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001 Acamar

050 Asellus Australis    

099 Kaus Media

148 Rastaba

002 Achernar

051 Asellus Borealis

100 Keid

149 Regulus

003 Acrux

052 Aspidiske

101 Kitalpha

150 Rigel

004 Acubens

053 Atik

102 Kochab

151 Rigel Kentaurus

005 Adhafera

054 Atlas

103 Kornephoros

152 Ruchbah

006 Adhara

055 Atria

104 Kurhah

153 Rukbat

007 Al Na’ir

056 Avoir

105 Lesath

154 Sabik

008 Albali

057 Azha

106 Maia

155 Sadachbia

009 Alberio

058 Baten Kaitos

107 Marfik

156 Sadalbari

010 Alchibar

059 Beid

108 Markab

157 Sadalmelik

011 Alcor

060 Bellatrix

109 Matar

158 Sadalsuud

012 Alcyone

061 Betelgeuse

110 Mebsuta

159 Sadr

013 Aldebaran

062 Biham

111 Megrez

160 Saiph

014 Alderamin

063 Canopus

112 Meissa

161 Scheat

015 Alfirk

064 Capella

113 Mekbuda

162 Schedar

016 Algedi

065 Caph

114 Menkalinan

163 Seginus

017 Algenib

066 Castor

115 Menkar

164 Shaula

018 Algiebra

067 Celabrai

116 Menkent

165 Sheiak

019 Algol

068 Celaeno

117 Menkib

166 Sheratan

020 Algorab

069 Chara

118 Merak

167 Sirius

021 Alhena

070 Chertan

119 Merope

168 Skat

022 Alioth

071 Cor Caroli

120 Mesartim

169 Spica

023 Alkaid

072 Cursa

121 Miaplacidus

170 Sterope

024 Alkalurops

073 Dabih

122 Mintaka

171 Sulafat

025 Alkes

074 Deneb

123 Mira

172 Syrma

026 Almach

075 Deneb Algedi

124 Mirach

173 Talitha

027 Alnasl

076 Deneb Kaitos

125 Mirfak

174 Tania Australis

028 Alnilam

077 Denebola

126 Mirzam

175 Tania Borealis

029 Alnitak

078 Dubhe

127 Mizar

176 Tarazed

030 Alphard

079 Edasich

128 Muphrid

177 Taygeta

031 Alphecca

080 Electra

129 Muscida

178 Thuban

032 Alpheratz

081 Elnath

130 Nashira

179 Unukalhai

033 Alrakis

082 Eltanin

131 Nekkar

180 Vega

034 Alrescha

083 Enif

132 Nihal

181 Vindemiatrix

035 Alshain

084 Errai

133 Nunki

182 Wasat

036 Altair

085 Fomalhaut

134 Nusakan

183 Wazn

037 Altais

086 Furud

135 Peacock

184 Yed Posterior

038 Alterf

087 Gacrux

136 Phact

185 Yed Prior

039 Aludra

088 Giausar

137 Phecda

186 Zaniah

040 Alula Australis

089 Gienah

138 Pherkad

187 Zaurak

041 Alula Borealis

090 Gomeisa

139 Pleione

188 Zavijava

042 Alya

091 Graffias

140 Polaris

189 Zosma

043 Ancha

092 Groombridge 1830

141 Pollux

190 Zubenelgenubi

044 Ankaa

093 Grumium

142 Porrima

191 Zubeneschamali

045 Antares

094 Hamal

143 Procyon

192 Barnard's Star

046 Arcturus

095 Homan

144 Propus

193 Kapteyn's Star

047 Arkab

096 Izar

145 Rassalas

194 Kruger 60

048 Arneb

097 Kaus Australis

146 Rasagethi

195 Luyten's Star

049 Ascella

098 Kaus Borealis

147 Rasalhague

Named Star List

Summary of Contents for ZEQ25GT

Page 1: ...iOptron ZEQ25GT Balanced GoTo Equatorial Mount With Go2Nova 8408 Hand Controller Instruction Manual Product 7100 7101 and 7102...

Page 2: ...mplete Functions of Go2Nova 8408 Hand Controller 22 5 1 Slew to an Object 22 5 1 1 Solar System 22 5 1 2 Deep Sky Objects 22 5 1 3 Stars 22 5 1 4 Constellations 22 5 1 5 Comets 22 5 1 6 Asteroids 22 5...

