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Otherwise  you  may  choose  default  atmospheric  settings,  just  click  on 

Default  Atmospheric 

Parameters

. The default value is 10°C and 101325Pa. 

 

(4)  Click 

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 to complete the location setting.  

 

Read from an ASCOM Supported iOptron Mount for Location Info  

NOTE:

 

You’ll need latest firmware and iOptron Commander, as well as .NET 4.8 and beyond. Make 

sure the mount is connected to the computer via ASCOM. This 

ONLY

 work for an iOptron mount. 

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Summary of Contents for C70A Series

Page 1: ...iOptron CEM70 Center Balanced Equatorial Mount Instruction Manual Product C70A C70AG...

Page 2: ...ly when disengaging the gear switches Otherwise personal injury and or equipment damage may occur Any worm system damage due to improper operation will not be covered by iOptron s limited warranty If...

Page 3: ...5 Complete Functions of Go2Nova 8407 Hand Controller 23 5 1 Select and Slew 23 5 1 1 Solar System 23 5 1 2 Deep Sky Objects 23 5 1 3 Stars 23 5 1 4 Comets 23 5 1 5 Asteroids 23 5 1 6 Constellations 23...

Page 4: ...6 Maintenance and Servicing 32 6 1 Maintenance 32 6 2 iOptron Customer Service 32 6 3 Product End of Life Disposal Instructions 32 6 4 Battery Replacement and Disposal Instructions 32 Appendix A Techn...

Page 5: ...in autoguiding system USB 3 0 connection and WIFI connection The CEM70 mount is equipped with the most advanced GOTONOVA GOTO technology making it one of the most powerful and accurate GOTO mounts av...

Page 6: ...mmX5 5mm plug Hand Controller Cable 6P6C RJ11 to RJ11 straight wired Serial cable RS232 to RJ9 USB cable Wi Fi external antenna CEM70G only Aluminum carrying case 1X 21lb 9 5 kg counterweight 7226 OPT...

Page 7: ...t 2 5mmX5 5mm 5525 ON OFF Power Switch ST 4 Autoguide port USB3 0 USB3 0 port for mount computer control iPolar iGuider and 3XUSB3 0 hub on dovetail saddle connection HBX Hand Box For connecting to an...

Page 8: ...connected to the DC IN on the rear end of RA axis Figure 5 The voltage is determined by the input voltage such as 5V or 12V On Dovetail Saddle Back Panel Figure 4b USB3 0 port X3 Powered USB 3 0 port...

Page 9: ...sockets for your accessories The maximum specified current output is 5A They are connected to the DC IN on the rear end of RA axis Figure 5 The voltage is determined by the input voltage such as 5V or...

Page 10: ...hoice or slew the telescope to a selected object Arrow Keys The arrow keys are used to control the movement of DEC and R A axes Press and hold DEC DEC buttons to move a telescope along the DEC directi...

Page 11: ...rch Zero Position command User Position The mount is pointed to a user defined position which could be a particular celestial object or simply a position determined by pressing an arrow key An object...

Page 12: ...t is off 12 Tracking speed Displays the current tracking rate of the mount SDRL mount is tracking at sidereal speed Solar mount is tracking at solar speed Lunar mount is tracking at lunar speed King m...

Page 13: ...ting holes separated 130mm in diameter Figure 13 Tripod top Figure 14 Locking the mount Figure 15 Store the wrench Hold mount head while remove the Allen wrench from the RA yoke Turn the RA gear switc...

Page 14: ...ghten the Altitude Locking Clamps when done The altitude adjustment employs worm gear system and can be adjusted precisely when turn in one direction The fine adjustment is 0 5 arcmin Use the wrench a...

Page 15: ...Cap at the end of CW Shaft Glide the CW over the shaft with the larger hole opening facing down Place the Safety Cap back onto the shaft Move the CW to the bottom of the shaft and tighten the CW lock...

Page 16: ...h in the mount saddle or within the scope mounting rings Balance the assembly in R A axis by moving CW along its shaft Repeat the process until both DEC and RA axes are balanced CAUTION The balancing...

Page 17: ...t the GPS module is unable to establish a link to the satellites local time can be entered manually Use the or key to move the cursor _ and use the number keys to change the numbers Use the or button...

Page 18: ...N and S and use the number keys to change the numbers It is always a good idea to do your homework and get longitude and latitude coordinates before traveling to a new observation site The site coord...

Page 19: ...te Align BrightStar Polar Alignment allows you to polar align the mount even if you cannot view the Celestial Pole 1 Level the CEM70 mount and set it at Zero Position Make sure the telescope is parall...

Page 20: ...location in the sky STEP 9 Put the mount back into the package carrying case It is recommended to return the mount to Zero Position at the end of the observing session Lay the mount into the carrying...

