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- Page 1 Manual SmartStar -A Series Refractor, Newtonian and Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescopes www . iOptron . com...
- Page 2 WARNING! NEVER USE A SMARTSTAR TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Children should always have adult supervision while observing.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.9 The Equatorial Mode Chapter. 4 How to Observe 4.1 Observe manually 4.2 Observe using arrow keys 4.3 the Moon 4.4 Tracking Appendix A. Menu Structure B. Messier Catalog C. Modern Constellations D. Celestial Coordinates E. Specifications F. Products List www.iOptron.com Features... - Page 4 For more serious users we assume that you know some astronomy basics in reading this manual. Please refer to Appendix A for a more detailed menu structure. www.iOptron.com...
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Page 5: Chapter 0 Quick Start Reference
4. Tighten the telescope tube(1) on the dovetail with lock (2), point the tube upward vertically and tighten the altitude lock (4). - Page 6 (provided). You can pick any one of the two sockets below altitude lock to plug in. 7. Always adjust the tripod to center the bubble in the circle on the mount. It is important that the tripod stay horizontal. www.iOptron.com FIG.2...
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Page 7: Gotonova Features
0.2 GoToNova Features: (8402) Menu Left Enter Help Light FIG.3 www.iOptron.com LCD Display Back Right Down Speed... - Page 8 Menu Key: Gets to the Main Menu. Enter Key: Confirms an input, goes to the next menu, selects a choice, slews the telescope to a selected object. Arrow Keys: Moves the cursor, adjusts numerical values, moves the telescope in a specific direction.
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Page 9: Getting Started
After assembling the telescope [Refer to our Assembling Chart] turn on the power button located on the mount. You will see the iOptron logo displayed for a few seconds. Then you will see the zero position screen. By default, it works in Alt-Az mode: TR.A. - Page 10 The function you will need most is “Select and slew” in the main menu. From there you can select and explore planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, comets, asteroids, etc.-- virtually all of the most common celestial objects are included. www.iOptron.com...
- Page 11 Slewing speed 1.1 Set Up By default, the mount works in Alt-az mode. Turn on the power button located on the mount. You will see the iOptron logo screen. Then you will see the zero position screen: TR.A. 1h36m 2s TDEC 90°0’...
- Page 12 “ENTER” Use “UP” and “DOWN” arrow buttons to select a star and press ENTER. Use SPEED button to select a speed, and use arrow buttons to center the star in your telescope. Press ENTER when finished. 1.2.2 Two-Star Align If your mount is not horizontal one-star align is usually not accurate enough.
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Page 13: Deep Sky Objects
Check astronomy books and magazines such as “Sky and Telescope.” Familiarize yourself with the names in the night sky. Use the arrow buttons to move your cursor and press ENTER to select an object. - Page 14 Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor and adjust the values. Press ENTER. In Altazimuth mode the user can target a location by specifying its A (Altitude) and Z (Azimuth). Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor and adjust the values. Press ENTER. www.iOptron.com...
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Page 15: The Equatorial Mode
To change from alt-az mode to equatorial mode refer to FIG. 4. First, lock your telescope into vertical position. Make sure the optical axis of your telescope is parallel with the height of the mount. Put on appropriate counter weight. Loosen the tilt lock. - Page 16 ° about 23.5 from the vertical. 1. Telescope 2. Counter weight (not provided) 3. Tilt support 4. Tilt lock 5. Mount 6. Tripod 7. Inner support 8. Tray 9. Tray lock Polaris www.iOptron.com Zenith Equatorial Mode FIG.4...
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Page 17: Chapter. 4 How To Observe
If you don’t want to turn on power and use hand controller, then you need to loosen the telescope’s tripod base lock knob and Altitude lock so that the telescope can move freely in both directions. Next, use the viewfinder to locate your target. -
Page 18: The Moon
4.3 The Moon The Moon, when visible in the night sky, is most likely the first celestial object you want to watch with your new telescope. It is also the most convenient object in the sky to test some of the GoToNova functions. -
Page 19: Menu Structure
Edit one data Set up time and site Set display info Set key Beep Reset All One star align Two star align RA and DEC Comets Asteriods Add a watch list Delete one data Delete all Browse the list www.iOptron.com Mars Moon... -
Page 20: Messier Catalog
• Cygnus open cluster open cluster • Draco M102 may be NGC 5866 • Gemini open cluster • Hercules Great Hercules Globular Cluster globular cluster globular cluster • Hydra open cluster Spindle Galaxy , a lenticular galaxy (type S0_3) www.iOptron.com... - Page 21 The Omega or Swan or Horseshoe Nebula diffuse nebula open cluster The Trifid Nebula diffuse nebula open cluster globular cluster open cluster Milky Way Patch star cloud with open cluster (NGC 6603) open cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster globular cluster www.iOptron.com...
