the object selection.
It is time to select the first alignment object – by
pressing
and
to change to another
star:
Gacrux
was selected as it is well above 30
degrees. Now the telescope should be pointed
at
Gacrux
using an eyepiece with a
reticle/crosshair or a very high magnification
eyepiece. Press the
button once the
telescope is pointing at the star.
Nexus DSC
Pro
will now switch to the selection
of a second alignment object:
Please follow the procedure described above to
change the selection of the second alignment
object if necessary.
Press the
button once the star is in the
centre of the eyepiece.
Now Nexus DSC
Pro
will show the alignment
status – Successful or Failed:
Now you can press either the
button or the
key to go to the previous menu.
You can go back to align on first or to align
on second object at any time in case the
alignment error is too big.
Two star alignment using SkySafari
Plus/Pro
Please refer to the
SkySafari Setup
section in
this guide to start using Nexus DSC
Pro
with
SkySafari.
Perform the Altitude reference alignment first –
as described above.
Touch the
Connect
button on the telescope
control panel in SkySafari.
SkySafari will show where the telescope is
pointing but the position will most likely be
incorrect as the two star alignment has not yet
been performed.
In this example the altitude reference was 90º:
OK
OK
OK
ESC