Page 3: ...0 Appendix C Firmware Upgrade 32 Appendix D Computer Control an ZEQ25GT Mount 33 Appendix E Go2Nova Star List 34 IOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE MOUNT AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY 41 WARNING NEVER USE A TELESCO...

Page 4: ...axis servomotor with enhanced optical encoder for precise GOTO and accurate tracking iOptron AccuAligningTM calibrated polar scope with dark field illumination and easy polar alignment procedure allo...

Page 5: ...Tripod 7100 or 2 inch Tripod 7200 Tripod spreader One 10 4lbs 4 7 kg counterweight Counterweight shaft Dark field illuminating LED cable for model 7100 and 7200 with polar scope AC adapter 100V 240V...

Page 6: ...g Screw Polar Axis Cover Polar Scope Cover Polar Axis R A axis Azi Adj Knob Lat Adj Knob Lat Locking T bolt CW mounting nose Front CW position screw R A Drive Unit DEC Drive Unit Dovetail Saddle Main...

Page 7: ...o other iOptron accessories such as a laser pointer or a planetary dome control HBX Hand Box For connecting to an 8408 Hand Controller Reticle Power supply for the polar scope dark field illumination...

Page 8: ...scrolling Number Keys Input numerical values Also used to adjust slewing speeds 1 1X 2 2X 3 8X 4 16X 5 64X 6 128X 7 256X 8 512X 9 MAX Key Identify and display nearby bright stars or objects where the...

Page 9: ...ht Ascension of the telescope or R A 4 Declination Declination of the telescope or DEC 5 Azimuth Azimuth of the telescope north is 0 east 90 south 180 and west 270 6 Altitude Altitude of the telescope...

Page 10: ...Axis alignment equatorial mounts use a combination of both mount types described above The adjustable part of the mount moves in the Alt Az mode in order to align the R A axis also known as the mount...

Page 11: ...w Bottom Post Locking Screw to free the Bottom Latitude Adj Post and remove the Latitude Adj Knob Thread in evenly the adequate Latitude Adj Knob to Top and Bottom Latitude Adjustment Posts Reinstall...

Page 12: ...phone You will have to change this latitude setting every time you significantly change your night sky viewing location This setting directly affects the mount s tracking and GOTO accuracy Slightly lo...

Page 13: ...e CW through the shaft Use the CW Locking Screw to hold the CW in place Place Safety Cap back onto the shaft ZEQ25 comes with a 10 4 lbs 4 7kg counterweight It should be able to balance a total payloa...

Page 14: ...e on the worm assembly is kept at a minimum STEP 8 Connect Cables Connect DEC unit to the main control unit with a short straight RJ11 cable Connect the Go2Nova 8408 hand controller to the HC port on...

Page 15: ...ton is 300 minutes behind UT Los Angeles is 480 minutes behind UT Rome is 60 minutes ahead of UT Beijing is 480 minutes ahead of UT Sydney is 600 minutes ahead of UT All the time zones in North Americ...

Page 16: ...format by multiplying the decimal numbers by 60 For example N47 53 can be changed to N47 31 48 47 53 47 0 53 0 53 0 53x60 31 8 0 8 0 8x60 48 Therefore 47 53 47 31 48 or 47d31m48s Select N S Hemispher...

Page 17: ...e LED cable between Reticle plug located on the main unit and the LED socket at the bottom of the DEC axle as shown in Figure 18 The light intensity can be adjusted using the HC via Set Polar Scope Li...

Page 18: ...e MENU button then select Align and Polar Align The HC will display the azimuth and altitude position of several bright stars near meridian Select one that is visible with high altitude as Alignment S...

Page 19: ...19 Figure 20 Zero position...

Page 20: ...p the hand controller to correct any pointing discrepancy of the Zero Position and to improve the GOTO accuracy To perform One Star Align press MENU button scroll down to Align select One Star Align a...

Page 21: ...rns from the fully tightened position Ideally it should be at a position just deep enough to rid any free movements plays while force on the worm assembly is kept at a minimum 4 7 Turn Off the Mount W...

Page 22: ...named deep sky objects is included in Appendix E Messier Catalog consists of all 110 Messier objects NGC IC Catalog consists of 7 840 objects in NGC catalog and 5 386 objects in IC catalog To select...

