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Looking at or near the
Sun
will cause
irreversable
damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
How to Easy Align Your Telescope
If you have just applied power to Autostar, perform steps 1 through 3. If you have already per-
formed the initialization procedure, go to step 4.
1.
Sun Warning
- Press the key prompted by Autostar to accept.
2.
Getting Started
- Press ENTER to continue.
3.
Daylight Savings
- Select “Yes” or “No,” then press ENTER.
4.
Alignment Option Screen
- “Setup: Align” displays. Press ENTER.
5.
Select Alignment
- “Align: Easy” displays. Press ENTER.
6.
Set Alt/Az Home Position
- Autostar then prompts you to set the telescope in the Alt/Az
Alignment home position. See
SET ALT/AZ HOME POSITION
,
page 16.
7.
Star Alignment
- Autostar then chooses two stars to align upon. When the telescope
slews to the first star for alignment, it may not appear in the field of view in the eyepiece.
The alignment star should be easily recognized and be the brightest star in the area of the
sky where the telescope is pointing. Use the Arrow keys to move the telescope until the
star is visible and centered in the eyepiece. Press ENTER. Repeat procedure for the sec-
ond alignment star.
When the procedure is performed correctly, "Alignment Successful" displays. If Autostar
does not display this message, perform this procedure again.
NOTE:
Autostar locates alignment stars based on the date, time, and location
entered. The alignment stars may change from night to night. All that is required is
for the observer to center the selected stars in the eyepiece when prompted.
NOTE:
The GO TO key also allows you to perform a "spiral search." A spiral search
is useful when the telescope slews to an object, but that object is not visible in the
eyepiece after the telescope finishes its search. (This sometimes occurs during an
alignment procedure.) Press GO TO when the slew is finished and the telescope
starts slewing in a spiral pattern at a very slow speed around the search area. Look
through the eyepiece and when the object does become visible, press MODE to
stop the spiral search. Then use the Arrow keys to center the object.
Two other methods of alignment are available to the observer: Two-Star and One-Star. These
methods are included in case the observer prefers to pick out his or her own alignment stars.
DS-2000
TIPS
Which One’s the
Alignment Star?
If Autostar has chosen an alignment star with
which you are unfamiliar, how can you be
sure if the star in your eyepiece is really the
alignment star?
The rule of thumb is that an alignment star is
usually the brightest star in that area of the
sky. When you view an alignment star in an
eyepiece, it stands out dramatically from the
rest of the stars in that portion of the sky.
If you have an obstruction, such as a tree or
a building blocking your view of the alignment
star, or if you have any doubts at all about the
star that has been chosen, no problem. Just
press the Scroll Down key and Autostar will
find another star to align upon.
