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Note: Once a One-Star Alignment has been done, you can use 
the Re-alignment feature (later in this section ) to improve your 
telescope’s pointing accuracy.

Solar System Align

Solar System Align is available in alt-az mode (scope mounted directly 
on the tripod) and equatorial mode (scope mounted on a wedge) .  
Solar System Align is designed to provide excellent tracking and GoTo 
performance by using solar system objects (Sun, Moon and planets) to 
align the telescope with the sky . Solar System Align is a great way to 
align your telescope for daytime viewing as well as a quick way to align 
the telescope for night time observing .   

Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or 
with a telescope (unless you have the proper solar filter).  
Permanent and irreversible eye damage may result.

 

1 .  Select Solar System Align from the alignment options . 
2 .  Press ENTER to accept the time/site information displayed on the 

display, or wait until the telescope has downloaded the information 
from the GPS satellites .

3.  The SELECT OBJECT message will appear in the top row of the 

display . Use the Up and Down scroll keys (10) to select the daytime 
object (planet, Moon or Sun) you wish to align. Press ENTER.

4.  The CPC then asks you to center in the eyepiece the alignment object 

you selected .  Use the direction arrow buttons to slew the telescope to 
the alignment object and carefully center it in the finderscope.  Press 
ENTER when centered .

5.  Then, center the object in the eyepiece and press ALIGN.
Once in position, the CPC will model the sky based on this information 
and display Alignment Successful .
Tips for Using Solar System Align
  •  For safety purposes, the Sun will not be displayed in any of the hand  

  control’s customer object lists unless it is enabled from the Utilities  
  Menu . To allow the Sun to be displayed on the hand control,  
  do the following:

1.  Press the UNDO button until the display reads “CPC Ready”.
2 .  Press the MENU button and use the Up and Down keys to select the 

Utilities Menu . Press ENTER .

3 .  Use the UP and Down keys to select Sun Menu and press ENTER .
4 .  Press ENTER again to allow the Sun to appear on the hand  

control display . 

The Sun can be removed from the display by using the same procedure 
as above .
  •  To improve the telescope pointing accuracy, you can use the  

  Re-Align feature as described below .

EQ North / EQ South Alignment 
EQ North and EQ South Alignments assist the user in aligning the 
telescope when polar aligned on an optional equatorial wedge .  Similar 
to the Altazimuth alignments described earlier, the EQ alignments gives 
you the choice of performing an AutoAlign, Two-Star alignment, One-
Star alignment or Solar System alignment .

EQ AutoAlign

The EQ AutoAlign uses all the same time/site information as the Alt-Az 
alignments, however it also requires you to position the tube so that the 

altitude index markers are aligned (see figure 4-2), and then rotate the 
telescope base until the tube is pointed towards the Meridian  (see figure 
4-3) . Based on this information the CPC will automatically slew to two 
selected alignment stars to be centered and aligned . To use EQ  
Auto-Align: 
1 .  Select EQ North or South Align from the alignment options and  

press ENTER 

2 .  Press ENTER to accept the time/site information displayed on the 

display, or wait until the telescope has downloaded the information 
from the GPS satellites .

3 .  Select EQ AutoAlign method and press ENTER
4 .  Use the up and down arrow buttons to move the telescope tube 

upwards until the altitude index markers are aligned . The altitude 
index markers are located at the top of the fork arm. See figure 4-2.

5 .  Use the left and right arrow buttons to move the telescope base 

until the fork arms are horizontally parallel and the tube is pointing 
towards the Meridian .

6.  Based on this information, the CPC will automatically display the most 

suitable alignment stars that are above the horizon . Press ENTER to 
automatically slew the telescope to the displayed star. If for some 
reason you do not wish to select one of these stars (perhaps it is 
behind a tree or building), you can either:

  •  Press the UNDO button to display the next most suitable star  

  for alignment .

  •  Use the UP and DOWN scroll buttons to manually select any star  

  you wish from the entire list of available stars .