- Page 22 (type E3 or S0_1(3)) Virgo A elliptical galaxy (type E0), with Smoking Gun elliptical galaxy (type E0) spiral galaxy (type Sab(s)I-II) M104 The Sombrero Galaxy spiral galaxy (type Sa+/Sb-) • Vulpecula The Dumbbell Nebula planetary nebula (M102 may be a Duplication www.iOptron.com...
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Page 23: Modern Constellations
1603, Uranometria, created by Apodis Aquarii Aquilae Arae Arietis Aurigae Boötis Caeli Camelopardalis Cancri Canum 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Venaticorum Canis Majoris www.iOptron.com origin ancient (Ptolemy) 1763, Lacaille Keyser Houtman ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) 1763, Lacaille... - Page 24 1679, Royer, split from Comae Berenices 1603, Uranometria, split from Leo Coronae Australis Coronae Borealis Corvi Crateris Crucis 1603, Uranometria, split from Centaurus www.iOptron.com ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) Argo Navis ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) Keyser Houtman...
- Page 25 1603, Uranometria, created by Gruis Herculis ancient (Ptolemy) Horologii Hydrae ancient (Ptolemy) 1603, Uranometria, created by Hydri 1603, Uranometria, created by Indi Lacertae 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Leonis ancient (Ptolemy) www.iOptron.com Keyser Houtman 1763, Lacaille Keyser Houtman 1763, Lacaille Keyser Houtman Keyser Houtman Hevelius...
- Page 26 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Lyrae Mensae Microscopii Monocerotis 1603, Uranometria, created by Muscae Normae Octantis Ophiuchi Orionis 1603, Uranometria, created by Pavonis Pegasi www.iOptron.com Hevelius ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) Hevelius ancient (Ptolemy) 1763, Lacaille 1763, Lacaille 1624, Bartsch Keyser...
- Page 27 1763, Lacaille, split from Pyxidis Reticuli Sagittae Sagittarii Scorpii Sculptoris Scuti 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Serpentis Sextantis 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Tauri Telescopii www.iOptron.com ancient (Ptolemy) Keyser Houtman 1763, Lacaille ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) Argo Navis 1763, Lacaille 1763, Lacaille ancient (Ptolemy)
- Page 28 1603 Uranometria, created by Tucanae Ursae Majoris Ursae Minoris Velorum 1763, Lacaille, split from Virginis 1603, Uranometria, created by Volantis Vulpeculae 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, www.iOptron.com ancient (Ptolemy) Keyser Houtman Keyser Houtman ancient (Ptolemy) ancient (Ptolemy) Argo Navis ancient (Ptolemy) Keyser...
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Page 29: Celestial Coordinates
APPENDIX D Celestial Coordinates Celestial North Pole North Observer’s horizon Zenith East Altitude Azimuth West Celestial Nadir South Pole FIG.D1 www.iOptron.com Median of the location South... - Page 30 Celestial North Pole North Celestial Equator Zenith East West Celestial Nadir South Pole FIG.D2 www.iOptron.com median of location δ, declination t, hour angle M, midpoint South Observer’s horizon...
- Page 31 Celestial North Pole North γ gamma point Zenith East West Celestial Nadir South Pole FIG. D3 www.iOptron.com median of location δ, declination α, right ascension Celestial Equator South Observer’s horizon...
- Page 32 The value of hour angle is measured in hours, minutes and seconds instead of degrees. www.iOptron.com...
- Page 33 (α, RA or R) is measured on the equator from the gamma point in the direction opposite to the direction of the motion of the star. It is in hours, minutes and seconds. Gamma point is the intersection of the hour circle and the celestial equator. www.iOptron.com...
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Page 34: Specifications
Appendix E SPECIFICATIONS A-Series Specifications LCD Display…………………………8-line Mount….…………………………….The Cube Alignment……………………………Altazimuth/Equatorial GPS………………………………….32-channel GPS included CPU………………………………….32 bit USB Port…………………………….Yes Slewing Speeds…………………….9-Speed (1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x, 256x, 512x, MAX) Tripod………………………………..Stainless Steel(6.0 lbs) Batteries(User-Supplied)…………..8 x AA GoToNova Version………………8402 Objects in database………………..50000+ Weight……………………………….4.0lbs... - Page 35 For SmartStar GOTO Equatorial Mount For EQ、CG5、GPD、LX75 Mounts (for SmartStar Compatible with all GOTONova Compatible with all GOTONova For #8401, #8402 Controllers Compatible with all GOTONova www.iOptron.com Components #1403, #1501 #8500, #8701 #8500, #8732 #8500, #8740 #8411, #8402, #8601 #8600, #8701...
- Page 36 A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controller to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years. iOptron will repair or replace such product or part which, upon inspection by iOptron, is found to be defective in materials or workmanship.