Table Of Contents - Celestron nexstar 5 Instruction Manual

INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 4
W ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 4
ARNING
QUICK SETUP................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 5
ASSEMBLING THE NEXSTAR ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 8
Powering the NexStar................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 8
The Hand Control ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 9
The Star Diagonal ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 9
The Eyepiece................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 9
The Star Pointer Finderscope ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 10
HAND CONTROL ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 12
H C O
AND ONTROL PERATION
Alignment Procedure................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 13
O C ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 15
BJECT ATALOG
Selecting an Object................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 15
Slewing to an Object................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 16
Finding Planets ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 16
Tour Mode ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 16
D B ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 17
IRECTION UTTONS
Rate Button ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 17
S P ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 17
ETUP ROCEDURES
Tracking Mode................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 17
Tracking Rate................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 18
Date/Time ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 18
User Defined Objects ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 18
Get RA/DEC................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 19
Get Alt-Az ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 19
Goto R.A/Dec................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 19
Goto Alt-Az ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 19
U F ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 19
TILITY EATURES
Demo ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 19
RS-232 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 19
Light Control ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 19
Cord Wrap ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 19
Anti-backlash ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 19
Hand Control Command Tree ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 20
TELESCOPE BASICS ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 21
I O ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 21
MAGE RIENTATION
F ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 22
OCUSING
C M
ALCULATING AGNIFICATION
D F
ETERMINING IELD OF
General Observing Hints................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 23
ASTRONOMY BASICS................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 24
T C C
HE ELESTIAL OORDINATE
M S
OTION OF THE TARS
P A (
OLAR LIGNMENT WITH OPTIONAL
Finding the North Celestial Pole................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 27
CELESTIAL OBSERVING ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 28
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V ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 22
IEW
S ................................ ................................ ................................ . 24
YSTEM
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W ) ................................ ................................ ..................... 26
EDGE
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