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Page 1: ...I IN NS ST TR RU UC CT TI IO ON N M MA AN NU UA AL L...

Page 2: ...North EQ South Alignment 17 CPC Re Alignment 18 Selecting an Object 18 Slewing to an Object 19 Finding Planets 19 Tour Mode 19 Constellation Tour 20 Direction Buttons 20 Rate Button 20 Setup Procedure...

Page 3: ...ts 36 Observing Deep Sky Objects 36 Seeing Conditions 36 Transparency 36 Sky Illumination 36 Seeing 37 CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 38 Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography 38 Eyepiece Projection 39 Long Ex...

Page 4: ...with Celestron s legendary Schmidt Cassegrain optical systems give amateur astronomers the most sophisticated and easy to use telescopes available on the market today Take time to read through this m...

Page 5: ...el see below 8 Optical Tube 2 Focus Knob 9 Schmidt Corrector Lens 3 Star Diagonal 10 Fork Arm 4 Hand Control 11 Carrying Handle 5 Eyepiece 12 Right Ascension Locking Knob 6 Finderscope 13 Tripod 7 Fin...

Page 6: ...unted on the tripod and the tube should be positioned horizontal to the ground S Se et tt ti in ng g u up p t th he e T Tr ri ip po od d For maximum rigidity the Celestron heavy duty tripod has a leg...

Page 7: ...ual observing this may not pose a problem However if you plan on doing photography the tripod should be set low to ensure stability A recommended height is to set the tripod in such a manner that you...

Page 8: ...hat both clutches are somewhat loose this will diminish the load placed on the worm gear assemblies and protect them from damage T Th he e S St ta ar r D Di ia ag go on na al l The star diagonal diver...

Page 9: ...uses eyepieces with a standard 1 1 4 barrel diameter T Th he e F Fi in nd de er rs sc co op pe e The CPC telescope comes with an 8x50 finderscope The specifications for a finderscope stand for the ma...

Page 10: ...e finder To align the finder 1 Choose a conspicuous object that is in excess of one mile away This will eliminate any possible parallax effect between the telescope and the finder 2 Point your telesco...

Page 11: ...Accessories section in the back of this manual 1 To power the CPC with the car battery adapter simply plug the round post into the designated 12v power outlet located on the drive base 2 Turn on the...

Page 12: ...complete control of the CPC in any direction Use the direction keys to move the telescope to the initial alignment stars or for centering objects in the eyepiece 4 Catalog Keys The NexStar hand contro...

Page 13: ...g mode tracking rate and setting filter and slew limits finally the last section reviews all of the utilities functions such as PEC polar alignment and hibernating the telescope A Al li ig gn nm me en...

Page 14: ...ng 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...

Page 15: ...he CPC set up outside with all accessories attached and the tripod leveled follow the steps below to align the telescope 1 Once the CPC is powered on Press ENTER to begin alignment 2 Use the Up and Do...

Page 16: ...lign procedure However instead of slewing to two alignment stars for centering and alignment the CPC uses only one star to model the sky based on the information given This will allow you to roughly s...

Page 17: ...Solar System alignment EQ AutoAlign The EQ AutoAlign uses all the same time site information as the Alt Az alignments however it also requires you to position the tube so that the altitude index marke...

Page 18: ...stem alignment method you can use re align to align to additional objects in the sky This will improve the pointing accuracy of your telescope without having to re enter addition information To replac...

Page 19: ...ast slew speeds and may hit an observer in the eye If you manually enter an object that is below the horizon CPC will notify you by displaying a message reminding you that you have selected an object...

Page 20: ...r in the upper right corner of the LCD display to indicate that the rate has been changed The hand control has a double button feature that allows you to instantly speed up the motors without having t...

Page 21: ...d while it is linking with the GPS Once current information has been received it will update the displayed information If GPS is switched off the hand control will only display the last saved time and...

Page 22: ...hing by the Named Object or Messier catalogs the hand control will let you know that the Ring Nebula M57 is approximately 6 from your current position Searching the Double Star catalog will reveal tha...

