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Running the Telescope for the First Time

Observing Session with Existing Mount Model

Start up Session:

End Session:

Collimation

Step 1 – Put the collimation tool with the laser in the back of the telescope.

Step 2 – Make sure the laser is true to the backplate/mirror cell. Be sure to spin the laser to make sure
that it is true.

Step 3 – Watch beam of laser hit the secondary. Adjust the spider vanes such that the laser coincides
with the center dot. The accuracy is forgiving on this step.

Step 4 – Collimate the secondary so that the laser points back on itself.

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Summary of Contents for CDK700

Page 1: ...1 CDK70O ...

Page 2: ...llimation 18 Focusing 19 Rotating Tertiary Optional Accessory 19 Using Two Focusers 19 Back Focus according to REV F 3 17 11 19 VISUAL ADAPTER 700399 7003991 AND 7003992 20 2 Feather Touch Adapters for CDK700 20 APOGEE IMAGE TRAIN with Alta Body AFW50 Filter Wheel and Monster MOAG 21 APOGEE IMAGE TRAIN with Alta D9 Body and AFW50 Filter Wheel 21 APOGEE IMAGE TRAIN with Alta D9 Body 21 SBIG STL IMA...

Page 3: ...x electronics comes in the third crate In most cases there are also accessories that are ordered with the telescope and many times may warrant a 4th crate as shown in the picture to the right Crates 1 2 and 3 are also shown below opened to show how the telescope is packed inside Crate 1 Fork and Base 54x50x73 inches Crate 2 Upper Cage 43x43x25 inches Crate 3 Electronics 45x41x25 inches Crate 4 Acc...

Page 4: ...l want to remove the remaining sides and top This you can do all at once Just remove the screws at the bottom of the three remaining sides than you and another person will be able to slide the remaining panels off together as one unit When the side and top panels have been removed from crate 1 it will look something like the picture to the right The telescope mount is actually supported by the woo...

Page 5: ...el lowered to the pallet floor so the telescope does not fall when the screws are removed Step 5 Slowly lift the telescope of the wood support structure with your crane lifting equipment And set it down on its feet or remove the feet to set it on its observatory pier or foundation NOTE There is a correct orientation for how to set the mount down There is a label on the non rotating pier base of th...

Page 6: ...the upper cage For crate 3 you need to remove the top cover by removing the wood screws along the perimeter of the cover and then remove the 2x4 braces Telescope Installation The CDK700 as two major components that need installation The first is the telescope and the second is the Telescope Control Box And there are several issues to think about prior to installing the telescope One is a cabling p...

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Page 8: ...et cable that goes between the computer and the Control Box and there is a USB cable that goes between the telescope and the computer 110VAC or 240VAC Computer Control Box CDK700 7 control cables Ethernet USB for controlling all accessories 110VAC or 240VAC for powering accessories like camera s Cables come out the bottom of the telescope Observatory Floor ...

Page 9: ...h the floor Telescope control Box Input Input Voltage o 90 264V AC for the single phase o 340 550V AC for the three phase Input Frequency 47 63 Hz Input Current 0 6 A to 8A Inrush Current cold start 60 A max Power Factor All units are EN61000 3 2 compliant There are three power supplies in the Telescope Control Box There is a 12V 24V and two 48V power supplies The 12V is to provide power to the te...

Page 10: ...upply the 96V line voltage for the direct drive motors Here are the power supplies 1x of 12V Power Supply PS C12012 501 1230 Manufacturer Allied 1x of 24V Power Supply PSP 24024 501 0190 Manufacturer Allied 2x of 48V Power Supplies PSP 480S48 501 0195 Manufacturer Allied Software Installation ...

Page 11: ... Transforms dll a Click the Windows Start button b Search for cmd c Right Click the icon for cmd exe in the upper left corner of the window d Select Run as Administrator e You will get a cmd popup with path C windows system32 f Type the following line with quotes and all regsvr32 C Program Files x86 PlaneWave Instruments PlaneWave Interface Drivers Transforms dll g click Enter Connecting the Mount...

Page 12: ...s because the telescope has two USB ports built into the telescope This way accessories like the Focuser Field De rotator CCD Camera s and Autoguiders can easily connect through the telescope without having a bunch of extra cables hanging off the side of the telescope Inside the fork base you can see the USB hubs in the picture to the right There is already a USB cable installed in the telescope Y...

