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8. Quick reference
Basic setup & use
Important: Before using your Orion Sky Wizard for the first
time you need to run the
INSTALL program and enter the
characteristics of your telescope and encoder installation.
See Section 1 – Installation for detailed instructions.
setup
1. Turn on Sky Wizard. After displaying the startup message,
it will show one of the following messages depending on
the type of mount:
Equatorial mounts: DEC=0—set telescope declination to 0°
(Aim scope at celestial equator, 90° from the pole. Press
ENTER. (German Equatorial mountings have two 0° indexes.
Use the one that results in the telescope looking into the
Eastern sky.)
Altazimuth mounts: (display depends on INSTALL choice
made)
LEVEL ME—aim telescope tube horizontally to your index
mark (telescope aimed at the horizon if scope base is level).
Press ENTER.
VERTICAL—aim telescope tube vertical to your index mark
(telescope aimed directly up if scope base is level). Press
ENTER.
2.
SETUP—Point telescope at a known bright star (not Polaris).
3. Scroll UP or DOWN to display the correct star name.
4. Press ENTER to confirm the star sighting.
5. Point the telescope to a second bright star over 60° away.
6. Scroll UP or DOWN to display the correct star name.
7. Press ENTER to confirm the star sighting.
8. The “warp” error is displayed. Example:
WARP=0.6 The
factor should be 0.8 or less. Verify star identification and
start over if the factor is higher.
Displaying celestial coordinates
1. Press MODE.
2. Scroll UP or DOWN until
RA DEC is displayed. Press
ENTER.
selecting a celestial object in the catalog
1. Press MODE. Press UP or DOWN until
CATALOG is dis-
played. Press ENTER.
2. Scroll UP or DOWN to choose which catalog:
ST, M,
PLANETS. When the desired catalog is displayed press
ENTER.
3. Scroll UP or DOWN to set the blinking digit to the desired
catalog number. Press ENTER to advance to the next
digit. Repeat until the complete catalog number is entered.
4. Press ENTER to finish the setting, Press ENTER again to
display object coordinates. Press ENTER again to display
scrolling object description.
Finding a celestial object With the telescope
1. Select an object from a catalog as defined above.
2. Press MODE.
3. Press UP or DOWN until
FIND is displayed. Press ENTER.
The display shows the direction and distance to the object.
Move the telescope so the numbers count down until the
displayed angles are zero.
Your Orion Sky Wizard will provide years of viewing pleasure
for you and your family.
Clear Skies!
