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Summary of Contents for skyexpedition 60

Page 1: ...d E by SKyExPEdItIon 60 coMPutErIZE tELEScoP Instruction Manual Model 22004...

Page 2: ...s 6 Tripod Leg Extension Clamp 11 StarPointer Finderscope 2 Motorized Base 7 Hand Control 12 Altitude Clutch Knob 3 On Off Switch 8 Focuser Knob 13 Telescope Mounting Bolt 4 Tripod 9 Star Diagonal 5 A...

Page 3: ...ime to read through this manual before embarking on your journey through the Universe It may take a few observing sessions to become familiar with your telescope so you should keep this manual handy u...

Page 4: ...y slides over the flange post in the center of the support bracket 4 Finally rotate the tray so that the locking tabs slide under the locking clips on center leg brace You will feel the tray snap into...

Page 5: ...thumbscrew to hold the eyepiece in place To remove the eyepiece loosen the thumbscrew on the eyepiece barrel and slide the eyepiece out Eyepieces are commonly referred to by focal length and barrel d...

Page 6: ...nt of the battery compartment and remove the cover 2 Gently remove the battery holder from inside the battery compartment 3 Place 8 AA batteries user supplied inside the battery holder 4 Return the ba...

Page 7: ...lescope alignment as well as finding objects in the sky the setup section discusses changing parameters such as tracking mode and tracking rate finally the last section reviews all of the utility func...

Page 8: ...aligned with the telescope tube the alignment star should now be visible inside the field of view of the eyepiece The hand control will ask that you center the bright alignment star in the center of t...

Page 9: ...edure However instead of slewing to two alignment stars for centering and alignment the SkyExpedition uses only one star to model the sky based on the information given This will allow you to roughly...

Page 10: ...ol screen you have two options Press the INFO Key This will give you useful information about the selected object such as magnitude constellation and fascinating facts about many of the objects Press...

Page 11: ...over that is not included in the regular database There are several ways to save an object to memory depending on what type of object it is Save Sky Object The SkyExpedition stores celestial objects t...

Page 12: ...is can create confusion when guiding on a star using an off axis guider versus a straight through guide scope To compensate for this the direction of the drive control keys can be changed To reverse t...

Page 13: ...Press the Up number 6 button to increase the speed of the text Press the Down number 9 button to decrease the speed of the text Calibrate GoTo GoTo Calibration is a useful tool when attaching heavy vi...

Page 14: ...SkyExpedition SkyExpedition Ready Hand Control Menu Tree Menu tree showing the sub menus associated with the primary command functions 13...

Page 15: ...s Ports RS 232communicationportonhandcontrol TrackingRates Sidereal SolarandLunar TrackingModes Alt Az EQNorth EQSouth AlignmentProcedures SkyAlign AutoTwo Star Two Star One Star SolarSystemAlign Data...

Page 16: ...al gravitational attraction orbit around a common center of mass If a group of three or more stars revolve around one another it is called a multiple system It is believed that approximately 50 percen...

Page 17: ...object is to measure its parallax Parfocal Refers to a group of eyepieces that all require the same distance from the focal plane of the telescope to be in focus This means when you focus one parfoca...

Page 18: ...Appendix C Maps Of Time Zones 17...

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Page 20: ...Sky Maps 19...

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Page 26: ...reduced Note Your telescope was designed for terrestrial observation as well as celestial observation Additional Information Reference material on Telescope Basics Astronomy Basics Celestial Observing...

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