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the telescope can create a model of the sky, which it uses to locate any 
object with known coordinates. There are many ways to align the CPC 
with the sky depending on what information the user is able to provide: 
SkyAlign uses the internal GPS receiver to acquire all the necessary time/
site information needed for the CPC to create an accurate model of the 
sky .  Then the user can simply point the telescope to any three bright 
celestial objects to accurately align the telescope with the sky. Auto 
Two-Star Align
 will ask the user to choose and center the first alignment 
star, then the CPC will automatically select and slew to a second star 
for alignment .  Two-Star Alignment requires the user to identify and 
manually slew the telescope to the two alignment stars . One-Star Align 
is the same as Two-Star Align; however, it only requires you to align 
to one known star .  Although not as accurate as the other alignment 
methods, One-Star Align is the quickest way to find and track bright 
planets and objects in Altazimuth mode. Solar System Align will display 
a list of visible daytime objects (planets and the Moon) available to align 
the telescope. Finally, EQ North and EQ South alignments are designed 
to assist you in aligning the CPC when polar aligned using an equatorial 
wedge . Each alignment method is discussed in detail below .  

“Altazimuth” or “Alt-Az” refers to a type of mounting that allows 
a telescope to move in both altitude (up and down) and azimuth 
(left and right) with respect to the ground. This is the simplest 
form of mounting in which the telescope is attached directly to a 
tripod without the use of an equatorial wedge.

SkyAlign     

SkyAlign must be used with the telescope mounted in altazimuth . With 
SkyAlign, the GPS receiver links with and acquires information from 3 of 
the orbiting GPS satellites . With this information, the built-in GPS system 
calculates the scope’s location on Earth with an accuracy of a few meters 
and calculates universal time down to the second . After quickly making 
all these calculations and automatically entering the information for you, 
the user simply needs to aim the telescope to any three bright celestial 
objects in the sky. Since SkyAlign requires no knowledge of the night sky, 
it is not necessary to know the name of the stars that you are aiming at .  
You may even select a planet or the Moon . The CPC is then ready to start 
finding and tracking any of the objects in its 40,000+ object database.  
Before the telescope is ready to be aligned, it should be set up in an 
outside location with all accessories (eyepiece, diagonal and finderscope) 
attached and lens cover removed as described in the Assembly section of 
the manual . To begin SkyAlign:
1.  Power on the CPC by flipping the switch located on the control panel 

of the drive base to the “on” position. Once turned on, the hand 
control display will say CPC Ready . Press ENTER to choose SkyAlign 
or use the UP/DOWN scroll keys (10) to select a different method of 
alignment. Pressing the ALIGN key will bypass the other alignment 
options and the scrolling text and automatically begins Sky Align .

2.  Once Sky Align has been selected, the hand control will display “Enter 

if OK”, “Undo to Edit” and “GPS Linking”. The bottom line of the LCD 
will display either the current time or the time when you last used the 
telescope . The GPS will quickly link up and display the current date, 
time and location. Additionally, you have the option of pressing UNDO 
and manually updating the time/site information . Press ENTER to 
accept the time/site information downloaded from the GPS .  

3 .  The hand control will display a message reminding you to level the 

tripod if you already haven’t done so . Press ENTER to continue .

4 .  Use the arrow buttons on the hand control to slew (move) the 

telescope towards any bright celestial object in the sky. Center the 
object in the crosshairs of the finderscope and press ENTER.   

 5. If the finderscope has been properly aligned with the telescope tube, 

the alignment star should now be visible inside the field of view of the 
eyepiece . The CPC will ask that you center the bright alignment star 
in the center of the eyepiece and press the ALIGN button. This will 
accept the star as the first alignment position. (There is no need to 
adjust the slewing rate of the motors after each alignment step. The 
CPC automatically selects the best slewing rate for aligning objects in 
both the finderscope and the eyepiece).

6.  For the second alignment object, choose a bright star or planet as far 

as possible from the first alignment object. Once again use the arrow 
button to center the object in the finderscope and press ENTER. Then 
once centered in the eyepiece, press the ALIGN button.

7.  Repeat the process for the third alignment star. When the telescope 

has been aligned to the final stars, the display will read Match 
Confirmed
. Press UNDO to display the names of the three bright 
objects you aligned to, or press ENTER to accept these three objects 
for alignment. You are now ready to find your first object. 

