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aPPENDIX a - TECHNICaL SPECIFICaTIONS
Optical Specification

                                                                                    SkyProdigy 70 mm                                SkyProdigy 90 mm                                SkyProdigy 130 mm

Design                                                                      Refractor                                                   Maksutov-Cassegrain                          Reflector

Aperture                                                                  70 mm                                                       90 mm                                                       130 mm

Focal Length                                                          700 mm                                                     1250 mm                                                  650 mm

F/ratio of the Optical System                            10                                                                14                                                                5

Optical  Coatings                                                  Fully Coated                                             Fully Coated                                            Aluminum

Highest Useful Magnification                           165x                                                            213x                                                           307x

Resolution:  Rayleigh Criterion                        1.99 arc seconds                                     1.55 arc seconds                                     1.07 arc seconds
Dawes Limit                                                           1.66 arc seconds                                     1.29 arc seconds                                     .89 arc seconds

Light Gathering Power                                       100x unaided eye                                   165x unaided eye                                  345x unaided eye

Field of View: Standard Eyepiece                     1.7º                                                             1 º                                                               1.9 º

Linear Field of View (at 1000 yds)                    91feet                                                        53.5 feet                                                    103 feet

Eyepiece Magnification:                                     28x (25 mm)                                             50x (25 mm)                                            26x (25 mm)
                                                                                    78x (9 mm)                                              139x (9 mm)                                             72x (9 mm)

Optical Tube Length                                            27 inches                                                  13 inches                                                  24 inches

Electronic Specifications

Input Voltage                                                                 12v DC Nominal                            

Batteries Required                                                        8 D-Cell Alkaline                                                                  

                                            

Mechanical Specifications

Motor Type                                                             DC Servo motors with encoders, both axes      
                                          
Slew Speeds                                                           Nine slew speeds: 3.5º /sec, 2º /sec, 1º/sec, 0.3 /sec, 32x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 2x  

Hand Control                                                         Four line, 18 character Liquid Crystal Display
                                                                                   19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons

Fork Arm                                                                 Cast aluminum

Software Specifications 

Ports                                                                               RS-232 communication port on hand control: Aux port on base                                              

Tracking Rates                                                            Sidereal, Solar and Lunar    

Alignment Procedures                                             StarSense Automatic Alignment, StarSense Manual, Solar System Alignment    

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Содержание SKY PRODIGY 130

Страница 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL I T E M 3 1 1 5 3 COMPUTERIZED TELESCOPE ITEM 22091 SkyProdigy 90 ITEM 22089 SkyProdigy 70 S k y P r o d i g y 1 3 0...

Страница 2: ...rPointer Operation HAND CONTROL The Hand Control Aligning SkyProdigy StarSense Alignment Manual StarSense Alignment Solar Sytem Alignment Refine Alignment Object Catalog Selecting an Object Slewing to...

Страница 3: ...ELESTIAL OBSERVING Observing the Moon Lunar Observing Hints Observing the Planets Planetary Observing Hints Observing the Sun Solar Observing Hints Observing Deep Sky Objects Seeing Conditions Transpa...

Страница 4: ...ranteed to make your observing experience as simple and pleasurable as possible Your SkyProdigy telescope is designed to give you years of fun and rewarding observations However there are a few things...

Страница 5: ...g Screw 2 Fork Arm 9 Focus Knob 3 On Off Switch 10 Star Diagonal 4 Computerized Hand Control 11 Eyepiece 5 Tripod 12 StarPointer Finderscope not shown 6 Tripod Leg Extension Clamp 13 StarSense Camera...

Страница 6: ...od 2 StarSense Camera 8 Accessory Tray 3 Fork Arm 9 Star Diagonal 4 On Off Switch 10 Eyepiece 5 Tripod Coupling Screw 11 StarPointer Finderscope 6 Computerized Hand Control 12 Telescope Tube SkyProdig...

Страница 7: ...econdary Mirror 8 Accessory Tray 3 Fork Arm 9 Tripod Coupling Screw 4 On Off Switch 10 StarSense Camera 5 Computerized Hand Control 11 Telescope Tube 6 Tripod 12 StarPointer Finderscope SkyProdigy 130...

Страница 8: ...t in the center of the support bracket 4 Finally rotate the tray so that the locking tabs slide under the locking clips on the support bracket You will hear the tray snap into place It is a good idea...

