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Altazimuth Mount

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Page 2: ...to yourself or equipment damage Do not leave the optical tube uncapped in daytime It may cause a fire from the objective lens or mirror of the optical tube or finder scope in case of sunlight passing...

Page 3: ...e Telescope 15 Connecting the STAR BOOK S Cable to the SKYPOD 16 Connecting External Power Supply 16 Setting Up the STAR BOOK S I II III IV V Turning the Power On and Off 17 Setting Language 18 Settin...

Page 4: ...ippage of the telescope tube or interruption of obser vation Make sure to balance the telescope For a proper balancing procedure please refer to page 15 Balancing may not be necessary depending on mod...

Page 5: ...Prism Fixing Knob Eyepiece Eyepiece Set Screw Finder Bracket Lock Screw VMC110L Optical Tube Dot Finder Finder Scope Half Pillar Optional Tripod Head Tube A80Mf Optical Tube Drawtube Azimuth Adjustme...

Page 6: ...ion with a PC 14 MOUNT Controller Cable Connection Terminal 01 Mode Display SCOPE Mode and CHART Mode 02 Date 03 Time 04 Battery Level Varies according to a level of discharge The batter y levels are...

Page 7: ...tandard accessories for some models BEFORE USE Controller CPU Display Autoguider Port Controller cable connection terminal LAN connection terminal Batteries Working duration with batteries Dimensions...

Page 8: ...ervation site Read the manual to understand basic operation of the SKYPOD Home Position Slew the telescope to the home position by using the STAR BOOK S hand controller The Home Position is the initia...

Page 9: ...tal of twelve 12 AA size alkaline batteries are needed optionally to run the product Push the latch of the rear cover down and open the cover toward you as shown in the figure Insert fresh batteries 4...

Page 10: ...the tripod head so that the center shaft is above the matching hole Place the Half Pillar on the tripod head so that the two are flush Tighten the locking knob on the underside of the tripod head fir...

Page 11: ...er to access the inner blue battery case as shown in the figure Open the battery case by sliding off its top cover Take out the battery pack and insert the fresh batteries into it Do not mix up the po...

Page 12: ...y Screw Gap Dovetail Plate Lock Screw Dovetail Tube Plate Safety Screw Gap Safety Screw Loosen both the dovetail plate lock screw and safety screw until the tips of these screws no longer extended int...

Page 13: ...r Bracket Lock Screw Finder Bracket Lock Screw Dot Finder Eyepiece 31 7mm 11 4 Supplied Flip Mirror Lever Changes the light path Focus Knob Right angled Viewing Straight through Viewing Focus Knob Foc...

Page 14: ...ly Attach the finder bracket as shown in the figure Tighten the finder brac ket lock screw securely Tighten the two adjust ment screws so that the finder scope is aligned as shown in the figure Slide...

Page 15: ...on the finder tube Position the O ring on the narrow groove at the middle of the finder scope Tighten the two adjust ment screws so that the finder scope is aligned as shown in the figure Back out the...

Page 16: ...al DC 12V power supply or an optional AC Adapter 12V 3A be sure to connect the power cable to the SKYPOD mount before turning on the power switch External power terminal DC12V EIAJ RC5320A Class4 Hand...

Page 17: ...is hard to read please refer to Hint 1 P18 The picture on the right will appear on screen after the Vixen logo when the STAR BOOK S power is switched on Move the cursor with the keys onto the item you...

Page 18: ...splayed Choose your language with the keys and press the Select key to enter This will bring you back to the initial screen In the initial setting contrast of the LCD screen can be adjusted with the k...

Page 19: ...while you replace the batteries It is not necessary to enter the date and time again if you put in new batteries within an hour A deviation may arise between the internal clock of the STAR BOOK S and...

Page 20: ...enwich Mean Time GMT Its sign is plus if local time is ahead of GMT east of Greenwich and minus if local time is behind GMT west of Greenwich For example the time zone for Los Angeles on Pacific Stand...

Page 21: ...hey will be stored in the memory of the STAR BOOK S and you can simply choose OK to advance the screen the next time you use it Choose Save Setting with the keys and press the Select key to enter Next...

Page 22: ...ith the keys and press the Select key to enter The screen displays a warning on solar observation After reading the text choose Confirm with the keys and press the Select key to enter The warning cont...

Page 23: ...d outdoors the image may not be clear as it may be affected by turbulence from air flowing out in through an open window Although a drifting image may also be seen outdoors it is considered very stabl...