Page 21: ...omical objects using the HC Use the arrow keys and to point the telescope to the desired part of the sky Use the number keys to change the slewing speed Press the STOP 0 button to start tracking 4 3 O...

Page 22: ...After the power is back just do a Select and Slew to the same star when the power is lost The mount will continue to track the star 4 7 Turning Off the Mount When you have finished your observation si...

Page 23: ...popular deep sky objects with their common names A list of named deep sky objects is included in Appendix H Messier Catalog consists of all 110 Messier objects NGC Catalog consists of 7 840 objects IC...

Page 24: ...o can t see the pole The system provides four alignment methods to calibrate the mount s GOTO function Solar System Align One Star Alignment Two Star Alignment and Three Star Alignment The Two Star Al...

Page 25: ...gnment method allows you to polar align the mount even if you cannot view the Celestial Pole Press the MENU button then select Alignment and Polar Iterate Align The HC will display a list of bright al...

Page 26: ...t Guiding Rate Press MENU Settings Set Guiding Rates This is an advanced function for autoguiding when a guiding camera is utilized either via a Guide Port or using the ASCOM protocol Before autoguidi...

Page 27: ...for unguided tracking 5 4 6 Set Parking Position You may park the telescope before powering off the mount This is very useful if the mount is on a permanent pier or the mount will not be moved in betw...

Page 28: ...the high precision encoder to correct the tracking error or turn the R A guiding on by selecting Allow RA Guiding to allow the mount to receive guiding corrections from the guiding software The power...

Page 29: ...ere s how to use the PEC function 1 Setup the mount with a telescope in autoguiding configuration by connecting a guiding camera via the mount s Guide Port or using the ASCOM protocol 2 Select MENU Se...

Page 30: ...Press ENTER and a confirmation screen will be displayed Press ENTER again to store the object under the assigned user object number or press BACK button to cancel 5 8 2 Enter Other Objects or Observat...

Page 31: ...telescope to its Zero Position 5 10 2 Set Zero Position This set the Zero Position for the firmware The Zero Position reference will be an undefined value after firmware upgrade or it may lost during...

Page 32: ...urchase information and daytime telephone number We have found that most problems can be resolved by e mails or telephone calls so please contact iOptron first to avoid returning the mount for repair...

Page 33: ...cope Hand Controller Go2Nova 8407 212 000 objects database star recognition Meridian treatment Stop 0 10 pass auto flip Zero position Automatic zero search Park position Horizontal vertical current al...

Page 34: ...ury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Sun Moon Deep Sky Objects Named Object Messier Catalog NGC PGC Caldwell Catalog Abell Catalog Herschel Catalog Named Stars Double Multi Stars SAO Catalog C...

Page 35: ...olar System Align View Model Error Clear Alignment Data Polar Iterate Align Position of Pole Star Three Star Alin One Star Align Two Star Align Set Guiding Rates Set Tracking Rate Set Parking Position...

Page 36: ...e One Comet Delete All Comets Custom Comets Edit User Objects Add a New Object Browse Objects Delete One Object Delete All Objects Other Objects Zero Position Goto Zero Position Set Zero position Firm...

Page 37: ...catalog in computer Device Manager 4 Goto www ioptron com to download iPolar software and save on your computer 5 The iPolar software needs Windows 7 8 1 10 or later version 32 bit or 64 bit operatio...

Page 38: ...pixels of the camera if there is any and take camera dark current under different ambient temperature Click on Settings to bring up Settings window Click on Take Dark Frame Follow the instruction on t...

Page 39: ...r Manually 1 Click on Change button 2 Enter location info i e latitude and longitude number GPS coordinates Northern hemisphere is southern for latitude eastern western for longitude 3 Enter atmospher...

Page 40: ...lick Confirm to complete the location setting Read from an ASCOM Supported iOptron Mount for Location Info NOTE You ll need latest firmware and iOptron Commander as well as NET 4 8 and beyond Make sur...

Page 41: ...ation is only needed when 1 First time use iPolar 2 iPolar is adjusted removed rotated etc or 3 You are suspect that the alignment is off NOTE You may need to click on Clear Center of Camera in order...

Page 42: ...lignment software will perform plate solving near the pole star area There is no need to see the pole star The camera will take the images enhance the stars and darken the background remove the noise...

Page 43: ...hose part from plate solving uncheck RAW image before masking 1 Click on Draw Mask 2 Move the mouse cursor to the starting corner of the area that you want to be excluded click the mouse button 3 Move...

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Page 45: ...ount type CEM40G GEM45G and CEM70G uses different Commander ASCOM Drive Test the mount computer control before setup the autoguiding 1 Connect iGuider to a PC The iGuider guiding system is connected i...

