ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS StarShoot P1 Instruction Manual

ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS StarShoot P1 Instruction Manual

Polar alignment camera

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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StarShoot
P1 Polar
Alignment
Camera
#6236
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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ➊ Pour obtenir le manuel d'utilisation complet, veuillez vous rendre sur le site Web OrionTele- scopes.eu/fr et saisir la référence du produit dans StarShoot la barre de recherche. ™ P1 Polar Alignment ➋ Cliquez ensuite sur le lien du manuel d’utilisation du produit sur la page de description du produit.
  • Page 2 Congratulations on your purchase of the Orion StarShoot P1 Polar Alignment Camera! The P1 is designed to polar align your mount quickly and accurately, with an error as small as 30 arc seconds, within just a few minutes time, following easy step by step directions in the software.
  • Page 3 Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. The mount ring Tighten the two Screw the base section inserted into the setscrews using the included ring section onto the back of mount’s polar axis opening. allen wrench. There isn’t a the camera using the included lot of room to maneuver the screws, and a screwdriver.
  • Page 4 install the adapter ring cap onto the adapter to prevent dust from entering the mount’s polar axis hole. The cap is included in the camera mount adapter packaging. Software Installation A computer running Windows 7/8/10 is required to operate the P1 control program. Before plugging in the P1, download and install both the software and drivers from the following link: www.telescope.com/P1 Unzip the P1 Windows driver (make sure to note where the unzipper will...
  • Page 5 There are onscreen directions to help navigate through the next few steps. Adjust the exposure and gain settings until Polaris and a few of the nearby stars are clearly visible on the screen. Click finish when this is done. Double-click on Polaris in the camera window.
  • Page 6 Click “Finished” and then double-click on the same star. Make sure you remember which star it was you used in step 6! Repeat the rotation step again. The system will then draw a circle on the screen with the bright star on it. The center of this circle represents the center of rotation of the star you clicked on several times.
  • Page 7 Figure 9. Figure 10. Line up the two The two crosshairs for very precise crosshairs aligned. Precise polar alignment. alignment has been achieved. before starting the polar alignment procedure, click on the Tool menu, and then on Astronomical Refraction. Enter your latitude and longitude here. Previous Mount Rotational Alignment After you align the mount the first time using the routine described above, the next time you come back to the program to do another polar alignment, after step #5, the...
  • Page 8 One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion product is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes & Binoculars will repair or replace, at Orion’s option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defective, provided it is returned postage paid.

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