Celestron nexstar 5 Instruction Manual page 6

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APPENDIX C LONGITUDE
degrees
Torrance
Travis AFB
Tahoe
The first time the NexStar is used, the longitude and latitude
must be entered into the hand control. When the display reads,
Select Location, use Appendix C to look up the longitude an
latitude of your nearest city and enter it into the hand control.
When asked to Save Location, press ENTER and assign the
number 1 to the current location. This number can be used for
future alignments. (See page 13 for complete alignment
procedures.)
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Alignment Star
The NexStar will automatically pick an alignment star and slew
the telescope close to that star. Once there, the display will as
you to use the arrow buttons to aim the Star Pointer at the star. If
the star is not visible (perhaps behind a tree), press UNDO to
select a new star. Next, center the star in the eyepiece and press
ALIGN. Repeat these steps for the second star alignment. When
complete, display will read "
LATITUDE
min degrees min
118 19.8 33 48
121 55.8 38 16.2
120 7.8 39 19.2
Star Pointer Finderscope




                     
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Catalog Keys
Press the TOUR button on the hand control. Use the Up and
Down scroll keys to select the current month and press
ENTER. The hand control will display the first object that is
visible for that month. Press INFO to read information about
the object displayed. Press the DOWN scroll key to display the
next object. Press ENTER to slew to (go to) the displayed
object.
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Use the focus knob to bring objects into a sharp focus.
Use arrow keys to center objects in the eyepiece. (See
page 27 for observing hints and techniques).
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Object List
Button
TOUR Button
Focuser Knob