Celestron NexStar 5, Instruction Manual

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INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 4
W
ARNING
................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 4
QUICK SETUP................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 5
ASSEMBLING THE NEXSTAR ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 8
Powering the NexStar................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 8
The Hand Control ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 9
The Star Diagonal ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 9
The Eyepiece................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 9
The Star Pointer Finderscope ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 10
HAND CONTROL ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 12
H
AND
C
ONTROL
O
PERATION
................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 13
Alignment Procedure................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 13
O
BJECT
C
ATALOG
................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 15
Selecting an Object................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 15
Slewing to an Object................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 16
Finding Planets ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 16
Tour Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 16
D
IRECTION
B
UTTONS
................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 17
Rate Button ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 17
S
ETUP
P
ROCEDURES
................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 17
Tracking Mode................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 17
Tracking Rate................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 18
Date/Time ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 18
User Defined Objects ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 18
Get RA/DEC................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 19
Get Alt-Az ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 19
Goto R.A/Dec ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 19
Goto Alt-Az ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 19
U
TILITY
F
EATURES
................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 19
Demo ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 19
RS-232 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 19
Light Control ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 19
Cord Wrap ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 19
Anti-backlash ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 19
Hand Control Command Tree ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 20
TELESCOPE BASICS ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 21
I
MAGE
O
RIENTATION
................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 21
F
OCUSING
................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 22
C
ALCULATING
M
AGNIFICATION
................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 22
D
ETERMINING
F
IELD OF
V
IEW
................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 22
General Observing Hints................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 23
ASTRONOMY BASICS................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 24
T
HE
C
ELESTIAL
C
OORDINATE
S
YSTEM
................................ ................................ ................................ . 24
M
OTION OF THE
S
TARS
................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 25
P
OLAR
A
LIGNMENT
(
WITH OPTIONAL
W
EDGE
) ................................ ................................ ..................... 26
Finding the North Celestial Pole................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 27
CELESTIAL OBSERVING ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 28