A Few Words on GPS:

The CPC uses an on-board GPS to take the guesswork out of 
aligning your telescope with the sky. Once an alignment method 
is selected, the CPC automatically initiates the internal GPS 
module. However, there are a few things you should be aware of 
in order to get full use of its many capabilities:

GPS alignment will only work when the telescope is set-up outdoors 
with an unobstructed view of the sky. If the CPC is set-up in a location 
that has a limited horizon in any direction, it may take  longer for the 
telescope to find and link with the needed satellites.
When using the GPS for the first time, it may take 3-5 minutes 
for the CPC to link-up with its satellites. Once the telescope is 
successfully linked, leave the telescope powered on for at least 
20 minutes. During this time the CPC will download the complete 
almanac of orbital elements (called the ephemeris) for the orbiting 
GPS satellites. Once this information is received, it will be stored 
for future alignments.
 If your CPC is transported over a long 
distance (say from the northern to the 
southern hemisphere), it may take as long 
as one hour to establish a satellite link 
from its new location. Observers wishing to 
travel long distances with their telescope 
are advised to turn on their telescope in 
advance to allow the GPS to acquire the necessary data. 

Tips for Using SkyAlign
Remember the following alignment guidelines to make using SkyAlign  
as simple and accurate as possible .
  •  Be sure to level the tripod before you begin alignment.  The time/ 

  site information along with a level tripod will help the telescope    
  better predict the available bright stars and planets that are above  
  the horizon . 

  •  Remember SkyAlign does not care where the optical tube is 

  pointed at the beginning of the alignment .  So to make the 
  alignment process even faster, it is acceptable to move the 
  telescope to the first alignment star manually by loosening both 
  clutches . However the following alignment stars still need to be 
  found and centered using the hand control .

  •  Remember to select alignment stars that are as far apart in the sky 

  as possible. For best results, make sure that the third alignment 
  star does not lie in a straight line between the first two stars. This 
  may result in a failed alignment .

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Page 3: ...20 22 CELESTIAL OBSERVING 23 24 CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 25 29 TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE 30 31 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 31 32 APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 33 34 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF TERMS 34 36 APPENDI...

Page 4: ...other high performance features TheCPC DeluxeHD s features combined withCelestron s legendary optical systems give amateur astronomers the most sophisticated and easy to use telescopes available on th...

Page 5: ...onal 9 Schmidt Corrector Lens 14 Accessory Tray Center 4 Hand Control 10 Altitude Locking Knobs Support Bracket 5 Eyepiece 11 Carrying Handle 15 Focus Knob 6 Finderscope A Hand Control Port C PC Inter...

Page 6: ...tached so the tripod legs can collapse To set up the tripod 1 Hold the tripod with the head up and the legs pointed toward the ground 2 Pull the legs away from the central column until they will not s...

Page 7: ...be aligned for GoTo use Any manual movement of the telescope will invalidate your telescope s alignment Before attaching your visual accessories first loosen the altitude locking knob while holding t...

Page 8: ...erscope Installation The finderscope must first be mounted in the included quick release bracket then attached to the rear cell of the telescope To install the finderscope 1 Locate the finderscope mou...

Page 9: ...target Remember that the image orientation through the finder is inverted i e upside down and reversed from left to right Because of this it may take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the dir...

Page 10: ...unique list of some of the most recognizable star patterns in the sky CCDObjects A custom list of many interesting galaxy pairs trios and clusters that are well suited forCCD imaging with theCPC tele...

Page 11: ...rmation downloaded from theGPS 3 The hand control will display a message reminding you to level the tripod if you already haven t done so Press ENTER to continue 4 Use the arrow buttons on the hand co...

Page 12: ...der press ENTER The display will then instruct you to center the star in the field of view of the eyepiece When the star is centered pressALIGN to accept this star as your second alignment star When t...

Page 13: ...e EQ alignments gives you the choice of performing anAutoAlign Two Star alignment One Star alignment or Solar System alignment EQAutoAlign The EQAutoAlign uses all the same time site information as th...

Page 14: ...amed Stars NamedObject Double Stars Variable Stars Asterisms andCCDObjects Selecting any one of these catalogs will display a numeric alphabetical listing of the objects under that list Pressing theUP...

Page 15: ...number 1 on the hand control is the slowest rate 5x sidereal and can be used for accurate centering of objects in the eyepiece and photographic guiding To change the speed rate of the motors Press th...

Page 16: ...by entering the R A and declination for that object Scroll to the Enter RA DEC command and press ENTER The display will then ask you to enter first the R A and then the declination of the desired obje...

Page 17: ...tions If you notice a jump when releasing the button but setting the values lower results in a pause when pressing the button go with the higher value for positive but use a lower value for negative C...

