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HOW TO USE

Legend on the Polar Alignment Reticle

Meaning of numbers

15 � the year 2015

40 � the year 2040

The position scales on the reticle are 5�year increments.

Name

Constellation

In the Northern  

Hemisphere

POLARIS

Little Bear

δ 

UMi

Little Bear

51Cep

Cepheus

Useful guiding stars and constellations

“W“ shape

Cassiopeia

Big Dipper

Big Bear

In the Southern  

Hemisphere

σ

Oc t

Octans

τ

Oc t

Octans

χ

Oc t

Octans

Useful guiding stars and constellations
Southern Cross

Crux

α

Er i

Eridanus

Summary of Contents for POLARIE U Star Tracker

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual for POLARIE U Star Tracker...

Page 2: ...IE U Star Tracker As for the usage of equipment such as a DSLR camera a tripod a ball head and a shatter cable release which can be used together with this product you can refer to the instructions fo...

Page 3: ...e mount resulting in electrical shock fire or lead to an injury Use only recommended power sources Using other power sources could result in damage to the unit Insert the batteries in the correct dire...

Page 4: ...ode Display P23 Star Scape Photography Mode P23 Celestial Tracking Mode P23 Solar Tracking Mode Lunar Tracking Mode P24 Difference from the diurnal motion of stars P24 Custom Mode P24 Start Shooting P...

Page 5: ...raphic images The panhead is the part of a tripod on which you mount a camera or other equipment to be combined with the camera for imaging It allows for changing the orientation of the camera freely...

Page 6: ...d Socket 12 Wi Fi Button 11 Mode Selector Button 2 Accessory Shoe 10 Slide Power Switch 5 Tripod Adapter 3 8 Tripod Socket 4 Battery 4 Battery Compartment Compartment 14 Sight Tube Finder 6 Shutter Re...

Page 7: ...ode Display Shows mode icons of various tracking speeds The selected mode icon is illuminated and it will blink if the batteries are drained No Item Description 10 Slide Power Switch The power turns O...

Page 8: ...e duration time is adjustable Pressing the mode selector button again will turn on the illumination Hibernating The mode and illumination start with the same settings you used last time Low Battery Al...

Page 9: ...racking rate Solar Tracking Works at the mean solar time Lunar Tracking Works at the meam Lunar time C Custom Mode User Defined Tracking Speed A speed arbitrarily defined by the user is memorized and...

Page 10: ...ipment and items that might be necessary or useful for astrophotography with the POLARIE U star tracker Essential Needed subject to conditions Useful Necessity Item Description POLARIE U Star tracking...

Page 11: ...photo lens according to your preference The lens with manual focus setting for infinity is preferable Remember to bring the battery for the camera and storage media with you also Necessity Item Descri...

Page 12: ...n that shutter exposure times are controlled A remote shutter release is available as optional Standard or wide angle photography lens are recommended as it makes tracking of celestial objects easier...

Page 13: ...e battery compartment cover by pushing down on the tab of the cover There are two battery compartments on either side face of the POLARIE U unit if viewed from the camera mounting block 2Insert two of...

Page 14: ...era One ball head attached to the tripod head is called as Ball head 1 in this manual Another ball head for the camera is called Ball head 2 as a matter of convenience 1Set up the tripod where you pho...

Page 15: ...e 3 8 screw 3 8 to 1 4 screw adapter Push out the screw Push out the screw Camera mounting block Camera mounting block 1 4 camera 1 4 camera screw screw Camera Camera mounting mounting block block Bal...

Page 16: ...era securely while threading it to avoid dropping it Make sure that both the moveable portions on the ball head 2 and the camera mounting block are tightened securely Install a cable releasse if the n...

Page 17: ...s an example here In case of the polar alignment in the southern hemisphere use a conspicuous pattern of 3 stars in the constellation Octans It is recommended to use an optional Polar alignment scope...

Page 18: ...ocation where Polaris is visible from the sight tube finder As Polaris is in the north it is useful to have a compass for checking the direction 4Look through the sight tube finder to see if Polaris i...