7.  CPC then asks you to center in the eyepiece the alignment object you 

selected .  Use the direction arrow buttons to slew the telescope to 
the alignment object and carefully center it in the finderscope. Press 
ENTER when centered .

8.  Then, center the object in the eyepiece and press ALIGN.
9.  Once you press the ALIGN button, the telescope will automatically 

slew to a second alignment star. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to  
complete alignment .   

Altitude Index Markers

FIGURE 4-2

EQ Two-Star Align

The EQ Two-Star Align follows most of the same steps as the Alt-Az 
Two-Star Align . This alignment method does not require the user to align 
the altitude index markers or point towards the Meridian, but it does 
require the user to locate and align the telescope on two bright stars .  
When selecting alignment stars, it is best to choose stars that, a) have a 
large separation in azimuth and b) both are either positive or negative in 
declination. Following these two guidelines will result in a more accurate 
EQ Two-Star alignment .

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Страница 4: ...other high performance features TheCPC DeluxeHD s features combined withCelestron s legendary optical systems give amateur astronomers the most sophisticated and easy to use telescopes available on th...

Страница 5: ...onal 9 Schmidt Corrector Lens 14 Accessory Tray Center 4 Hand Control 10 Altitude Locking Knobs Support Bracket 5 Eyepiece 11 Carrying Handle 15 Focus Knob 6 Finderscope A Hand Control Port C PC Inter...

Страница 6: ...tached so the tripod legs can collapse To set up the tripod 1 Hold the tripod with the head up and the legs pointed toward the ground 2 Pull the legs away from the central column until they will not s...

Страница 7: ...be aligned for GoTo use Any manual movement of the telescope will invalidate your telescope s alignment Before attaching your visual accessories first loosen the altitude locking knob while holding t...

Страница 8: ...erscope Installation The finderscope must first be mounted in the included quick release bracket then attached to the rear cell of the telescope To install the finderscope 1 Locate the finderscope mou...

Страница 9: ...target Remember that the image orientation through the finder is inverted i e upside down and reversed from left to right Because of this it may take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the dir...

Страница 10: ...unique list of some of the most recognizable star patterns in the sky CCDObjects A custom list of many interesting galaxy pairs trios and clusters that are well suited forCCD imaging with theCPC tele...

Страница 11: ...rmation downloaded from theGPS 3 The hand control will display a message reminding you to level the tripod if you already haven t done so Press ENTER to continue 4 Use the arrow buttons on the hand co...

Страница 12: ...der press ENTER The display will then instruct you to center the star in the field of view of the eyepiece When the star is centered pressALIGN to accept this star as your second alignment star When t...

Страница 13: ...e EQ alignments gives you the choice of performing anAutoAlign Two Star alignment One Star alignment or Solar System alignment EQAutoAlign The EQAutoAlign uses all the same time site information as th...

Страница 14: ...amed Stars NamedObject Double Stars Variable Stars Asterisms andCCDObjects Selecting any one of these catalogs will display a numeric alphabetical listing of the objects under that list Pressing theUP...

Страница 15: ...number 1 on the hand control is the slowest rate 5x sidereal and can be used for accurate centering of objects in the eyepiece and photographic guiding To change the speed rate of the motors Press th...

Страница 16: ...by entering the R A and declination for that object Scroll to the Enter RA DEC command and press ENTER The display will then ask you to enter first the R A and then the declination of the desired obje...

Страница 17: ...tions If you notice a jump when releasing the button but setting the values lower results in a pause when pressing the button go with the higher value for positive but use a lower value for negative C...

Страница 18: ...acklash compensation values initial date and time longitude latitude along with slew and filter limits will be reset The hand control will ask you to press the 0 key before returning to the factory de...

Страница 19: ...ection PEC PEC is designed to improve photographic quality by reducing the amplitude of the worm gear errors and improving the tracking accuracy of the drive This feature is for advanced astrophotogra...

Страница 20: ...focusing knob until the image is sharp If the knob will not turn it has reached the end of its travel on the focusing mechanism Turn the knob in the opposite direction until the image is sharp Once a...

