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The NexStar SLT's hand controller is designed to give you instant access to all the functions the NexStar has to offer. With
automatic slewing to over 4,000 objects, and common sense menu descriptions, even a beginner can master its variety of
features in just a few observing sessions. Below is a brief description of the individual components of the NexStar SLT
hand controller
:
1.
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Window:
Has a dual-line, 16 character display screen that is backlit for comfortable
viewing of telescope information and scrolling text.
2.
Align:
Instructs the NexStar to use a selected star or object as an alignment position.
3.
Direction Keys:
Allows complete control of the NexStar in any direction. Use the direction keys to center objects in
the StarPointer finderscope and eyepiece.
4.
Catalog Keys:
The NexStar has a key on the hand control to allow direct access to each of the catalogs in its 4,000+
object database. The NexStar contains the following catalogs in its database:
Messier
– Complete list of all Messier objects.
NGC –
Many of the brightest deep sky objects from the Revised New General Catalog.
Caldwell –
A combination of the best NGC and IC objects.
Planets -
All 8
planets in our Solar System plus the Moon and Sun.
Stars
– A compiled list of the brightest stars from the SAO catalog.
List
– For quick access, all of the best and most popular objects in the NexStar database have been broken
down into lists based on their type and/or common name:
Named Stars
Common name listing of the brightest stars in the sky.
Named Objects
Alphabetical listing of over 50 of the most popular deep
sky objects.
Double Stars
Alphabetical listing of the most visually stunning double,
triple and quadruple stars in the sky.
Variable Stars
Select list of the brightest variable stars with the shortest
period of changing magnitude.
Asterisms
A unique list of some of the most recognizable star
patterns in the sky
.
