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291104V3W

EQ-6

Dec. Lock Level

Mounting Plate

Lock Knob

R.A. Setting Circle

Polarscope Holder

(not shown)

Altitude Adjustment

T-bolts

Hand Control

Accessory Tray

Dec. Setting Circle

Counterweight
Rod Lock Knob

Counterweight
Thumb Screw

Counterweight Rod

Altitude Adjustment
T-bolts

Azimuth Adjustment
Knob

Tripod Leg

Height Adjustment
Clamp

ESC

SETUP

ENTER

TOUR

EVENT

RATE

NGC

PLANET

USER

OBJECT

EQ6 SkyScan

Battery Box

R.A. Lock Level

Latitude Scale

Power

DC 12V

Power Switch

OFF

Summary of Contents for EQ6

Page 1: ...ec Setting Circle Counterweight Rod Lock Knob Counterweight Thumb Screw Counterweight Rod Altitude Adjustment T bolts Azimuth Adjustment Knob Tripod Leg Height Adjustment Clamp ESC SETUP ENTER 1 2 3 4...

Page 2: ...iding Other Features EQ6 SkyScan Menu Tree 14 16 Technical Specifications 17 Astronomy Basics 18 14 14 14 15 15 15 Appendix A Enhancing the precision I VI VII VIII Appendix B Standard Time Zones of th...

Page 3: ...he azimuth adjustment knobs Align metal dowel on the tripod head with the gap between the azimuth adjustment knobs underneath the mount Retighten knobs to secure 2 Push the primary locking shaft up ag...

Page 4: ...d is level and on a stable surface For photography point the telescope in the direction you will be taking photos before performing the balancing steps R A Balancing 1 2 3 4 N Fig 6 1 Locate the hand...

Page 5: ...n the telescope Home Position Make sure to loosen one altitude adjustment T bolt before tightening the other Over tightening can cause the bolts to bend or break Po w er D C 12 V Dec scale R A scale L...

Page 6: ...olarscope alignment This only needs to be done once unless the polarscope has been removed from the mount Polarscope alignment The optical axis of the polarscope is already aligned with the rotation a...

Page 7: ...rest of the stars in Ursa Minor are around Magnitude 5 and require very dark skies to become visible Since Polaris is not exactly on the North Celestial Pole the telescope s R A axis must be offset f...

Page 8: ...place Plug the DB9 connector into the outlet on the mount Tighten the screws to secure the connector in place Fig g The RJ 11 4 pin port is used for RS 232 communications between the EQ6 SkyScanTM an...

Page 9: ...om of the hand control They serve two distinct purposes data entry and quick reference hot keys TOUR key Fig k takes you on a preset tour across the sky you are currently under RATE key Fig k changes...

Page 10: ...itudinal coordinate followed by the latitudinal coordinate Use the scroll keys to choose between W or E and N or S Pressing the left or right directional keys will move the cursor to the previous or n...

Page 11: ...ery 24 hours astronomical objects appear to move through the sky following an arc With the supplied information the telescope can replicate a model of the sky and the movements of astronomical objects...

Page 12: ...ER to confirm The EQ6 SkyScanTM will provide a list of stars available in your current sky for alignment Using the scroll keys choose a star you are most familiar with and press ENTER When the telesco...

Page 13: ...has a set number of objects to choose from Use the numeric keys to select an object by entering its number Pressing ENTER will display its coordinate Primary information such as size magnitude and co...

Page 14: ...e Appendix D for information Setup Functions Auto Guide Speed When using an autoguider this sets the guiding speed to 1X 0 75X 0 5X or 0 25X sidereal rate Daylight Savings Allows you to change the Day...

Page 15: ...to the COM port of your computer Fig s On your EQ6 SkyScanTM hand control select RS232 under the UTILITIES menu Press ENTER to go to RS 232 mode In the planetarium software of your choice choose Celes...

Page 16: ...Sideal Rate Lunar Rate Solar Rate PEC Sidereal Rate Stop Tracking 1X 0 75X 0 5X 0 25X UTILITY FUNC IDENTIFY Solar System Named Star IC Catalogue NGC Catalogue Single Star Double Star Globular Star Un...

Page 17: ...terweight Total Weight 17 SkyScanTM SPECIFICATIONS Power Supply Motor type and resolution Slew speeds 11 to 15 V DC 2Amp Tip positive Microstep driven 1 8 stepper motors Resolution 0 144 arc sec or 9...

Page 18: ...ne True Field of View Apparent Field of View Magnification 0 65 52 80X Magnification 80X Focal length of the telescope Focal length of the eyepiece 800mm 10mm Calculating the magnification power The m...

Page 19: ...ents a zero for the slide rule If the zero is not set correctly the calculated hour angle will not be correct Unlock the RA locking knob Rotate the telescope around the RA axis so the reticule is as s...

Page 20: ...t the lower end of the mount points to today s date on the Date Circle March 4th in this case Fig u 5 Tighten the RA lock knob to lock the RA axis in place Loosen the thumb screw on the RA setting cir...

Page 21: ...or If your telescope puts the star outside the eyepiece view you need to first determine whether it is cone error that causes the pointing inaccuracy To find out simply move the telescope in R A axis...

Page 22: ...to the center of the eyepiece Fig v 3 Adjustment in Dec axis using the hand control may be necessary 5 6 7 8 Place Polaris on the R A Polaris R A Dec N tube ring locking screw adjustment screws adjust...

Page 23: ...ent screws near the front of the tube and tighten the ones closer to the back of the tube Fig v 7 and vise versa Fig v 8 Look into the eyepiece Adjust the screws just enough to place Polaris HALF the...

Page 24: ...VI...

Page 25: ...the R A high byte RA low byte Dec high byte Dec low byte When the scope is finished slewing it will send back a GoTo Alt Az positions INITIALIZATION PC sends 65 ASCII A PC sends the Azm high byte Azm...

Page 26: ...trol will ask you to select the R A guide speed for the PEC recording See the following chart for details on the two settings 7 8 9 Required accessory Illuminated reticle eyepiece with double crosslin...

Page 27: ...will display Record completed when 8 minutes is up Press any key to exit from the PEC training Guiding actions are recorded even when the PEC training is stopped midway In this case the PEC Sidereal...

Page 28: ...ONT OF THE TELESCOPE FOR VIEWING THE SUN WHEN OBSERVING THE SUN PLACE A DUST CAP OVER YOUR FINDERSCOPE OR REMOVE IT TO PROTECT YOU FROM ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE NEVER USE AN EYEPIECE TYPE SOLAR FILTER AND...

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