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Alignment
Usually it is required to create a new alignment after each start of the mount. If we want to use the
telescope more than one night in a row, we have the opportunity to put the mount into a hibernation
mode (see below) that allows to disconnect the mount from the power supply and at the same time to
conserve the alignment. If the mount is used at a fixed position, one also can use a previously saved
alignment.
General procedure:
1.
switch on the mount
2.
press ENTERto start the alignment procedure
3.
press ENTER to allow the mount to move to the initial position (the co-called switch position)
4.
enter the date
5.
enter the time
6.
select Daylight Savings time or Standard time
7.
select the time zone (+1)
8.
select the alignment method
In addition to the above settings one also has to set the location after a reset of the mount to the
default settings. This can be done by selecting a location from a list of known locations or by entering
the latitude and the longitude.
Solar System Alignment
The Solar System Alignment is useful especially for solar observations, since one can directly use the
Sun to create the alignment. While the precision of the Solar System Alignment is lower than what
one can achieve with an alignment procedure that is based on several stars, it is usually sufficient for
solar observations. Before the Sun can be used as an alignment star, it is required to allow the
telescope to actually move to the Sun because this in blocked by default for security reasons. This can
be done via UTILITIES → SUN MENU → ENTER. Apart from the points mentioned above, the Solar
System Alignment requires the following steps:
1.
select Solar System Align (with the ↑ and ↓ buttons and not with the NSWO buttons)
2.
select Sun in the menu and confirm it with ENTER ⇒ subsequently the telescope is moving the
estimated position of the Sun
3.
search for the Sun and center the Sun in the eyepiece (Do not use the finderscope as
suggested by the software, since we do not have a solar filter for the finderscope!)
4.
confirm with ENTER
5.
press ALIGN ⇒ Finished!
Two-Star Alignment
The Two-Star Alignment and it refinement with additional stars is the default procedure to build a new
alignment for night observations. Besides the points mentioned above the following steps are
necessary:
1.
select Two Star Align from the menu → subsequently, the telescope suggests bright stars that
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