Page 24: ...p mirror is provided with the telescope the eyepiece can be attached on either side straight thru or right angled Make sure that the light rays passing through the telescope enter your eyepiece by tur...

Page 25: ...e eyepiece The image will likely be out of focus at first Turn the focus knob slowly clockwise or counter clockwise to find a point where the image in the field of view of the eye piece becomes sharpe...

Page 26: ...n the larger the object appears However the image is dimmer at higher power than at low power CHANGING THE MAGNIFICATION An optional high power eyepiece is needed Eyepiece Setscrew Eyepiece Setscrew H...

Page 27: ...r into the distance as possible rotate the objective barrel to find best focus When the finder scope is in focus tighten the lock ring to secure the objective barrel For the novice telescope user it i...

Page 28: ...om 0 to 11 Set the dial at 11 The intensity of the brightness can be varied from 1 faint to 11 bright You will see a red dot in the center of the field of view of the dot finder when you look along th...

Page 29: ...the Moon Example What you can expect to see when viewing at a different magnification Magnification at 50X Magnification at 100X OBSERVING THE MOON Focus Knob Focus Knob Telescope s filed of view Find...

Page 30: ...To learn about positions of these celestial objects when and where they can be found please refer to commercially available astronomy magazines Eyepiece Setscrew Eyepiece Hint 8 The full moon is not...

Page 31: ...inish assembling the telescope turn the power switches of both the SKYPOD mount and STAR BOOK S hand controller to ON and complete all the initial settings Refer to pages 15 to 21 The screen will disp...

Page 32: ...least two stars In SCOPE MODE as you slew the telescope the star chart on the screen moves along with the telescope as its direction changes SCOPE MODE is displayed as soon as you begin automatic slew...

Page 33: ...eys Using the Zoom or Zoom keys to change the scale of the star chart on the screen will help you to center your reference object correctly Refer to Hint 10 Hint 11 Reference objects may also be selec...

Page 34: ...tep It enables you to make finer adjustments With each press of the Zoom key the star chart is zoomed in more Enlarge the star chart until the outer of the two concentric circles goes off the screen R...

Page 35: ...the Zoom key when you want to move the telescope slowly and zoom it out with the Zoom key when you want to move the telescope quickly With a high power eyepiece move the reference star into the exact...

Page 36: ...rom the database and repeat steps to Refer to Hint 15 Hint 21 Zoom the star chart out with the Zoom key to find the next reference object over a large area of the sky The alignment system is designed...

Page 37: ...cross the whole sky will keep the pointing accuracy high in every direction Hint 18 Choosing a reference point near the zenith will make pointing accuracy worse Due to the nature of SKYPOD Altazimuth...

Page 38: ...ntinue zooming in further while centering M3 in the crosshairs with the keys Press the GOTO key Automatic slewing becomes available as soon as a two point alignment the first pair alignment is complet...

Page 39: ...he telescope s eyepiece with the keys Press the Chart key when you wish to move to the next object SCOPE MODE on the screen changes to CHART MODE Choose the next object on the screen with the keys aft...

Page 40: ...r catalog is displayed Only those objects above the horizon will be shown Move the cursor to the target object M51 here with the keys and press the Select key to enter Some brief data of this celestia...

Page 41: ...yed Move the cursor to NGC IC with the keys and press the Select key to enter Enter the catalog number of the target object NGC4594 here Move the cursor to the head of the 4 digit number boxes with th...

Page 42: ...cope starts moving to point to the target object NGC 4594 Sombrero galaxy M104 automatically Turn off the power to the SKYPOD Refer to Hint 22 Next turn off the STAR BOOK S using the following procedu...

Page 43: ...ossed home position marks are not lined up Press the Menu key to display the system menu Move the cursor to Home Position with the keys and press the Select key to enter Choose YES with the keys and p...

Page 44: ...is displayed Move the cursor with the keys and select your setting preference with the Value Value keys Choose OK and press the Select key to enter Choose AltAz in order to display the sky on screen a...

Page 45: ...ng is canceled and the screen returns to SCOPE MODE The default setting is OFF Choose LCD Adjust to change the contrast of the screen Press the Menu key to display the system menu Move the cursor to L...

Page 46: ...or when a dialog appears on the screen such as the warning for reverse motion When the screen is changed from to CHART MODE to from SCOPE MODE The backlight will not be turned off in the following cas...

Page 47: ...return to the system menu You need to save the settings in order for the current settings to apply the next time the STAR BOOK S is used Refer to page 21 The STAR BOOK S works with its self contained...

Page 48: ...PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBST...

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