Page 23: ...easing 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 CPC will remember these values and u...

Page 24: ...is useful when autoguiding or any time that cables are plugged into the base of the telescope By default the cord wrap feature is turned off when the telescope is aligned in altazimuth and turn on whe...

Page 25: ...tting Press ENTER to wake up the telescope Pressing UNDO at the Wake Up screen allows you to explore many of the features of the hand control without waking the telescope up from hibernate mode To wak...

Page 26: ...3 Center Alignment Object 2 Center Alignment Object 1 GPS LINKING SKY ALIGN Center Star 1 Select Star 1 Center Star 2 GPS LINKING AUTO TWO STAR ALIGN CENTER STAR 1 SELECT STAR 1 CENTER STAR 2 SELECT...

Page 27: ...ors for increased reflectivity and a fully coated corrector for the finest anti reflection characteristics Inside the optical tube a black tube extends out from the center hole in the primary mirror T...

Page 28: ...e CPC 8 is 8 inches in diameter Multiplying 8 by 60 gives a maximum useful magnification of 480 power Although this is the maximum useful magnification most observing is done in the range of 20 to 35...

Page 29: ...is greatly reduced Also when photographing under these conditions the processed film may come out a little grainier than normal with lower contrast and underexposed If you wear corrective lenses spec...

Page 30: ...ion or DEC for short Lines of declination are named for their angular distance above and below the celestial equator The lines are broken down into degrees minutes of arc and seconds of arc Declinatio...

Page 31: ...never rise and never set You will never see the stars complete one circle because the sunlight during the day washes out the starlight However part of this circular motion of stars in this region of t...

Page 32: ...he EQ alignment methods Follow these steps to Wedge Align the CPC in the Northern Hemisphere 1 With the telescope set up on an optional equatorial wedge and roughly positioned towards Polaris align th...

Page 33: ...completed To perform the declination drift method you need to choose two bright stars One should be near the eastern horizon and one due south near the meridian Both stars should be near the celestia...

Page 34: ...ar axis to eliminate any drift Unfortunately the latter adjustments interact with the prior adjustments ever so slightly So repeat the process again to improve the accuracy checking both axes for mini...

Page 35: ...r O Ob bs se er rv vi in ng g H Hi in nt ts s To increase contrast and bring out detail on the lunar surface use filters A yellow filter works well at improving contrast while a neutral density or po...

Page 36: ...surface brightness they should be observed from a dark sky location Light pollution around large urban areas washes out most nebulae making them difficult if not impossible to observe Light Pollution...

Page 37: ...ic disturbances vary from time to time and place to place The size of the air parcels compared to your aperture determines the seeing quality Under good seeing conditions fine detail is visible on the...

Page 38: ...a body that is not 100 percent functional The light meter for example does not have to be operational since you will be determining the exposure length manually You also need a cable release with a lo...

Page 39: ...job a little easier align the finder as accurately as possible This allows you to get the object in the telescope s field based on the finder s view alone Another problem introduced by the high magni...

Page 40: ...brightness of these objects however requires long exposure times and as a result are rather difficult There are several techniques for this type of photography and the one chosen will determine the st...

Page 41: ...ss hairs for several minutes This will help you familiarize yourself with the periodic error of the drive and the operation of the hand control Remember to ignore declination drift when programming th...

Page 42: ...g the shutter manually can cause vibrations producing blurred photos To reduce vibration when tripping the shutter use a cable release A cable release keeps your hands clear of the camera and lens thu...

Page 43: ...tures on the moon When imaging the planets very short exposures are needed The exposure lengths range from 03 to 1 seconds on planetary images Focus is critical as is good atmospheric conditions Gener...

Page 44: ...replace all lens covers once you have finished using it Since the rear cell is NOT sealed the cover should be placed over the opening when not in use This will prevent contaminants from entering the...

