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11. Select and execute the appropriate alignment method (see page 24).
Optimized start position
1. Adjust the pole height on the tilting plate of the tripod as accurately as possible using a scale.
2. Release the clamp of the height axis and set the scale to exactly 90° degrees and then tighten the
clamp again slightly.
3. Turn on the LED viewfinder.
4. Move the complete tripod until you can see the polar star centered in the viewfinder. The telescope
then moves towards the sky in the direction of the polar star. The aim is to align the right ascension
axis of the telescope and the rotation axis of the Earth as parallel as possible. The following steps
are required to do this.
5. Release the clamp on the right ascension axis. Slowly rotate the telescope by hand around this
axis and simultaneously observe the movement of the target point on the mirror surface of the LED
viewfinder. This will describe a circular path during rotation.
6. Now adjust the pole height adjustment of the tripod and the height axis of the telescope alternately
and in very small steps. Observe exactly the change of the circular path achieved in this way. This
should be as small as possible. The smaller the circular path of the target point, the more accurate
the starting position.
7. Once the best possible setting has been found, set the height axis to exactly 0° using the scale and
tighten the clamp firmly.
8. Slowly rotate the right ascension axis counterclockwise by hand until it reaches the mechanical end
stop.
9. Rotate the right ascension axis back again until the telescope opening points exactly south and
tighten the clamp firmly again.
10. Initialize the handheld computer.
11. Select a predefined observation location or enter a user-defined location (see "Initializing the
controller" on page 24).
12. In the main menu "Settings", select the menu item "Tracking mode" and set "EQ Telescope".
13. Select and execute the appropriate alignment method (see page 24).
Alignment and Orientation
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