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AND DECLINATION). FIND THE STAR AND CENTER IT IN THE FINDERSCOPE AND THEN IN
THE TELESCOPE. NOW, ROTATE THE RIGHT ASCENSION CIRCLE TO MATCH THE
COORDINATES OF THE STAR WITH THE INDICATOR MARK.
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THE RIGHT ASCENSION SETTING CIRCLE DOES NOT MOVE AS THE TELESCOPE MOVES
IN RIGHT ASCENSION AND THUS IT MUST BY ALIGNED EACH TIME YOU WANT TO USE IT
TIME BUT YOU CAN USE THE OBJECT YOU ARE CURRENTLY OBSERVING.
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THE DECLINATION SETTING CIRCLE IS FACTORY SET AND SHOULD NOT NEED ANY
ADJUSTMENT IF IT READS ACCURATELY. IF IT HAS MOVED, IT CAN BE RESET EASILY.
POINT THE TELESCOPE AT A KNOWN OBJECT, AND RESET TO THE PROPER COORDINATE.
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THE RIGHT ASCENSION SETTING CIRCLE MUST BE ALIGNED. CHOOSE A BRIGHT AND
EASY TO FIND STAR IN A STAR CHART AND NOTE THE COORDINATES (RIGHT ASCENSION
TO FIND A NEW OBJECT. HOWEVER, YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE A BRIGHT STAR EACH
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NOW, USING A STAR CHART OR ATLAS YOU CAN FIND NUMEROUS OBJECTS. FIRST
MOVE THE TELESCOPE IN RIGHT ASCENSION UNTIL THE INDICATOR POINTS TO THE
CORRECT COORDINATE.
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AFTER MOVING THE TELESCOPE TO THE CORRECT CELESTIAL COORDINATES, LOOK
THROUGH THE FINDERSCOPE TO SEE IF YOU HAVE LOCATED THE OBJECT SHOULD BE
THERE.
ON FAINTER OBJECTS, THEY MAY NOT BE VISIBLE IN THE FINDERSCOPE AND THUS YOU
SHOULD GRADUALLY SWEEP THE TELESCOPE AROUND(WITH THE RIGHT ASCENSION AND
DECLINATION CABLES) UNTIL THE OBJECT IS VISIBLE.
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THE DECLINATION SETTING CIRCLE IS SCALED IN DEGREES AND THE RIGHT ASCENSION
SETTING CIRCLE IS MEASURED IN HOURS, MINUTES OVER A ZERO TO 24 HOURS RANGE.
THE ACCURACY OF YOUR POLAR ALIGNMENT WILL AFFECT HOW ACCURATE YOUR
SETTING CIRCLES READ.