Page 45: ...opposite where your finger is located 4 Use the hand control buttons to move the de focused star image to the edge of the field of view in the same direction that the central obstruction of the star i...

Page 46: ...contrast Each eyepiece comes in a durable plastic case Ultima Ultima is our 5 element wider field eyepiece design In the 1 1 4 barrel diameter they are available in the following focal lengths 5mm 7 5...

Page 47: ...me focus long exposure astro photography when used with the radial guider It makes guiding easier and exposures much shorter Sky Maps 93722 Celestron Sky Maps are the ideal teaching guide for learning...

Page 48: ...yepiece 35mm Camera 9 1 x 68 78 9 x 6 65 72 x 50 Linear Field of View at 1000 yds 47 ft 41 ft 34 5 ft Optical Tube Length 17 22 23 Weight of Telescope 42 lbs 58 lbs 65 lbs Weight of Tripod 19 lbs 19 l...

Page 49: ...asured from due north between the astronomical meridian the vertical line passing through the center of the sky and the north and south points on the horizon and the vertical line containing the celes...

Page 50: ...bright at the end of its life cycle O Open Cluster One of the groupings of stars that are concentrated along the plane of the Milky Way Most have an asymmetrical appearance and are loosely assembled T...

Page 51: ...ing Moon The period of the moon s cycle between new and full when its illuminated portion is increasing Z Zenith The point on the Celestial Sphere directly above the observer Zodiac The zodiac is the...

Page 52: ...6 Mather AFB 121 1 8 38 34 2 Mcclellan 121 2 4 38 40 2 Merced 120 31 2 37 16 8 Miramar NAS 117 9 32 52 2 Modesto 120 57 37 37 8 Moffet 122 3 37 25 2 Mojave 118 9 35 3 Montague 122 31 8 41 43 8 Montere...

Page 53: ...wa 92 27 41 6 Sioux City 96 22 8 42 24 Spencer 95 9 43 10 2 Waterloo Mun 92 2 4 42 33 KANSAS Chanute 95 28 8 37 40 2 Col J Jabar 97 13 2 37 45 Concordia 97 39 39 33 Dodge City 99 58 2 37 46 2 Elkhart...

Page 54: ...ercury 116 1 2 36 37 2 Nellis AFB 115 1 8 36 13 8 Owyhee 116 10 2 42 34 8 Reno 119 46 8 39 30 Tonopah 117 4 8 38 4 2 Wildhorse 116 15 41 19 8 Winnemucca 117 4 8 40 54 Yucca Flat 116 4 8 37 34 8 NEW HA...

Page 55: ...101 27 32 18 Brownsville 97 25 8 25 54 Brownwood 98 57 6 31 47 4 Carswell AFB 97 25 8 32 46 8 Chase NAS 97 40 2 28 22 2 Childress 100 16 8 34 25 8 College Stn 96 22 2 30 34 8 Corpus Chrst 97 3 27 46...

Page 56: ...3 25 e 52 30 n Birmingham England 1 55 w 52 25 n Bombay India 72 48 e 19 0 n Bordeaux France 0 31 w 44 50 n Bremen Germany 8 49 e 53 5 n Brisbane Australia 153 8 e 27 29 s Bristol England 2 35 w 51 28...

Page 57: ...sing NexRemote to control your telescope refer to the instruction sheet that came with the NexRemote CD and the help files located on the disk In addition to NexRemote the CPC can be controlled using...

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Page 66: ...nds of meteors per hour Solar Eclipses in North America plus Total Eclipses Around the World Date Eclipse Type Duration Location 2001 Dec 14 Annular 03m53s North America Hawaii 2001 Jun 21 Total 04m57...

Page 67: ...dling or unauthorized repair Further product malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear is not covered by this warranty CELESTRON DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHETHER OF MERCHANTAB...

Page 68: ...et Torrance CA 90503 Tel 310 328 9560 Fax 310 212 5835 Web site at http www celestron com Copyright 2005 Celestron All rights reserved Products or instructions may change without notice or obligation...

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