Page 19: ...see Polaris ahead Direction 2 Cassiopeia looks like the letter W or the letter M depending on when you observe it Draw imaginary lines from the stars that form the outer edge of the letter W so that t...

Page 20: ...er than ISO400 Too high an ISO speed may cause deterioration of image quality due to an increase in thermal noise It is recommended that you take shots in different ISO speeds to determine the image y...

Page 21: ...the star is not visible on the focusing screen If you turn the focusing ring in the direction of reaching in focus the blurred disc will contract to become a point of light If this is the case the st...

Page 22: ...r visibility A commercially available Eye Magnifier will facilitate your precise focusing Focus on the star by magnifying the star image with the Live View function while watching the screen of the LC...

Page 23: ...ith the position of the slide power switch while the external setting mode is used If this mode is selected the POLARIE U tracks stars at half the speed of the diurnal motion of the stars The terrestr...

Page 24: ...stabilization function make sure that the function is turned OFF before you start photographing It is recommended to use a shutter release cable to avoid shaking The position of the same star you see...

Page 25: ...e application software to set the motion of the POLARIE U with your smartphone You need application software for POLARIE U in addition to a smartphone or communication terminal device that works on Wi...

Page 26: ...while pressing both the mode selector and Wi Fi buttons simultaneously will return the POLARIE U to the initial setting at Vixen s factory Please remember that settings made by smartphones will be ini...

Page 27: ...nside Knurled focusing ring Eyepiece The optional polar alignment scope PF LII sold separately will help you increase the accuracy of the polar alignment setting more than using the sight tube finder...

Page 28: ...le are 5 year increments Name Constellation In the Northern Hemisphere POLARIS Little Bear UMi Little Bear 51Cep Cepheus Useful guiding stars and constellations W shape Cassiopeia Big Dipper Big Bear...

Page 29: ...l of illumination about one or two minutes and turns off automatically You can focus on the polar alignment reticle by turning the eyepiece of the polar alignment scope While holding the body of the p...

Page 30: ...on as shown in the figure Screw into the arm bracket securely to prevent it from becoming loose during the operation Setting the polar alignment scope PF LII at your convenient position for use Tight...

Page 31: ...to photograph The method of the polar alignment varies between northern and southern hemispheres The polar axis of the POLARIE U is aligned to the North Celestial Pole in the northern hemisphere The p...

Page 32: ...n from your observing location on the date of observation 2Set up the POLARIE U mounted tripod on flat and hard ground where you can see Polaris in the sky Point the rotational axis of the POLARIE U i...

Page 33: ...ing into the polar alignment scope turn the polar alignment scope body so that the engraved Big Dipper or Cassiopeia on the reticle matches the Big Dipper or Cassiopeia in the real sky North celestial...

Page 34: ...field of view in the southern sky Eri Achernar The patterns of the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia on the reticle are positioned to correspond to the real sky They are used as a guidepost to know the turni...

Page 35: ...Set Polaris to the gap between the two segments of the lines marked 2014 and 2040 adjacent to a mark POLARIS as shown in the figure Polaris is relatively conspicuous in this area of the sky as it is...

Page 36: ...ales respectively While looking into the eyepiece of the polar scope turn the polar scope body so that each of the position scale for Delta UMi and 51 Cep come to the closest to actual Delta UMi and 5...

Page 37: ...same area of the sky As an illustration here Polaris is set to the edge of the line on the side of 2014 and both Delta UMI and 51 Cep are to set to the middle of the curved lines of the position scal...

Page 38: ...le The locations of Sigma Tau and Chi Octantis on the position scales change year by year due to precession of the Earth You need to compensate the locations of the 3 stars on the position scales year...

Page 39: ...e position of Polaris in the altitude and azimuth directions with the finder adjustment bolts Correcting the position of Delta UMi and 51 Cep with a rotation of the polar scope Set Polaris to an appro...

