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Instruction Manual

Main menu of the Telescope control

Main Menu Overview:

• Telescope Align

• One Star Align

Aligns the telescope with a single star

• Two Star Align

Aligns the telescope with two stars

• Three Star Align

Aligns the telescope with three stars

• Target Sync

Further improves the alignment

of the telescope

• RA BKlash Corr.

Calibrate RA axis backlash

• DEC Bklash Corr.

Calibrate DEC axis backlash

• Navigation

• Solar System

Object catalogue of the solar system

• Constellation

Catalogue with the stellar constellations

• Famous Star

Famous star catalogue

• Messier Catal.

Catalogue with bright deep-sky objects

• NGC Catalog.

Extensive catalogue with broad variety

• IC Catalogue

Catalogue with faint objects

• Sh2 Catalog.

Catalogue with faint objects

• Bright Star Cat

Catalogue with bright stars

• SAO Star Catal.

Extensive star catalogue

• Customer Objects

Allows you to store your own objects

• Input RA and DEC

Insert a custom point in the sky

• Custom Land Goal

Insert a custom land target

• Utilities

• Current Objects

Currently visible objects

• Object Rise/Set

Rising and setting time of an object

• Curr. Lunar Phase

The current lunar phase

• Timer

Timer function

• Alarm

Set up an alarm

• Eyepiece FOV

Field of view of the eyepiece

• Eyepiece Magn.

Magnification of the eyepiece

• Display Illumin.

Display brightness

• Parkposition

Slew to park position

• Setup

• Time and Date

Enter time and date

• Daylight Saving

Enable/disable daylight saving

• Site Setting

Set the current location

• Country & City

Set the current location according to a city

• Custom Site

Set the current location by using GPS coordinates

• Sky/Land

Switch between sky and land targets

• Sky Target

Setting for sky observation

• Land Target

Setting for land target observation

• AZ / EQ

Switch between Azimuthal

and equatorial mounting

• Alt Telescope

Alt./AZ mount type

• Equ Telescope

EQ mount type

• Telescope Mount

Configure telescope mount settings

• Tracking Rate

Set the tracking rate

• Star Speed

• Solar Speed

• Moon Speed

• Customize Speed

• Guiding Speed

• Language

Change the language

• Telescope Model

• Reset

Reset to factory settings

Summary of Contents for 49-51750

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Bresser Goto Kit for equatorial EQ 5 Mounts Art Nr 49 51750 ...

Page 2: ...ontrol Panel 9 R A Motor Drive 10 Latitude Adjustment Handles 11 Azimuth Control Knobs 12 Latitude Dial 13 Polar Alignment VF 14 Polar Alignment Reticle LED 15 R A Setting Circle 16 R A Setting Circle Lock Knob 17 R A Lock 18 Dec Motor Drive The Mount B E C I 2 1 J D F G 1 1 The Handbox Legend 1 LCD Display 2 ENTER Key 3 MODE Key 4 Key 5 Arrow Keys 6 Number Keys 7 Stop Key 8 Help Key 9 Coil Cord P...

Page 3: ...t for the handbox to control the motor drive j Right Ascension R A Motor Drive Assembly Controlled by the handbox Moves the optical tube along the R A axis The R A Lock 17 Fig 1a must be tightened to a firm feel in order for the R A motor to operate 1 Latitude Adjustment T Handles 10 Fig 1a Sets the latitude of your observing location The two T handle screws work in a push pull operation as you ti...

Page 4: ...4 Instruction Manual The Motor Drive Systems Fig 1b Control Panel of RA motor Fig 1c Control Panel of DEC Motor Telescope assemblies ...

Page 5: ...ne will then be returned to you In the case of defects which occur after the end of the warranty period the devices can also be returned However repairs which become necessary after the end of the warranty period will be subject to a service fee Important Make sure to return the device carefully packed in the original packaging in order to prevent transport damage Please also enclose the cash rece...