Page 18: ...acklash compensation values initial date and time longitude latitude along with slew and filter limits will be reset The hand control will ask you to press the 0 key before returning to the factory de...

Page 19: ...ection PEC PEC is designed to improve photographic quality by reducing the amplitude of the worm gear errors and improving the tracking accuracy of the drive This feature is for advanced astrophotogra...

Page 20: ...focusing knob until the image is sharp If the knob will not turn it has reached the end of its travel on the focusing mechanism Turn the knob in the opposite direction until the image is sharp Once a...

Page 21: ...e apparent field of the eyepiece supplied by the eyepiece manufacturer by the magnification In equation format the formula looks like this As you can see before determining the field of view you must...

Page 22: ...oving toward the west Motionof theStars The daily motion of the Sun across the sky is familiar to even the most casual observer This daily trek is not the Sun moving as early astronomers thought but t...

Page 23: ...y bright star in the telescope s database select the AlignWedge option The telescope will then re slew to the same star 1 Center the star in the finderscope and press ENTER 2 Then accurately center th...

Page 24: ...one after any one of the previously mentioned methods has been completed To perform the declination drift method you need to choose two bright stars One should be near the eastern horizon and one due...

Page 25: ...te power PlanetaryObserving Hints Remember that atmospheric conditions are usually the limiting factor on how much planetary detail will be visible So avoid observing the planets when they are low on...

Page 26: ...ance deep sky viewing from light polluted areas by blocking unwanted light while transmitting light from certain deep sky objects You can on the other hand observe planets and stars from light pollute...

Page 27: ...models are available ShortExposurePrimeFocusPhotography Short exposure prime focus photography is the best way to begin recording celestial objects It is done with the camera attached to the telescope...

Page 28: ...for your next exposure Don t forget to take photos of varying duration and keep accurate records of what you have done Record the date telescope exposure duration eyepiece f ratio film and some commen...

Page 29: ...s ENTER You will have 5 seconds before the system starts to record The first time each observing session that PEC record or play is selected the worm gear must rotate in order to mark its starting pos...

Page 30: ...f 2 There are only a select few objects that work well at f 10 The Moon images fine because it is so bright but planets are still a bit small and should be shot at f 20 The Ring Nebula is a good candi...

Page 31: ...view 5 times larger and the object size 1 5 compared to that of f 10 see Figure 8 8 FIGURE 8 8 Telescope Standard f 10 f 2 Model Configuration Configuration 8 80 2032 mm 16 406 4 mm 9 25 93 2350 mm 1...

Page 32: ...damage the optics If dust has built up on the corrector plate remove it with a brush made of camel s hair or a can of pressurized air Spray at an angle to the lens for approximately two to four second...

Page 33: ...direction than simply repeat steps 2 through 6 as described above for the new direction FIGURE 9 3 A collimatedtelescope should appear symmetrical withthe central obstruction centered inthe star s di...

Page 34: ...T shaped assembly that attaches to the rear cell of the telescope As light from the telescope enters the guider most passes straight through to the camera A small portion however is diverted by a pris...

Page 35: ...122x Resolution Rayleigh Criterion 68 arc seconds 59 arc seconds 50 arc seconds Dawes Limit 57 arc seconds 49 arc seconds 42 arc seconds Light Gathering Power 843x 1127x 1593x Near Focus with Standard...

Page 36: ...tude star or other celestial object as perceived by an observer on Earth Arc minute A unit of angular size equal to 1 60 of a degree Arc second A unit of angular size equal to 1 3 600 of a degree or 1...

Page 37: ...celestial pole and ends at the South celestial pole and passes through the zenith If you are facing South the meridian starts from your Southern horizon and passes directly overhead to the North celes...

Page 38: ...anet U Universe The totality of astronomical things events relations and energies capable of being described objectively V VariableStar A star whose brightness varies over time due to either inherent...

Page 39: ...a Dec R34AB 12CE Scope must be aligned If command conflicts with slew limits there will be no action Get Azm Alt Z 12AB 4000 10 characters returned 12AB Azm comma 4000 Alt Get RA Dec E 34AB 12CE Scope...

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Page 48: ...EclipseType Duration Location 2001 Dec 14 Annular 03m53s North America Hawaii 2001 Jun 21 Total 04m57s South Africa Madagascar 2002 Dec 04 Total 02m04s S Africa Indonesia Australia 2002 Jun 10 Annula...

Page 49: ...cted to abuse misuse mishandling or unauthorized repair Further product malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear is not covered by this warranty CELESTRON DISCLAIMSANYWARRANTIES EXPRESSOR IMPLI...

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