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One-Star Alignment
One-Star Alignment is the easiest and quickest alignment method. It requires only one alignment
star. Below describes a step-by-step procedure on how to perform the One-Star Alignment:
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Make sure the telescope has been polar aligned.
In the alignment screen, select
1-Star Align
using the scroll keys. Press
ENTER
to confirm.
The EQ6 SkyScan
TM
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 telescope stops slewing, adjust its position with the directional keys until the star is
centered on the crosshairs in the finderscope. Now look through the eyepiece and adjust
the telescope so that the object is centred in the field of view of the eyepiece. Press
ENTER
to confirm.
Once completed, EQ6 SkyScan
TM
will display "
Alignment Successful
".
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