Страница 21: ...e apparent field of the eyepiece supplied by the eyepiece manufacturer by the magnification In equation format the formula looks like this As you can see before determining the field of view you must...

Страница 22: ...oving toward the west Motionof theStars The daily motion of the Sun across the sky is familiar to even the most casual observer This daily trek is not the Sun moving as early astronomers thought but t...

Страница 23: ...y bright star in the telescope s database select the AlignWedge option The telescope will then re slew to the same star 1 Center the star in the finderscope and press ENTER 2 Then accurately center th...

Страница 24: ...one after any one of the previously mentioned methods has been completed To perform the declination drift method you need to choose two bright stars One should be near the eastern horizon and one due...

Страница 25: ...te power PlanetaryObserving Hints Remember that atmospheric conditions are usually the limiting factor on how much planetary detail will be visible So avoid observing the planets when they are low on...

Страница 26: ...ance deep sky viewing from light polluted areas by blocking unwanted light while transmitting light from certain deep sky objects You can on the other hand observe planets and stars from light pollute...

Страница 27: ...models are available ShortExposurePrimeFocusPhotography Short exposure prime focus photography is the best way to begin recording celestial objects It is done with the camera attached to the telescope...

Страница 28: ...for your next exposure Don t forget to take photos of varying duration and keep accurate records of what you have done Record the date telescope exposure duration eyepiece f ratio film and some commen...

Страница 29: ...s ENTER You will have 5 seconds before the system starts to record The first time each observing session that PEC record or play is selected the worm gear must rotate in order to mark its starting pos...

Страница 30: ...f 2 There are only a select few objects that work well at f 10 The Moon images fine because it is so bright but planets are still a bit small and should be shot at f 20 The Ring Nebula is a good candi...

Страница 31: ...view 5 times larger and the object size 1 5 compared to that of f 10 see Figure 8 8 FIGURE 8 8 Telescope Standard f 10 f 2 Model Configuration Configuration 8 80 2032 mm 16 406 4 mm 9 25 93 2350 mm 1...

Страница 32: ...damage the optics If dust has built up on the corrector plate remove it with a brush made of camel s hair or a can of pressurized air Spray at an angle to the lens for approximately two to four second...

Страница 33: ...direction than simply repeat steps 2 through 6 as described above for the new direction FIGURE 9 3 A collimatedtelescope should appear symmetrical withthe central obstruction centered inthe star s di...

Страница 34: ...T shaped assembly that attaches to the rear cell of the telescope As light from the telescope enters the guider most passes straight through to the camera A small portion however is diverted by a pris...

Страница 35: ...122x Resolution Rayleigh Criterion 68 arc seconds 59 arc seconds 50 arc seconds Dawes Limit 57 arc seconds 49 arc seconds 42 arc seconds Light Gathering Power 843x 1127x 1593x Near Focus with Standard...

Страница 36: ...tude star or other celestial object as perceived by an observer on Earth Arc minute A unit of angular size equal to 1 60 of a degree Arc second A unit of angular size equal to 1 3 600 of a degree or 1...

Страница 37: ...celestial pole and ends at the South celestial pole and passes through the zenith If you are facing South the meridian starts from your Southern horizon and passes directly overhead to the North celes...

Страница 38: ...anet U Universe The totality of astronomical things events relations and energies capable of being described objectively V VariableStar A star whose brightness varies over time due to either inherent...

Страница 39: ...a Dec R34AB 12CE Scope must be aligned If command conflicts with slew limits there will be no action Get Azm Alt Z 12AB 4000 10 characters returned 12AB Azm comma 4000 Alt Get RA Dec E 34AB 12CE Scope...

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Страница 48: ...EclipseType Duration Location 2001 Dec 14 Annular 03m53s North America Hawaii 2001 Jun 21 Total 04m57s South Africa Madagascar 2002 Dec 04 Total 02m04s S Africa Indonesia Australia 2002 Jun 10 Annula...

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