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Страница 1: ...ec Setting Circle Counterweight Rod Lock Knob Counterweight Thumb Screw Counterweight Rod Altitude Adjustment T bolts Azimuth Adjustment Knob Tripod Leg Height Adjustment Clamp ESC SETUP ENTER 1 2 3 4...
Страница 2: ...iding Other Features EQ6 SkyScan Menu Tree 14 16 Technical Specifications 17 Astronomy Basics 18 14 14 14 15 15 15 Appendix A Enhancing the precision I VI VII VIII Appendix B Standard Time Zones of th...
Страница 3: ...he azimuth adjustment knobs Align metal dowel on the tripod head with the gap between the azimuth adjustment knobs underneath the mount Retighten knobs to secure 2 Push the primary locking shaft up ag...
Страница 4: ...d is level and on a stable surface For photography point the telescope in the direction you will be taking photos before performing the balancing steps R A Balancing 1 2 3 4 N Fig 6 1 Locate the hand...
Страница 5: ...n the telescope Home Position Make sure to loosen one altitude adjustment T bolt before tightening the other Over tightening can cause the bolts to bend or break Po w er D C 12 V Dec scale R A scale L...
Страница 6: ...olarscope alignment This only needs to be done once unless the polarscope has been removed from the mount Polarscope alignment The optical axis of the polarscope is already aligned with the rotation a...
Страница 7: ...rest of the stars in Ursa Minor are around Magnitude 5 and require very dark skies to become visible Since Polaris is not exactly on the North Celestial Pole the telescope s R A axis must be offset f...
Страница 8: ...place Plug the DB9 connector into the outlet on the mount Tighten the screws to secure the connector in place Fig g The RJ 11 4 pin port is used for RS 232 communications between the EQ6 SkyScanTM an...
Страница 9: ...om of the hand control They serve two distinct purposes data entry and quick reference hot keys TOUR key Fig k takes you on a preset tour across the sky you are currently under RATE key Fig k changes...
Страница 10: ...itudinal coordinate followed by the latitudinal coordinate Use the scroll keys to choose between W or E and N or S Pressing the left or right directional keys will move the cursor to the previous or n...
Страница 11: ...ery 24 hours astronomical objects appear to move through the sky following an arc With the supplied information the telescope can replicate a model of the sky and the movements of astronomical objects...
Страница 12: ...ER to confirm The EQ6 SkyScanTM will provide a list of stars available in your current sky for alignment Using the scroll keys choose a star you are most familiar with and press ENTER When the telesco...
Страница 13: ...has a set number of objects to choose from Use the numeric keys to select an object by entering its number Pressing ENTER will display its coordinate Primary information such as size magnitude and co...
Страница 14: ...e Appendix D for information Setup Functions Auto Guide Speed When using an autoguider this sets the guiding speed to 1X 0 75X 0 5X or 0 25X sidereal rate Daylight Savings Allows you to change the Day...
Страница 15: ...to the COM port of your computer Fig s On your EQ6 SkyScanTM hand control select RS232 under the UTILITIES menu Press ENTER to go to RS 232 mode In the planetarium software of your choice choose Celes...
Страница 16: ...Sideal Rate Lunar Rate Solar Rate PEC Sidereal Rate Stop Tracking 1X 0 75X 0 5X 0 25X UTILITY FUNC IDENTIFY Solar System Named Star IC Catalogue NGC Catalogue Single Star Double Star Globular Star Un...
Страница 17: ...terweight Total Weight 17 SkyScanTM SPECIFICATIONS Power Supply Motor type and resolution Slew speeds 11 to 15 V DC 2Amp Tip positive Microstep driven 1 8 stepper motors Resolution 0 144 arc sec or 9...
Страница 18: ...ne True Field of View Apparent Field of View Magnification 0 65 52 80X Magnification 80X Focal length of the telescope Focal length of the eyepiece 800mm 10mm Calculating the magnification power The m...
Страница 19: ...ents a zero for the slide rule If the zero is not set correctly the calculated hour angle will not be correct Unlock the RA locking knob Rotate the telescope around the RA axis so the reticule is as s...
Страница 20: ...t the lower end of the mount points to today s date on the Date Circle March 4th in this case Fig u 5 Tighten the RA lock knob to lock the RA axis in place Loosen the thumb screw on the RA setting cir...
Страница 21: ...or If your telescope puts the star outside the eyepiece view you need to first determine whether it is cone error that causes the pointing inaccuracy To find out simply move the telescope in R A axis...
Страница 22: ...to the center of the eyepiece Fig v 3 Adjustment in Dec axis using the hand control may be necessary 5 6 7 8 Place Polaris on the R A Polaris R A Dec N tube ring locking screw adjustment screws adjust...
Страница 23: ...ent screws near the front of the tube and tighten the ones closer to the back of the tube Fig v 7 and vise versa Fig v 8 Look into the eyepiece Adjust the screws just enough to place Polaris HALF the...
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Страница 25: ...the R A high byte RA low byte Dec high byte Dec low byte When the scope is finished slewing it will send back a GoTo Alt Az positions INITIALIZATION PC sends 65 ASCII A PC sends the Azm high byte Azm...
Страница 26: ...trol will ask you to select the R A guide speed for the PEC recording See the following chart for details on the two settings 7 8 9 Required accessory Illuminated reticle eyepiece with double crosslin...
Страница 27: ...will display Record completed when 8 minutes is up Press any key to exit from the PEC training Guiding actions are recorded even when the PEC training is stopped midway In this case the PEC Sidereal...
Страница 28: ...ONT OF THE TELESCOPE FOR VIEWING THE SUN WHEN OBSERVING THE SUN PLACE A DUST CAP OVER YOUR FINDERSCOPE OR REMOVE IT TO PROTECT YOU FROM ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE NEVER USE AN EYEPIECE TYPE SOLAR FILTER AND...