Page 6: ...lew Speeds 9 Using GO TO capabilities 10 Moving through the menus 10 Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button 10 The Handbox 11 Features of the Handbox 11 Main menu of the Telescope control 13 Initializing the handbox 14 One Star Align 14 Two and Three Star Align 15 Synchronisation 15 RA DEC Backlash compensation 15 Navigation to the Target Objects 16 Customer Objects 16 Celestial Coordinate...

Page 7: ... The LXD 75 mount comes with a 4 5 kg counterweight In case that you do not suceed in balancing the mount it could be necessary to use a second or third counterweight Those are available as an optional accessory Make sure however that a higher total weight affects stability of your complete setup negatively 2 Unlock the counterweight lock knob and slide the counterweight 5 Fig 1a along the counter...

Page 8: ...ern Hemisphere Then re tighten the lock Locate Polaris the North Star if necessary to use as an accurate reference for due North or Octantis in the Southern Hemisphere 4 If you have not already done so determine the latitude of your observ ing location See LATITUDE CHART for a list of latitudes of major cities around the world Use the latitude T handle screws 10 Fig 1a to tilt the telescope mount ...

Page 9: ...he summertime arrangements in addition to the observing site 3 The main screen appears in the display upon completion of the entries You now can use handbox s Arrow keys to move the telescope to observe Slew Speeds The hand box offers a total of eight slew speeds which are directly proportional to the sidereal speed They have been designed so that special functions can be carried out optionally Pr...

Page 10: ...with just a few pushes of the but tons Some of the major features of the handbox are Automatic GO TO capability Automatically move the telescope to any of the more than 30 000 objects stored in the object library Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to view on any given night of the year Access a glossary of astronomical terms Calculate which magnification the eyepiece used gives in co...

Page 11: ...acked objects can be recalled for quick access Use the direction buttons when selecting an observation object and press the ENTER button The telescope control subsequently posi tions the selected object in the visual field It may occur that the object does not appear in the centre of the visual field after the positioning Centre in this case the object with the direction buttons 5 Arrow Keys 5 Fig...

Page 12: ...dure 9 Coil Cord Port 9 Fig 2 Plug one end of the coil cord 9 Fig 2 into this port located at the bottom of the handbox and the other end into the HBX port of the computer control panel 10 Coil Cord 10 Fig 2 Plug one end of the coil cord into the HBX port Fig 1c of the computer control panel of the telescope and the other end into the handbox coil cord port 11 Illumination button for the flashligh...

Page 13: ...the sky Custom Land Goal Insert a custom land target Utilities Current Objects Currently visible objects Object Rise Set Rising and setting time of an object Curr Lunar Phase The current lunar phase Timer Timer function Alarm Set up an alarm Eyepiece FOV Field of view of the eyepiece Eyepiece Magn Magnification of the eyepiece Display Illumin Display brightness Parkposition Slew to park position S...

Page 14: ...en the desired city appears in the display press the ENTER button 2 With manual input select Custom Site you can set your location infor mation manually Enter the name Name the longitude Lon the lati tude Lat as well as the time zone Zone and confirm your entry with the ENTER button Example Name Berlin Lon E013 25 Lat N52 30 Zone E01 The telescope control now displays this on the main screen and i...

Page 15: ...ess the central button 2 to enter the menu and select Align You then select accordingly RA backlash compensation or DEC backlash compensation 1 Choose the RA backlash compensation menu item and press ENTER 2 Insert a reticle eyepiece into the eyepiece extension of the telescope 3 Approach a high contrast object e g a spire with the telescope and centre it as accurately as possible in the reticle P...

Page 16: ...age location F1 F9 using the direction buttons and press ENTER 6 You can now enter the object name as well as the object coordinates in the hours minutes seconds format for the right ascension axis Ra and in the degrees minutes seconds format for the declination axis DEC Please pay attention to the positive or negative sign of the degree value here Save your entries with the ENTER button 7 Press 2...

Page 17: ...tting times as well as the time of culmination its highest position in the south best visibility of a desired object visible at your location you can calculate this using this menu item You will return to the main menu upon pressing of the MODE button Note Please note that the telescope control has been previously initialized success fully Lunar Phase Here the Moon phases of the currently selected...

