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NOTE:
Please note that the coordi-
nates of Saturn (and those of
the other planets) constantly
change in the course of a
year. If the selected observa-
tion object (e.g. Saturn) is
not visible, situated under the
horizon, at the set observa-
tion time and the location, this
is indicated on the LCD with
the message „Target under
Horizon". In this case, press
1 x MODE button and select
another object from the data-
base.
NOTE:
If the tracking was stopped
due to accidental pressing of
the MODE button, the tracking
can be switched on again by
pressing the „STOP" button
twice.
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Navigation to the Target Objects
"Go To" Saturn
This exercise shows you how to choose a celestial object, namely Saturn, for
observation from the basic data of the hand box.
1.
After alignment of the telescope, the main screen appears on the LCD of the
hand box. Press ENTER. You are now in the main menu. Select "Navigation"
using the direction buttons and press ENTER.
2.
You are now in the "Navigation" sub-menu and various selection options
of stored observation objects appear that can be approached using the
telescope control.
3.
Select "Solar System" and press ENTER. "Mercury" appears on the LCD.
Scroll in the database, using the "up" and "down" buttons, until "Saturn"
appears in the display. Press ENTER. The planet Saturn is then automatically
approached by the telescope control. It might be that you still need to
bring Saturn precisely into the centre field of view of the eyepiece using the
direction buttons.
The control then moves the telescope further automatically. As a result, Saturn
(or any other object that you have just selected) is "tracked", i.e., Saturn is now
permanently set in the centre of the eyepiece.
Customer Objects
How you enter the coordinates of an object under the "Customer Object" option
of the Navigation menu and approach the object:
1.
Make sure that you have initialized the control and aligned the telescope.
2.
After aligning the telescope, press the ENTER button to access the main
menu.
3.
Select the "Navigation" menu option and press ENTER.
4.
Select the "Customer Object" menu option. Press ENTER.
5.
Select the storage location (F1 - F9) using the direction buttons and press
ENTER.
6.
You can now enter the object name as well as the object coordinates in the
hours / minutes / seconds format for the right ascension axis (Ra) and in the
degrees / minutes / seconds format for the declination axis (DEC). Please pay
attention to the positive or negative sign of the degree value here. Save your
entries with the ENTER button.
7.
Press 2 x MODE button so that the main screen is displayed.
8.
Press the "F" button (10, Fig. 2) and select the desired storage location. Press
the ENTER button. The telescope now approaches the previously stored
object coordinates. The object is automatically tracked by the control. It can
happen, that the object does not appear in the middle of the visual field of the
telescope (eyepiece) after the positioning. Centre the object, in this instance,
in the visual field using the direction buttons.
Celestial Coordinates
How you enter the coordinates of an object under the "Input Coordinates" option
of the Navigation menu and approach the object:
1.
Make sure that you have initialized the control and aligned the telescope.
2.
After aligning the telescope, press the ENTER button to access the main
menu.
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