Page 23: ...as one star alignment except that you choose the object to sync to One star align chooses the star object for you 5 3 Set Up Controller 5 3 1 Set Up Time Site Refer to STEP 9 in Section 3 2 5 3 2 Set...

Page 24: ...ount when it passes the meridian Telescope Flip will flip the telescope and continuous to track the object The third option is Continue to Track In this case the mount will keep tracking and the OTA c...

Page 25: ...recommended to use an eyepiece with crossed hair line for accurate centering NOTE The movement of the alignment star in your eyepiece may not be perpendicular but crossed depends on its location in th...

Page 26: ...he Go2Nova hand controller needs to record the PE first The periodic error of the worm gear drive will be used to correct periodic error The data will be lost when the power is turned off Here s how t...

Page 27: ...few times to go back to Set User Objects You may review the records or delete the ones you don t want it anymore Press BACK button to finish the operation Now you can slew to your favorite stars from...

Page 28: ...ephone calls So please contact iOptron first to avoid returning the mount for repair It is strongly suggested that to send technical questions to support ioptron com Call in the U S 1 781 569 0200 6 3...

Page 29: ...on Synchronous belt Gear Latitude adjustment range 0 60 Azimuth adjustment range 10 GPS Internal 32 channel GPS Polar Scope AccuAligningTM dark field illuminated Level indicator Level bubble Hand Cont...

Page 30: ...ect Messier Catalog NGC IC Catalog UGC Catalog Caldwell Catalog Herschel Catalog Named Object Messier Catalog NGC IC Catalog UGC Catalog Caldwell Catalog Herschel Catalog Named Stars Binary Stars SAO...

Page 31: ...te All Records Set User Objects Set User Objects Add A New Record Add A New Record Browse Records Browse Records Delete One Record Delete One Record Delete All Records Delete All Records To Zero Posit...

Page 32: ...The firmware in the 8408 hand controller and motor control boards can be upgraded by the customer Please check iOptron s website www iOptron com under Support Directory ZEQ Mounts select ZEQ25GT with...

Page 33: ...via ASCOM protocol you need 1 Download and install ASCOM Platform from http www ascom standards org Make sure you PC meet the software requirement Refer to the ascom standards website for details 2 D...

Page 34: ...Appendix E Go2Nova Star List Messier Catalog This table is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License It uses material from the Wikipedia article List of Messier objects...

Page 35: ...024 Alkalurops 073 Dabih 122 Mintaka 171 Sulafat 025 Alkes 074 Deneb 123 Mira 172 Syrma 026 Almach 075 Deneb Algedi 124 Mirach 173 Talitha 027 Alnasl 076 Deneb Kaitos 125 Mirfak 174 Tania Australis 02...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...2 13 California Nebula 1499 43 Owl Nebula 3587 97 14 Cat s Eye Nebula 6543 44 Pelican Nebula 5070 15 Cocoon Nebula 5146 45 Phantom Streak Nebula 6741 16 Cone Nebula 2264 46 Pinwheel Galaxy 598 33 17 C...

Page 38: ...36 51 66 Cet 16 5 5 7 7 5 129752 17 Nu Aur 55 4 0 9 5 58502 52 Eps CMa 7 5 1 5 7 4 172676 Adhara 18 Ome Aur 5 4 5 0 8 0 57548 53 Tau CMa 8 2 4 4 10 11 173446 19 Eps Boo 2 8 2 5 4 9 83500 Izar 54 145 C...

Page 39: ...7 6 5 10 72509 87 Psi Dra 30 3 4 9 6 1 8890 122 Gam 1 Leo 4 4 2 2 3 5 81298 Algieba 88 26 Dra 1 7 5 3 8 0 17546 123 Iot Leo 1 7 4 0 6 7 99587 89 16 17 Dra 90 5 4 5 5 6 4 30012 124 54 Leo 6 6 4 3 6 3...

Page 40: ...ntaka 191 59 Ser 3 8 5 3 7 6 123497 157 Iot Ori 11 3 2 8 6 9 132323 Nair al saif 192 Zet Sge 8 5 5 0 8 8 105298 158 Lam Ori 4 4 3 6 5 5 112921 Meissa 193 Eta Sgr 3 6 3 2 7 8 209957 159 Sig Ori 13 3 8...

Page 41: ...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 W...

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