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Displays coordinates and useful information about objects selected from the NexStar database.
6.
Tour:
Activates the tour mode, which seeks out all the best objects for a given month and automatically slews the
NexStar to those objects.
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Enter:
Pressing
Enter
allows you to select any of the NexStar functions, accept entered parameters and slew the
telescope to displayed objects.
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Undo:
Undo
will take you out of the current menu and display the previous level of the menu path. Press
Undo
repeatedly to get back to a main menu or use it to erase data entered by mistake.
9.
Menu:
Displays the many setup and utilities functions such as tracking rate and user defined objects and many others.
10.
Scroll Keys:
Used to scroll up and down within any of the menu lists. A double arrow symbol on the right side of the
LCD indicates that the scroll keys can be used to view additional information.
11.
Rate:
Instantly changes the rate of speed of the motors when the direction buttons are pressed.
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RS-232 Jack
: Allows use with a computer and software programs for point and click slewing capability.
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This section describes the basic hand control procedures needed to operate the NexStar. These procedures are grouped into
three categories: Alignment, Setup and Utilities. The alignment section deals with the initial telescope alignment as well as
finding objects in the sky; the setup section discusses changing parameters such as tracking mode and tracking rate; finally,
the last section reviews all of the utility functions such as adjusting the telescopes slew limits and backlash compensation.
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The NexStar Hand Control
