SKY-WATCHER VIRTUOSO, Instruction Manual

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7 . .Turn .on .the .power .The .
Virtuoso .mount .is .now .
ready .for .astronomical .
observing .and .will .track . .
any .celestial .object .in .its .
field .of .view
TRACkINg CeLeSTIAL ObjeCTS
When .you .turn .on .the .mount, .the .tracking .feature .is .automatically .activated .so .you .can .track .celestial .
objects .immediately . .To .let .you .know .that .the .feature .is .operating, .the .keypad .lights .will .blink .twice .and .
the .mount .will .give .two .short .beeps .every .few .seconds .
The .tracking .function .can .be .turned .off .by .simultaneously .pressing .the .buttons .“1/a” .and .“2/b ” .If .tracking .
is .off, .the .button’s .backlight .will .flash .only .once .and .the .beeps .will .be .turned .off
Note: While . the . mount . is . tracking, . you . can . turn . off . the . beeping . by . pressing . and . holding . “1/a” .
button .for .more .than .five .seconds .Pressing .and .holding .the .“2/b” .button .for .more .than .five .
seconds .will .switch .the .button .backlight .on/off .If .no .keypad .buttons .are .pressed .after .30 .
minutes, .the .mount .will .automatically .shut .itself .off
ObSeRVINg The SUN
Your .Virtuoso .comes .with .a .special .filter .that .allows .you .to .safely .observe .the .Sun .Solar .observing .is .one .of .
the .most .rewarding .forms .of .celestial .observations, .but .because .the .Sun .is .so .bright, .special .precautions .
must . be . taken . to . ensure . your . safety . and . protect . your . equipment .
Read these instructions through
completely BEFORE you attempt to use your solar filter.
The .solar .filter .allows .direct .observations .of .the .Sun .in .complete .safety .and .comfort .The .filter, .which .
transmits . 00001% .of .the .Sun’s .visible .light, .allows .you .to .see .the .outer .atmosphere .of .the .Sun .including .
such .features .as .sunspots, .granules, .and .faculae .The .material .used .to .make .these .filters .is .a .precision .
engineered, .high-strength .polymer .that .is .ion-implanted .and .metalized .with .a .tough, .neutral .color .layer .
on .both .sides .of .the .film . . . . .
One .of .the .first .things .you’ll .notice .when .you .remove .your .solar .filter .from .the .box .is .that .the .film .is .slightly .
wrinkled .This .is .the .way .the .filter .is .supposed .to .look .The .best .resolution .is .obtained .when .the .material .is .
slightly .relaxed .or .wrinkled .Don’t .be .fooled .by .the .appearance .of .the .filter .Use .it .and .you .will .see .remarkable .
results!
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.:. Figure 12 - Finding the north celestial pole