SKY-WATCHER LightChariot 102AR-AZ Instruction Manual Download

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• . If .you .have .aligned .your .telescope .using .the .One-star .align .method, .you .can .use .re-align .to .align .

to .an .additional .object .in .the .sky. .This .will .improve .the .pointing .accuracy .of .your .telescope .without .
having .to .re-enter .addition .information. .

To .replace .an .existing .alignment .star .with .a .new .alignment .star:

1. . Select .the .desired .star .(or .object) .from .the .database .and .slew .to .it.
2. . Carefully .center .the .object .in .the .eyepiece. .
. . Once .centered, .press .the .UNDO .button .until .you .are .at .the .main .menu.
4. . With .“SynScan” .displayed, .press .the .ALIGN .key .on .the .hand .control.
5. . The .display .will .then .ask .you .which .alignment .star .you .want .to .replace.
6. . Use .the .UP .and .Down .scroll .keys .to .select .the .alignment .star .to .be .replaced, .and .press .ENTER. .It .

is .usually .best .to .replace .the .star .closest .to .the .new .object. .This .will .space .out .your .alignment .stars .
across .the .sky. .If .you .have .used .one .of .the .single .object .alignment .methods .then .it .is .always .best .to .
replace .the .object .that .is .“unassigned” .with .an .actual .object.

7. . Press .ALIGN .to .make .the .change. .

Object Catalog

Selecting an Object

Now .that .the .telescope .is .properly .aligned, .you .can .choose .an .object .from .any .of .the .catalogs .in .the .
SynScan’s .database. .The .hand .control .has .a .key .designated .for .each .of .the .catalogs .in .its .database. .
There .are .two .ways .to .select .objects .from .the .database; .scrolling .through .the .named .object .lists .and .
entering .object .numbers: .

• . Pressing .the .LIST .key .on .the .hand .control .will .access .all .objects .in .the .database .that .have .common .

names .or .types. .Each .list .is .broken .down .into .the .following .categories: .Named .Stars, .Named .Object, .
Double .Stars, .Variable .Stars .and .Asterisms. .Selecting .any .one .of .these .options .will .display .an .alpha-
numeric .listing .of .the .objects .under .that .list. .Pressing .the .Up .and .Down .keys .(10) .allows .you .to .scroll .
through .the .catalog .to .the .desired .object.

• . Pressing .any .of .the .catalog .keys .(M, .CALD, .NGC, .or .STAR) .will .display .a .blinking .cursor .below .the .

name .of .the .catalog .chosen. .Use .the .numeric .key .pad .to .enter .the .number .of .any .object .within .these .
standardized .catalogs. .For .example, .to .find .the .Orion .Nebula, .press .the .“M” .key .and .enter .“042”. .

• . Pressing .the .PLANET .button .will .allow .you .to .use .the .UP .and .DOWN .arrow .keys .to .scroll .through .

and .select .the .eight .planets .as .well .as .the .moon.

When .scrolling .through .a .long .list .of .objects, .holding .down .either .the .Up .or .Down .key .will .allow .you .to .
scroll .through .the .catalog .at .a .rapid .speed.
When .entering .the .number .for .a .SAO .star, .you .are .only .required .to .enter .the .first .four .digits .of .the .objects .
six .digit .SAO .number. .Once .the .first .four .digits .are .entered, .the .hand .control .will .automatically .list .all .
the .available .SAO .objects .beginning .with .those .numbers. .This .allows .you .to .scroll .through .only .the .SAO .
stars .in .the .database. .For .example, .in .searching .for .the .SAO .star .40186 .(Capella), .the .first .four .digits .
would .be .“0401”. .Entering .this .number .will .display .the .closest .match .from .the .SAO .stars .available .in .
the .database. .From .there .you .can .scroll .down .the .list .and .select .the .desired .object.

Slewing to an Object

Once .the .desired .object .is .displayed .on .the .hand .control .screen, .you .have .two .options:

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Press the INFO Key. .This .will .give .you .useful .information .about .the .selected .object .such .as .magnitude, .
constellation .and .fascinating .facts .about .many .of .the .objects.