Setup Procedures; Tracking Mode; Tracking Rate; Date/Time - Celestron CGE1100 Instruction Manual

up in the field of view of the eyepiece). However, if any of the slower slew rates (rate 6 and below) are used to
center an object in the finderscope, you may need to press the opposite directional button to make the telescope
move in the correct direction.

Setup Procedures

The CGE contains many user defined setup functions designed to give the user control over the telescope's
many advanced features. All of the setup and utility features can be accessed by pressing the MENU key and
scrolling through the options:

Tracking Mode

Off

Tracking Rate

View Time-Site
- Displays the current time and longitude/latitude downloaded from the optional CN-16 GPS
receiver. It will also display other relevant time-site information like time zone, daylight saving and local
1 = .5x
2 = 1x (sidereal)
3 = 4x
4 = 8x
5 = 16x
Nine available slew speeds
This allows you to change the way the telescope tracks depending on the type of
mount being used to support the telescope. The CGE has three different tracking
modes:
EQ North Used to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned in the
Northern Hemisphere.
EQ South Used to track the sky when the telescope is polar in the Southern
Hemisphere.
When using the telescope for terrestrial (land) observation, the
tracking can be turned off so that the telescope never moves.
In addition to being able to move the telescope with the hand control buttons, the
CGE will continually track a celestial object as it moves across the night sky. The
tracking rate can be changed depending on what type of object is being observed:
Sidereal This rate compensates for the rotation of the Earth by moving the
telescope at the same rate as the rotation of the Earth, but in the
opposite direction. When the telescope is polar aligned, this can
be accomplished by moving the telescope in right ascension only.
When mounted in Alt-Az mode, the telescope must make
corrections in both R.A. and declination.
Lunar Used for tracking the moon when observing the lunar landscape.
Solar Used for tracking the Sun when solar observing.
6 = 64x
7 = .5º / sec
8 = 2º / sec
9 = 4º / sec
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