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With the two-star alignment method, the CPC requires the user to know the positions of two bright stars in order to
accurately align the telescope with the sky and begin finding objects. Here is an overview of the two-star alignment
procedure:
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Once the CPC is powered on, use the Up and Down scroll keys (10) to select Two-Star Align, and press ENTER.
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Press ENTER to accept the time/site information displayed on the display, or wait until the telescope has
downloaded the information from the GPS satellites.
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The SELECT STAR 1 message will appear in the top row of the display. Use the Up and Down scroll keys (10) to
select the star you wish to use for the first alignment star. Press ENTER.
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CPC then asks you to center in the eyepiece the alignment star you selected. Use the direction arrow buttons to
slew the telescope to the alignment star and carefully center the star in the finderscope. Press ENTER when
centered.
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Then, center the star in the eyepiece and press ALIGN
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In order to accurately center the alignment star in the eyepiece, you may wish to decrease the slew rate of the motors for
fine centering. This is done by pressing the RATE key (11) on the hand controller then selecting the number that
corresponds to the speed you desire. (9 = fastest , 1 = slowest).
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CPC will then ask you to select and center a second alignment star and press the ALIGN key. It is best to choose
alignment stars that are a good distance away from one another. Stars that are at least 40º to 60º apart from each
other will give you a more accurate alignment than stars that are close to each other.
Once the second star alignment is completed properly, the display will read Alignment Successful, and you should
hear the tracking motors turn-on and begin to track.
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One-Star Align allows you to download all the same information as you would for the Two-Star Align procedure. However,
instead of slewing to two alignment stars for centering and alignment, the CPC uses only one star to model the sky based on
the information given. This will allow you to roughly slew to the coordinates of bright objects like the moon and planets
and gives the CPC the information needed to track objects in altazimuth in any part of the sky. Quick-Align is not meant to
be used to accurately locate small or faint deep-sky objects or to track objects accurately for photography.
To use One-Star Align:
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Select One-Star Align from the alignment options.
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Press ENTER to accept the time/site information displayed on the display, or wait until the telescope has
downloaded the information from the GPS satellites.
3.
The SELECT STAR 1 message will appear in the top row of the display. Use the Up and Down scroll keys (10)
to select the star you wish to use for the first alignment star. Press ENTER.
4.
CPC then asks you to center in the eyepiece the alignment star you selected. Use the direction arrow buttons to
slew the telescope to the alignment star and carefully center the star in the finderscope. Press ENTER when
centered.
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Then, center the star in the eyepiece and press ALIGN
Once in position, the CPC will model the sky based on this information and display Alignment
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Successful.
Note: Once a One-Star Alignment has been done, you can use the Re-alignment feature (later in this section ) to improve your
telescope's pointing accuracy.
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Solar System Align is available in alt-az mode (scope mounted directly on the tripod) and equatorial mode (scope mounted
on a wedge). Solar System Align is designed to provide excellent tracking and GoTo performance by using solar system
objects (Sun, Moon and planets) to align the telescope with the sky. Solar System Align is a great way to align your
telescope for daytime viewing as well as a quick way to align the telescope for night time observing.
Never look directly at the sun with the naked eye or with a telescope (unless you have the proper solar filter).
Permanent and irreversible eye damage may result.
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