Star Hopping - Celestron Ultima 11 Instruction Manual

6. Center the object in the finder.
7. Look in the main optics using a low power eyepiece; the object should be there. The telescope will track in
R.A. as long as the clock drive is operating.
8. Repeat the process for each object observed throughout the observing session.
You may not be able to see fainter objects in the finder. When this happens, gradually sweep the telescope around
until the object is visible.
The declination setting circle is scaled in degrees while the R.A. setting circle is incremented in hours and minutes
with a marker every six minutes. As a result, the setting circles will get you close to your target, but not directly on
it. Also, the accuracy of your polar alignment will affect how accurately your setting circles read.
At the end of this manual there is a list of deep-sky objects well within reach of your Ultima Telescope.

Star Hopping

Another way to find deep sky objects is by star-hopping. Star hopping is done by using bright stars to "guide" you to
an object. Here are directions for two popular objects.
The Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is an easy target. To find M31:
1. Locate the constellation of Pegasus, a large square visible in the fall (in the eastern sky moving toward the
point overhead) and winter months (overhead moving toward the West).
2. Start at the star in the northeast corner—Alpha ( ) Andromedae.
3. Move northeast approximately 7°. There you will find two stars of equal brightness—Delta ( ) and Pi ( )
Andromeda—about 3° apart.
4. Continue in the same direction another 8°. There you will find two stars—Beta ( ) and Mu ( )
Andromedae—also about 3° apart.
5. Move 3° northwest—the same distance between the two star—to the Andromeda galaxy. It is easily visible
in the finder.
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