Page 46: ...nter 120mm into guide scope focal length tab and click Next If the program displays the following error please exit iOptron iPolar software Select correct iOptron ASCOM driver from the dropdown menu H...

Page 47: ...aptive Optics Device setting window select None and go to Next Save the Profile Name Do not check Build dark library You may do it at a late time Click Finish to complete the Profile setup Connect all...

Page 48: ...Adjustment If you are using the iGudier the first time you may need to adjust the guiding camera focusing Set up the mount Connect the mount to a computer Perform polar alignment Set the Zero Position...

Page 49: ...a exposure time The camera exposure time change won t be kept when power is off The power on default exposure value is 13 or 0 01 seconds To adjust it click on PHD2 Guide Camera Settings Adjust the ca...

Page 50: ...50 5 Specifications Guiding scope aperture 30mm Focal length 120mm Imaging sensor 1 3 in CMOS Pixel size 3 75 m Resolution 1280X960 Operation system Windows driverless...

Page 51: ...iameter that is blocked by the dovetail saddle Another larger hole 5mm is located on the side of the DEC gear housing There is a set screw inside the 3mm hole which locks the gear meshing adjustment s...

Page 52: ...out 1 8 turn or less for tracking Tighten the set screw in the small hole to LOCK the gear screw important before test the mount Adjust again if needed but no more than turn in total If you feel there...

Page 53: ...irmware Upgrade The firmware in the 8407 Hand Controller and control boards can be upgraded by the customer Please check iOptron s website www iOptron com under Support Directory CEM Mounts select CEM...

Page 54: ...OS Connect wirelessly for CEM70G internal Wi Fi adapter The mount can be controlled via ASCOM protocol Windows OS SmartPhone Pad and Mac OS wirelessly To control the mount via ASCOM protocol you ll ne...

Page 55: ...ve Nebula 67 Phantom Streak Nebula 22 Christmas Tree Cluster 68 Pinwheel Galaxy 23 Cigar Galaxy 69 Pleiades 24 Cocoon Nebula 70 Ring Nebula 25 Coma Pinwheel 71 Rosette Nebula 26 Copeland Septet 72 Sat...

Page 56: ...56 Messier Catalog This table is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License It uses material from the Wikipedia article List of Messier objects...

Page 57: ...Alcor 72 Atria 121 Gomeisa 170 Mintaka 24 Alcyone 73 Avior 122 Graffias Zeta 171 Mira 25 Aldebaran 74 Azha 123 Groombridge 1830 172 Mirach 26 Alderamin 75 Barnard s Star 124 Gruid 173 Mirfak 27 Alfir...

Page 58: ...Regulus 219 Scheat 235 Taygeta 251 Yed Posterior 204 Rigel 220 Schedar 236 Tejat Posterior 252 Yed Prior 205 Rigel Kentaurus A 221 Seginus 237 Thuban 253 Zaniah 206 Rigel Kentaurus B 222 Shaula 238 T...

Page 59: ...er 20 Cepheus Cep 64 Phoenix Phe 21 Cetus Cet 65 Pictor Pic 22 Chamaeleon Cha 66 Pisces Psc 23 Circinus Cir 67 Piscis Austrinus PsA 24 Columba Col 68 Puppis Pup 25 Coma Berenices Com 69 Pyxis Pyx 26 C...

Page 60: ...pus 15123 5206 242304 24 HIP 27072 Gamma Leporis Lupus 05445 2227 170759 25 HIP 26549 Sigma Orionis Orion 05387 0236 132406 26 HIP 85667 HD 158614 Ophiuchus 17304 0104 141702 27 HIP 74376 Kappa1 Lupi...

Page 61: ...ydrae Hydra 11053 2718 179514 78 HIP 76669 Zeta Coronae Borealis Corona Borealis 7 CrB 15394 3638 64833 79 HIP 99770 b3 Cygni Cygnus 29 Cyg 20145 3648 69678 80 HIP 101027 Rho Capricorni Capricornus 11...

Page 62: ...HIP 111546 8 Lacertae Lacerta 22359 3938 72509 129 HIP 29151 HD 42111 Orion 06090 0230 113507 130 HIP 107253 79 Cygni Cygnus 21434 3817 71643 131 HIP 88136 41 Draconis Draco 18002 8000 8996 132 HIP 8...

Page 63: ...747 95795 181 HIP 3885 65 Piscium Pisces 00499 2743 74295 182 HIP 93371 HD 176270 Australis 19011 3704 210816 183 HIP 36345 HD 59499 Puppis 07289 3151 198038 184 HIP 108364 HD 208947 Cepheus 21572 660...

Page 64: ...to abuse misuse mishandling or unauthorized repair Further product malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear is not covered by this warranty IOPTRON DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED...

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