Table Of Contents - Celestron NexStar 5 SE Instruction Manual

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................4
W ..................................................................................................................................................................4
ARNING
ASSEMBLY .................................................................................................................................................................6
A N S
SSEMBLING THE EX
Powering the NexStar ...........................................................................................................................................6
The Hand Control .................................................................................................................................................6
The Star Diagonal.................................................................................................................................................7
The Eyepiece .........................................................................................................................................................7
The Star Pointer Finderscope...............................................................................................................................7
Removing the Optical Tube...................................................................................................................................8
Attaching the NexStar to the Tripod .....................................................................................................................9
HAND CONTROL ....................................................................................................................................................10
H C O
AND ONTROL PERATION
Alignment Procedure ..........................................................................................................................................11
Sky Align .............................................................................................................................................................12
Auto Two-Star Align ...........................................................................................................................................13
Two Star Alignment ............................................................................................................................................14
One-Star Align ....................................................................................................................................................14
Solar System Align ..............................................................................................................................................15
I P A
MPROVING OINTING
Alignment Stars: .................................................................................................................................................16
Sync: ...................................................................................................................................................................17
Undo Sync:..........................................................................................................................................................17
O C ....................................................................................................................................................17
BJECT ATALOG
Selecting an Object .............................................................................................................................................17
Slewing to an Object ...........................................................................................................................................18
Finding Planets...................................................................................................................................................18
Tour Mode ..........................................................................................................................................................18
Constellation Tour ..............................................................................................................................................18
D B ...............................................................................................................................................19
IRECTION UTTONS
Rate Button .........................................................................................................................................................19
S P .................................................................................................................................................19
ETUP ROCEDURES
Tracking Mode....................................................................................................................................................19
Tracking Rate......................................................................................................................................................19
View Time-Site ....................................................................................................................................................20
User Defined Objects..........................................................................................................................................20
C -................................................................................................................................................................20
AMERA
Connecting Camera ............................................................................................................................................21
Controlling Camera............................................................................................................................................21
Camera Wizard ...................................................................................................................................................21
G RA/DEC - ........................................................................................................................................................22
ET
G R.A/ D .......................................................................................................................................................22
OTO EC
I ..................................................................................................................................................................22
DENTIFY
P G T .........................................................................................................................................................22
RECISE O O
S S F
COPE ETUP EATURES
Setup Time-Site................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Anti-backlash.................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Slew Limits ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23
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TAR
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CCURACY
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