Part V: Astronomy with the SynScan Version 4
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4. If the 1st alignment star is not a planet, the SynScan hand control will now display
“Alignment Successful”. Press
(
ENTER
)
to complete the alignment process.
The 2-Star Alignment Method
Aligning the 1st Star:
1.
The LCD screen displays “Choose 1st Star” in the first line. Use the scrolling keys to
browse through a list of star names and Press
(
ENTER
)
key to pick the one on the
screen as the 1st alignment star.
2. Now the screen will dis
play “Point scope to ZZZ zz.z’ TT tt.t’ ”, which means point the
telescope to the direction whose azimuth is ZZZ degree, zz.z minutes and whose altitude
is TT degree, tt.t minutes. This is also the direction of the selected 1st alignment star.
The mount
can be manually moved to the star’s position, then direction keys
used on the SynScan hand control to move the mount to center the star in the
field of view of the finder scope. By default the SynScan hand control will select a
medium speed. Please see als
o chapter “
Moving the mount around
” to select
any other usable slewing speed.
3. Press ENTER key to proceed to the next step.
4.
Now the screen will display “Ctr. to eyepiece” and the name of the selected 1st alignment
star. The star should be visible in the field of view of the telescope’s eyepiece if the finder
is correctly aligned. Use the direction keys to center the star in the eyepiece and then
press the
(
ENTER
)
key to proceed to the next step.
During this step the mount will select a slow speed allowing centering the star in
the eyepiece field of view easily. Don’t move the mount manually, otherwise you
will “overshoot” the star position and lost it. If the proposed speed is inadequate
you can change it like explained in chapter
Moving the mount around.
Aligning the 2nd Star:
1.
The LCD screen displays “Choose 2nd Star”. Use the scrolling keys to browse through a
list of star names and Press
(
ENTER
)
key to pick the one on the screen as the 2nd
alignment star.
The mount will then automatically slew and point the telescope
towards the 2nd alignment star in the sky.
2.
After the mount stops, the hand control will display “Ctr. to eyepiece” and the name of the
selected 2nd alignment star. The telescope should point rather closely to the 2nd
alignment star (generally, in the field of view of the finder scope.)
3. Use the direction keys to move the telescope to align with the 2nd alignment star. To
align, center the 2nd alignment star in the field of view of the finder scope, and then
center it in the field of view of the telescope’s eyepiece. Press
(
ENTER
)
key to confirm
centering of the star and proceed to the next step.
After pressing
(ENTER)
to complete the alignment process the SynScan hand
control will display the alignment menu again. Press the button
(ESC)
twice until
the SynScan hand control displays « CHOOSE MENU »
During this step the mount will select a slow speed allowing centering the star in
the finder field of view easily. If the proposed speed is inadequate you can
change it like explained in chapter
Moving the mount around.