Page 18: ...MODE button LCD Illumination Select this function to adjust the illumination of the screen Use the up and down buttons to select a suitable level of illumination in this case You will return to the main menu upon pressing of the MODE button Park Scope Select this function to allow the telescope to traverse to the park position starting position Switch off the telescope control after reaching the p...

Page 19: ...uttons to scroll through the countries and cities in the list When the desired city appears in the display press the ENTER button 2 With manual input select Custom Site you can set your location information manually Enter the name Name the longitude Lon the latitude Lat as well as the time zone Zone and confirm your entry with the ENTER button Example Name Berlin Lon E013 25 Lat N52 30 Zone E01 Ti...

Page 20: ...ST 4 interface astrophotography The setting of 1000 results in an aggressive reaction of the drive motors Settings with lower values result in a sluggish response This setting should be individually adjusted with each tel escope mounting to obtain the most uniform possible or precise tracking For this purpose essential accessories e g ST 4 compatible Guiding cameras are available from accessory su...

Page 21: ...xis EXOS 2 only 1 Starting at the polar home position loosen the Dec lock turn the Dec axis by 90 and re engage the Dec lock again In this position the optical axis of the viewfinder is free 2 Point the viewfinder at a terrestrial objekt like a phone pole the tip of a church tower or equiv so that it lines up with the center cross of the reticle 3 Ascertain whether the object moves out of the cent...

Page 22: ... the time meridian turn to E if it is west of the meridian turn to W This setting has only to be changed when the observing site changes by more than 2 3 N 7 c Loosen the RA setting circle locking screw turn the setting circle to 0 and tighten the screw again In normal operation this screw should be loose N 7 d Now loosen the RA lock and turn the RA axis until the actual date at the month match wi...

Page 23: ...rapezoid figure S 7 b Probably both trapezoids may still be parallel shifted Adjust this offset by using the latitude and azimuth fine controls Maybe an additional RA cor rection is necessary NOTE Not all settings within the month hour scale are possible because a german equatorial mount is limited within its movements 8 Tighten the RA wedging again and set the telescope to its polar home posi tio...

Page 24: ...er arc you will arrive at the summer constellation Scorpius The scorpion curves in the sky like a scorpion s tail to the left it looks a bit like the letter J The American amateurs have coined the saying Arc to Arcturus and spike to Spica They therefore refer to a celestial region which is situated in the immediate extension of the arc which is described by the arc of the Big Dipper Follow the arc...

Page 25: ... 25 Mio light years 35 Mio light years Distances in space Moon Diameter 3 456 km Earth Diameter 12 664 km Distance between Planets The distance between the Sun and our Earth is 150 000 000 km 93 750 000 mi or 1 AU Astronomical unit Pluto has a very excentric orbit that brings him sometimes inside the orbit of Neptune Mercury Distance to the sun 0 39 AU Venus Distance to the sun 0 72 AU Earth Dista...

Page 26: ...n 1 344 light years from Earth the Orion Nebula M 42 is the brightest diffuse nebula in the sky It is visible even with the naked eye and a worthwhile object for telescopes of all types and sizes The nebula consists of a gigantic cloud of hydrogen gas with a diameter of hundreds of light years Constellation Lyra The Ring Nebula M 57 Right Ascension 18h 53m hours minutes Declination 33 02 Degrees m...

Page 27: ...hing very similar to what we know as the Ring Nebula M 57 In reasonably good weather we can see this object well even with low magnification Technical Data Article Description Bresser Goto Set Article Number 49 51750 Suitable mountings Bresser EXOS II and EQ 5 compatible model series Required ratio of the worm gear 144 1 Number of stored objects 100 000 Max speed of the drive 2 second Auto Guider ...

Page 28: ...anual may be translated into any language in any form reproduced transmitted or transferred without the written permission of the Bresser GmbH Modifications and errors reserved Bresser GmbH Gutenbergstr 2 DE 46414 Rhede Germany www bresser de service bresser de ...

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