iOptron
®
ZEQ25GT
Balanced GoTo Equatorial Mount
With Go2Nova
8408 Hand Controller
Instruction Manual
Product #7100, #7101 and #7102
Страница 1: ...iOptron ZEQ25GT Balanced GoTo Equatorial Mount With Go2Nova 8408 Hand Controller Instruction Manual Product 7100 7101 and 7102...
Страница 2: ...mplete Functions of Go2Nova 8408 Hand Controller 22 5 1 Slew to an Object 22 5 1 1 Solar System 22 5 1 2 Deep Sky Objects 22 5 1 3 Stars 22 5 1 4 Constellations 22 5 1 5 Comets 22 5 1 6 Asteroids 22 5...
Страница 3: ...0 Appendix C Firmware Upgrade 32 Appendix D Computer Control an ZEQ25GT Mount 33 Appendix E Go2Nova Star List 34 IOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE MOUNT AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY 41 WARNING NEVER USE A TELESCO...
Страница 4: ...axis servomotor with enhanced optical encoder for precise GOTO and accurate tracking iOptron AccuAligningTM calibrated polar scope with dark field illumination and easy polar alignment procedure allo...
Страница 5: ...Tripod 7100 or 2 inch Tripod 7200 Tripod spreader One 10 4lbs 4 7 kg counterweight Counterweight shaft Dark field illuminating LED cable for model 7100 and 7200 with polar scope AC adapter 100V 240V...
Страница 6: ...g Screw Polar Axis Cover Polar Scope Cover Polar Axis R A axis Azi Adj Knob Lat Adj Knob Lat Locking T bolt CW mounting nose Front CW position screw R A Drive Unit DEC Drive Unit Dovetail Saddle Main...
Страница 7: ...o other iOptron accessories such as a laser pointer or a planetary dome control HBX Hand Box For connecting to an 8408 Hand Controller Reticle Power supply for the polar scope dark field illumination...
Страница 8: ...scrolling Number Keys Input numerical values Also used to adjust slewing speeds 1 1X 2 2X 3 8X 4 16X 5 64X 6 128X 7 256X 8 512X 9 MAX Key Identify and display nearby bright stars or objects where the...
Страница 9: ...ht Ascension of the telescope or R A 4 Declination Declination of the telescope or DEC 5 Azimuth Azimuth of the telescope north is 0 east 90 south 180 and west 270 6 Altitude Altitude of the telescope...
Страница 10: ...Axis alignment equatorial mounts use a combination of both mount types described above The adjustable part of the mount moves in the Alt Az mode in order to align the R A axis also known as the mount...
Страница 11: ...w Bottom Post Locking Screw to free the Bottom Latitude Adj Post and remove the Latitude Adj Knob Thread in evenly the adequate Latitude Adj Knob to Top and Bottom Latitude Adjustment Posts Reinstall...
Страница 12: ...phone You will have to change this latitude setting every time you significantly change your night sky viewing location This setting directly affects the mount s tracking and GOTO accuracy Slightly lo...
Страница 13: ...e CW through the shaft Use the CW Locking Screw to hold the CW in place Place Safety Cap back onto the shaft ZEQ25 comes with a 10 4 lbs 4 7kg counterweight It should be able to balance a total payloa...
Страница 14: ...e on the worm assembly is kept at a minimum STEP 8 Connect Cables Connect DEC unit to the main control unit with a short straight RJ11 cable Connect the Go2Nova 8408 hand controller to the HC port on...
Страница 15: ...ton is 300 minutes behind UT Los Angeles is 480 minutes behind UT Rome is 60 minutes ahead of UT Beijing is 480 minutes ahead of UT Sydney is 600 minutes ahead of UT All the time zones in North Americ...
Страница 16: ...format by multiplying the decimal numbers by 60 For example N47 53 can be changed to N47 31 48 47 53 47 0 53 0 53 0 53x60 31 8 0 8 0 8x60 48 Therefore 47 53 47 31 48 or 47d31m48s Select N S Hemispher...
Страница 17: ...e LED cable between Reticle plug located on the main unit and the LED socket at the bottom of the DEC axle as shown in Figure 18 The light intensity can be adjusted using the HC via Set Polar Scope Li...
Страница 18: ...e MENU button then select Align and Polar Align The HC will display the azimuth and altitude position of several bright stars near meridian Select one that is visible with high altitude as Alignment S...
Страница 19: ...19 Figure 20 Zero position...
Страница 20: ...p the hand controller to correct any pointing discrepancy of the Zero Position and to improve the GOTO accuracy To perform One Star Align press MENU button scroll down to Align select One Star Align a...
Страница 21: ...rns from the fully tightened position Ideally it should be at a position just deep enough to rid any free movements plays while force on the worm assembly is kept at a minimum 4 7 Turn Off the Mount W...
Страница 22: ...named deep sky objects is included in Appendix E Messier Catalog consists of all 110 Messier objects NGC IC Catalog consists of 7 840 objects in NGC catalog and 5 386 objects in IC catalog To select...