Страница 9: ...change the orientation of the star diagonal loosen the thumbscrew on the eyepiece adapter until the star diagonal rotates freely Rotate the diagonal to the desired position and tighten the thumbscrew...

Страница 10: ...ng knob until the image is sharp Once an image is in focus turn the knob clockwise to focus on a closer object and counterclockwise for a more distant object If the knob will not turn it has reached t...

Страница 11: ...he variable brightness control see figure 2 12 clockwise until you hear a click To increase the brightness level of the red dot continue rotating the control knob about 180 until it stops 3 Locate a d...

Страница 12: ...sed in combination with other keys to access more advanced features and functions 8 Enter Pressing ENTER allows you to select any of SkyProdigy s functions accept entered parameters and slew the teles...

Страница 13: ...as simple and accurate as possible Be sure to level the tripod before you begin alignment A level tripod will help the telescope better match the images it takes with the actual sky and give you a mor...

Страница 14: ...first alignment position Press ENTER Once the third image is processed SkyProdigy is aligned and ready for use Tips for Using Manual StarSense Alignment If SkyProdigy is missing bright objects or not...

Страница 15: ...ry stars variable stars and selected asterisms Deep Sky The Deep Sky catalog displays a list of all the best Galaxies Nebulae and Clusters as well as the complete Messier and select NGC objects There...

Страница 16: ...choose a speed rate To use this feature simply press the arrow button that corresponds to the direction that you want to move the telescope While holding that button down press the opposite direction...

Страница 17: ...et Version Info Selecting this option will allow you to see the current version and build number of the hand control camera and motor control software The first set of numbers indicate the hand contro...

Страница 18: ...ffect the slew rates rate 7 9 Cordwrap Cordwrap safeguards against the telescope slewing more than 360 in azimuth and wrapping cables around the base of the telescope This is useful any time that the...

Страница 19: ...Hazy Urban Hazy skies combined with light pollution can limit the brightness of stars that the camera can image These setting represents the default setting that should work under most conditions Subu...

Страница 20: ...BUTTONS IDENTIFY FILTERS TRACKING SKYTOUR FILTERS CORDWRAP SLEW LIMITS CATALOG FILTERS BACKLASH COMP ALLOW SUN CALIBRATE VIEW MOD LOCATION BACKLIGHT RA DEC VIEW MOD TIME LCD CONTRAST GET VERSION INFO...

Страница 21: ...eter Multiplying 3 5 by 60 gives a maximum useful magnification of 210 power Although this is the maximum useful magnification most observing is done in the range of 20 to 35 power for every inch of a...

Страница 22: ...detail will be visible So avoid observing the planets when they are low on the horizon or when they are directly over a source of radiating heat such as a rooftop or chimney Refer to the Seeing Condi...

Страница 23: ...ing limit deep sky viewing to moonless nights far from the light polluted skies found around major urban areas LPR filters enhance deep sky viewing from light polluted areas by blocking unwanted light...

Страница 24: ...uring transport it may have to be collimated The SkyProdigy 70 and 90 have fixed optical systems that should not come out of collimation The SkyProdigy 130 however has three collimation screws that ca...

Страница 25: ...Eyepiece 1 7 1 1 9 Linear Field of View at 1000 yds 91feet 53 5 feet 103 feet Eyepiece Magnification 28x 25 mm 50x 25 mm 26x 25 mm 78x 9 mm 139x 9 mm 72x 9 mm Optical Tube Length 27 inches 13 inches 2...

Страница 26: ...the positions of stars and planets exert an influence on human affairs astrology has nothing in common with astronomy The distance between the Earth and the Sun It is equal to 149 597 900 km usually r...

Страница 27: ...elestial body The brightest stars are assigned magnitude 1 and those increasingly fainter from 2 down to magnitude 5 The faintest star that can be seen without a telescope is about magnitude 6 Each ma...

Страница 28: ...means of a mirror The minimum detectable angle an optical system can detect Because of diffraction there is a limit to the minimum angle resolution The larger the aperture the better the resolution T...

Страница 29: ...APPENDIX C TIME ZONE MAP 29...

Страница 30: ...30 INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

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Страница 32: ...ucts or instructions may change without notice or obligation This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rule Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful...

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