Page 40: ...es to finish the polar alignment As an illustration here Polaris is set to the edge of the line on the side of 2014 and both Delta UMI and 51 Cep are set to the middle of the curved lines of the posit...

Page 41: ...RIE is aligned to the South Celestial Pole in the southern hemisphere The Polarie polar scope PF L utilizes 3 stars of Sigma Octantis Tau Octantis and Chi Octantis near the South Pole Positions of the...

Page 42: ...pole Octans is made up of dark stars about 5th magnitude on average The nearest star to the south celestial pole is Sigma Octantis which is one of four stars forming at rapezoid in Octans visible at...

Page 43: ...ill be not easy for you to set up the POLARIE U quickly by a sight First it is recommended to be familiar with the direction of Octans and the location of its three stars for polar alignment When you...

Page 44: ...E 3While looking into the polar scope turn the polar scope body so that the engraved Southern Cross or Alpha Eridani on the reticle matches the Southern Cross or Alpha Eridani in the real sky South ce...

Page 45: ...real sky Real field of view in the southern sky Field of view of the polar alignment scope Crux Real field of view in the southern sky Eri Achernar Both the Southern Cross and Alpha Eridani on the re...

Page 46: ...arie fine adjustment unit so that Sigma Octantis comes as close as possible to the designated position on the reticle Set Sigma Octanits to the gap between the two segments of the lines marked 2014 an...

Page 47: ...ctively While looking into the eyepiece of the polar scope turn the polar scope body so that each of the position scale for Tau Octantis and Chi Octantis come to the closest to actual Tau Octantis and...

Page 48: ...sing the relatively dim Octantis stars in the neighborhood As an illustration here Sigma Octantis is set to the edge of the line on the side of 2014 and both Tau Octantis and Chi Octantis are to set t...

Page 49: ...r due to precession of the Earth You need to compensate the locations of the 3 stars on the position scales yearly The movement of Sigma Octantis from 2014 to 2040 by precession The movement of Tau Oc...

Page 50: ...es marked 2014 and 2040 S C P Azimuth adjustment knob Azimuth adjustment knob S C P Altitude adjustment knob Altitude adjustment knob Set Sigma Octantis to an approximate position that is correspondin...

Page 51: ...finish the polar alignment Tau Octantis Chi Octantis Sigma Octantis Center of polar scope s field of view Center of the rotational axis of the Polarie As an illustration here Sigma Octantis is set to...

Page 52: ...Octans The constellation Octans is made up of dark stars about 5th magnitude on average The nearest star to the south celestial pole is Sigma Octantis which is one of four stars forming a trapezoid in...

Page 53: ...will find the four stars of Octans at the divide Draw an imaginary line straight through the two stars Alpha and Beta Crux of the Southern Cross making the vertical line of the cross toward Small Mag...

Page 54: ...r location and it will guide you to match the orientation of the constellations on the reticle in the polar alignment scope with the constellations in the real sky when you set up the equatorial mount...

Page 55: ...multi mounting block with the supplied Allen wrench of 2 5 mm 4 Now ready to install the Dovetail slide bar DD or other accessory plates according to your needs The Polarie multi mounting block sold...

Page 56: ...ds 2 Loosen three screws in the center hollow of the protruded portion of the POLARIE U with the supplied Allen wrench of 2 5mm to remove the part of the protruded portion Two M6 cap screws appear The...

Page 57: ...screw compatible with attachment plates of the standard thin type Shutter Release Terminal 2 5mm female jack for tripolar stereo mini plug Pinout Full Shutter release half shutter and common in order...

Page 58: ...ng device is 0 001mm Allowable maximum exposure times will change according to the specifications of your camera and lens It is recommended you test your system to determine the best exposure time 3 I...

Page 59: ...degrees f 15mm f 20mm f 24mm f 28mm f 35mm f 50mm f 85mm f 100mm f 135mm f 200mm 0 Celestial Equator 6 min 52 sec 5 min 09 sec 4 min 17 sec 3 min 41 sec 2 min 56 sec 2 min 03 sec 1 min 12 sec 1 min 01...

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