Страница 23: ...as one star alignment except that you choose the object to sync to One star align chooses the star object for you 5 3 Set Up Controller 5 3 1 Set Up Time Site Refer to STEP 9 in Section 3 2 5 3 2 Set...
Страница 24: ...ount when it passes the meridian Telescope Flip will flip the telescope and continuous to track the object The third option is Continue to Track In this case the mount will keep tracking and the OTA c...
Страница 25: ...recommended to use an eyepiece with crossed hair line for accurate centering NOTE The movement of the alignment star in your eyepiece may not be perpendicular but crossed depends on its location in th...
Страница 26: ...he Go2Nova hand controller needs to record the PE first The periodic error of the worm gear drive will be used to correct periodic error The data will be lost when the power is turned off Here s how t...
Страница 27: ...few times to go back to Set User Objects You may review the records or delete the ones you don t want it anymore Press BACK button to finish the operation Now you can slew to your favorite stars from...
Страница 28: ...ephone calls So please contact iOptron first to avoid returning the mount for repair It is strongly suggested that to send technical questions to support ioptron com Call in the U S 1 781 569 0200 6 3...
Страница 29: ...on Synchronous belt Gear Latitude adjustment range 0 60 Azimuth adjustment range 10 GPS Internal 32 channel GPS Polar Scope AccuAligningTM dark field illuminated Level indicator Level bubble Hand Cont...
Страница 30: ...ect Messier Catalog NGC IC Catalog UGC Catalog Caldwell Catalog Herschel Catalog Named Object Messier Catalog NGC IC Catalog UGC Catalog Caldwell Catalog Herschel Catalog Named Stars Binary Stars SAO...
Страница 31: ...te All Records Set User Objects Set User Objects Add A New Record Add A New Record Browse Records Browse Records Delete One Record Delete One Record Delete All Records Delete All Records To Zero Posit...
Страница 32: ...The firmware in the 8408 hand controller and motor control boards can be upgraded by the customer Please check iOptron s website www iOptron com under Support Directory ZEQ Mounts select ZEQ25GT with...
Страница 33: ...via ASCOM protocol you need 1 Download and install ASCOM Platform from http www ascom standards org Make sure you PC meet the software requirement Refer to the ascom standards website for details 2 D...
Страница 34: ...Appendix E Go2Nova Star List Messier Catalog This table is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License It uses material from the Wikipedia article List of Messier objects...
Страница 35: ...024 Alkalurops 073 Dabih 122 Mintaka 171 Sulafat 025 Alkes 074 Deneb 123 Mira 172 Syrma 026 Almach 075 Deneb Algedi 124 Mirach 173 Talitha 027 Alnasl 076 Deneb Kaitos 125 Mirfak 174 Tania Australis 02...
Страница 36: ...er 20 Cepheus Cep 64 Phoenix Phe 21 Cetus Cet 65 Pictor Pic 22 Chamaeleon Cha 66 Pisces Psc 23 Circinus Cir 67 Piscis Austrinus PsA 24 Columba Col 68 Puppis Pup 25 Coma Berenices Com 69 Pyxis Pyx 26 C...
Страница 37: ...2 13 California Nebula 1499 43 Owl Nebula 3587 97 14 Cat s Eye Nebula 6543 44 Pelican Nebula 5070 15 Cocoon Nebula 5146 45 Phantom Streak Nebula 6741 16 Cone Nebula 2264 46 Pinwheel Galaxy 598 33 17 C...
Страница 38: ...36 51 66 Cet 16 5 5 7 7 5 129752 17 Nu Aur 55 4 0 9 5 58502 52 Eps CMa 7 5 1 5 7 4 172676 Adhara 18 Ome Aur 5 4 5 0 8 0 57548 53 Tau CMa 8 2 4 4 10 11 173446 19 Eps Boo 2 8 2 5 4 9 83500 Izar 54 145 C...
Страница 39: ...7 6 5 10 72509 87 Psi Dra 30 3 4 9 6 1 8890 122 Gam 1 Leo 4 4 2 2 3 5 81298 Algieba 88 26 Dra 1 7 5 3 8 0 17546 123 Iot Leo 1 7 4 0 6 7 99587 89 16 17 Dra 90 5 4 5 5 6 4 30012 124 54 Leo 6 6 4 3 6 3...
Страница 40: ...ntaka 191 59 Ser 3 8 5 3 7 6 123497 157 Iot Ori 11 3 2 8 6 9 132323 Nair al saif 192 Zet Sge 8 5 5 0 8 8 105298 158 Lam Ori 4 4 3 6 5 5 112921 Meissa 193 Eta Sgr 3 6 3 2 7 8 209957 159 Sig Ori 13 3 8...
Страница 41: ...to abuse misuse mishandling or unauthorized repair Further product malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear is not covered by this warranty IOPTRON DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED W...