Page 13: ...d to the USB hub So all that is needed is a USB extension cable to connect to that USB cable which comes out of the bottom of the telescope along with the rest of the cabling Once all the cables are attached open PWI on the computer The home screen will appear as shown in the picture of the right To connect PWI to the CDK700 1 Go to the Enable menu at the top and choose Mount than select CDK700 2 ...

Page 14: ...c position that the telescope believes it is pointed at as well as the Altitude and Azimuth Also shown is the local sidereal time The STOP button will stop the telescope when it is slewing It will not stop tracking Tracking On check box will start Alt Az tracking when it is checked Target GET gets the current position and places it in the RA and Dec windows below GOTO will send the telescope to th...

Page 15: ...o Alt Az There are no corrections for all the modeling that PointXP does Nor are their corrections for the levelness of the mount on the pier Lastly there are Azimuth and Altitude Velocities shown here too Scrolling down to PointXP Auto Mount and Plate Solve Setting PointXP MOUNT MODEL This window displays how many calibration points the model has and the rms pointing error You can also press the ...

Page 16: ...ton Scrolling down to Mount Settings RMS Window The Azm RMS and Alt RMS tracking errors are averaged over a time period This setting sets that time period anywhere from 0 to 10 seconds Max RMS Encoder Error For Goto Goto Time Scale Adjust errors to agree with Sky Errors Scroll Down to Mount Sensors Commands The commands drop down menu has several items in it as seen below ...

Page 17: ...tion point to the mount model of the telescope for the position for which you are currently pointed This works in conjunction with MaximDL When this command is called PWI will tell MaximDL to take an image Then another software called Plate Solved comes with PWI will examine the image using and determine the precise RA and DEC of the image then it will add the information to the mount model MOUNT ...

Page 18: ... in the back of the telescope Step 2 Make sure the laser is true to the backplate mirror cell Be sure to spin the laser to make sure that it is true Step 3 Watch beam of laser hit the secondary Adjust the spider vanes such that the laser coincides with the center dot The accuracy is forgiving on this step Step 4 Collimate the secondary so that the laser points back on itself ...

Page 19: ...762 Tertiary to end of alt hub or Reference Point 542 925mm 21 375 Last Lens to end of alt hub or Reference Point 116 425mm 4 584 Tertiary to racked in focuser 635mm 25 0 Last lens to racked in focuser 208 5mm 8 209 Reference point on CDK700 542 9mm 21 374 from tertiary 10 795mm 425 81 3mm 3 2 Fully racked in Focal Plane 191 861mm 7 554 Rotating Focuser 600180 273 161mm 10 754 ...

Page 20: ...e the PlaneWave FTF2025BCR 2 adapter is to be used along with the Feather Touch Focuser FTF2025BCR and used for straight through viewing Since this is a Nasmyth focus it does not make sense to use a diagonal Focal Plane 191 861mm 7 554 from fully racked in focuser 273 161mm 10 754 from mounting surface 205 156mm 8 077 FeatherTouch Adapter FTF2025BCR 2 68mm 2 67 Half racked FeatherTouch IRF90 Rotat...

Page 21: ... 191 871mm 7 554 U16 with D9 Body 34 620mm 1 363 AFW50 Filter Wheel 26 670mm 1 05 200396 6 35mm 0 25 200377 12 7mm 0 5 200361 1 96 52mm 3 8 Focus position 15 01mm 591 APOGEE IMAGE TRAIN with Alta D9 Body FP from racked in rotating focuser 191 871mm 7 554 U16 with D9 Body 34 620mm 1 363 200396 6 35mm 0 25 200377 12 7mm 0 5 200361 3 114 3mm 4 5 Focus position 23 90mm 941 SBIG STL IMAGE TRAIN WITH IN...

Page 22: ... 848 and MMOAG FP from racked in rotating focuser 191 871mm 7 554 FLI Camera ProLine 22 28mm 877 FLI CFW3 10 or CFW5 21 54mm 848 M MOAG to FLI Astrodon 28 83mm 1 135 MMOAG Astrodon 31 75mm 1 25 200394 SecureFit to MOAG 14 0mm 0 55 200361 2 SecureFit Spacer 53 34mm 2 1 Focus position 20 13 mm 79 SBIG STL IMAGE TRAIN FP from racked in rotating focuser 191 87mm 7 554 STL Backfocus 37 34 1 47 200362 S...

Page 23: ...23 Appendix A Bolt Template for Pier Appendix B Control Panel Enclosure Instructions ...

Page 24: ...24 Appendix C Overall Dimensions of the CDK700 Appendix D Glossary CDK RMS M3 Tertiary ...

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