Celestron StarSense AutoAlign, Manual

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Tips for Using Solar System Align
Once the telescope is aligned using Solar System
Align, you have the option of adding additional
alignment objects (either other planets or stars
from the Named Star Catalog) to improve pointing
accuracy . To add an alignment object:
1. Select the desired object from the Named Star
or Solar System database and slew to it .
2. Press the ALIGN button on the hand control .
3. The display will ask if you want to add an alignment
object or replace the existing one .
4. Select ADD to add the additional alignment
object . If an additional object has already been
added, then you have the option of replacing one
of the existing objects with the new object .
5. Carefully center the object in the eyepiece . Start
with coarse centering, press ENTER, then fine
center using the UP and RIGHT buttons, then
press ALIGN .
6. Press ALIGN to add the alignment object .
OTHER ALIGN FUNCTIONS
Save / Load Alignment: Allows you to save
your alignment for future use or load a previous
StarSense alignment .
To save an alignment:
1. When the hand control displays StarSense
Ready, press ALIGN .
2. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to
select Save / Load Align and press ENTER .
3. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to
select the slot you wish to save under . There
are 10 available save positions, 0-9 .
4. Press OPTION (Celestron logo key on
bottom left) and ENTER simultaneously to
save the alignment .
The save name is a date code in YYMMDD
HHMMSS format .
To load an alignment:
1. With StarSense powered on and booted up,
press ALIGN .
2. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to
select Save / Load Align and press ENTER .
3. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys to
select the slot you wish to load .
4. Press OPTION (Celestron logo key on bottom
left) and ALIGN simultaneously to load the
alignment .
StarSense will need to sync the telescope position
in the sky to restore your saved alignment .
5. Press ENTER when the hand controller displays
Sync Reference .
6. Select Camera in the Sync Reference screen
and press ENTER . Alternatively, you can scroll
UP/DOWN and select Switch (requiring that
you move the telescope to its home position) or
Index position . Telescopes with switches will
automatically move to their home switch position .
7. Slew the telescope to an open area of sky .
Remember to finish the movement with the UP
and RIGHT direction buttons . A small checkmark
will appear on the upper right screen when this
is done .
8. Press ENTER . StarSense will capture an image
and complete the sync .
Quick Align: Sets the telescope home position
as the sole reference point to determine where
objects are in the sky based on the site information
given . Use Quick Align for rough GoTo alignment .
This can be useful if you want the telescope to be
able to track without performing a full StarSense or
Solar System alignment .
telescope by adding multiple calibration references .
You can have up to 10 alignment reference points
to improve GoTo accuracy . This feature is especially
useful for astroimaging, to better center objects in
the imaging sensor .
StarSense Auto starts Alt-Az mounted telescopes
with 3 align reference points . Equatorial mounted
telescopes start with 4 align reference points .
Depending on your mount type, you can add either
6 or 7 additional alignment references to improve
pointing accuracy if desired .
1. Press ALIGN and scroll UP/DOWN until Add
Align Ref is displayed and press ENTER .
2. Using the arrow keys, move the telescope several
degrees away from its last alignment point .
Remember to finish movement with the UP
and RIGHT direction buttons . A checkmark will
appear on the display to confirm this .
If you only intend to add one additional align reference
point, then position the telescope in the area you
are going to observe or image in .
3. Press ENTER and StarSense will acquire a
new image and add the align reference point
for a total of 10 reference points .
You can repeat this process up to 9 additional
times in different regions of the sky . Adding align
refrence points improves the GoTo mount modeling,
which accounts for flexure and other mechanical
inaccuracies to provide the best possible
pointing accuracy .
SOLAR SYSTEM ALIGN
Solar System Align provides good tracking and
GoTo performance by using solar system objects
(the Sun, Moon and planets) to align the telescope
with the sky . Solar System Align is a great way to
align your telescope for daytime viewing as well as
a quick way to align the telescope for night time
observing . Since the StarSense camera cannot
detect celestial objects during the day, Solar System
Align is done using the eyepiece .
WARNING
• Place cap over the camera lens! Since you may
wish to use the Sun for your alignment, remember
to place the cap over the camera lens to protect
the imaging sensor .
• Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye
or with a telescope (unless you have the proper
solar filter) . Permanent and irreversible eye damage
may occur .
1. Press the ALIGN button .
2. Use the UP/DOWN scroll keys to select Solar
System Align from the alignment options and
press ENTER .
3. Move the telescope to its home position or
switch position . Alt-Az mounts should have the
telescope pointing at the horizon . Equatorial
mounts should be positioned to the index marks .
Telescopes with switch postions will automatically
move to the home switch positions .
4. Use the UP/DOWN scroll keys to select the
Solar System object you wish to align and
press ENTER .
The hand control will only display the solar system
objects that are above the horizon for the day and
time selected .
5. Following the prompts on the hand control, center
the object in your eyepiece . Use the direction
arrow buttons to slew the telescope to the
alignment object . A finderscope or Star Pointer
will help locate the object .
6. Press ENTER when the object is in the
eyepiece’s field of view . Then, center the
object in the eyepiece and press ALIGN .
Once in position, StarSense will model the sky
based on this information and display Alignment
Complete .