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- Page 1 COMPUTERIZED TELESCOPE SkyProdigy 70 ITEM #22089 SkyProdigy 90 ITEM #22091 INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
INSTRUCTION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Warning SkyProdigy Models ASSEMBLY Assembling SkyProdigy Attaching the Hand Control Holder Attaching the Fork Arm to the Tripod Attaching the Telescope to the Fork Arm The Star Diagonal The Eyepiece Focusing Attaching the Hand Control Powering SkyProdigy The StarPointer Finderscope StarPointer Installation... - Page 3 Advanced Level Menu Items Database Setup Telescope Setup Tracking Slew Limits Direction Buttons Cordwrap Backlash Compensation StarSense Camera SKYPRRODIGY MENU TREE TELESCOPE BASICS Focusing Image Orientation Calculating Magnification Determining Field of View General Observing Hints CELESTIAL OBSERVING Observing the Moon Lunar Observing Hints Observing the Planets Planetary Observing Hints...
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Page 4: Introduction
*Celestron’s SkyProdigy telescope uses an integrated imaging camera and patented StarSense Technology to automatically align itself with the night sky and determine where the telescope is currently pointing.The camera automatically captures an image of the sky, which is processed internally to positively identify the stars in the image. -
Page 5: Skyprodigy Models
SkyProdigy 70 Telescope 1. Objective Lens Tripod Coupling Screw 2. Fork Arm Focus Knob 3. On/Off Switch Star Diagonal 4. Computerized Hand Control Eyepiece 5. Tripod 12. StarPointer Finderscope (not shown) 6. Tripod Leg Extension Clamp 13. StarSense Camera 7. Accessory Tray 14. - Page 6 INSTRUCTION MANUAL SkyProdigy 90 Telescope 1. Corrector Lens Tripod 2. StarSense Camera Accessory Tray 3. Fork Arm Star Diagonal 4. On/Off Switch 10. Eyepiece 5. Tripod Coupling Screw 11. StarPointer Finderscope 6. Computerized Hand Control 12. Telescope Tube...
- Page 7 SkyProdigy 130 Telescope 1. Eyepiece Tripod Leg Extension Clamp 2. Secondary Mirror Accessory Tray 3. Fork Arm Tripod Coupling Screw 4. On/Off Switch StarSense Camera 5. Computerized Hand Control 11. Telescope Tube 6. Tripod 12. StarPointer Finderscope...
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Page 8: Assembly
INSTRUCTION MANUAL [Continued] aSSEMBLY 2. Slide the inner portion of each leg down 6” to 8” inches. SkyProdigy comes partially assembled and can be operational in 3. Adjust the tripod height until the bubble level on the tripod a matter of minutes. SkyProdigy is conveniently packaged in one leg is centered (See figure 2-2). -
Page 9: Attaching The Telescope To The Fork Arm
attaching the Telescope to the Fork arm not obstruct the inner diameter of the eyepiece end of the diagonal. Your telescope optical tube has a built on dovetail mounting bar Remove the protective dust cap from the star diagonal’s used to attach the tube to the fork arm. To attach the telescope barrel. -
Page 10: Focusing
INSTRUCTION MANUAL attaching the Computerized Hand Control 3. Tighten the thumbscrew to hold the eyepiece in place. To remove the eyepiece, loosen the thumbscrew on the eyepiece SkyProdigy’s hand control has a phone jack type connector at the barrel and slide the eyepiece out. end of its cord. -
Page 11: Starpointer Installation
diode (LED); it is not a laser beam and will not damage the glass 1. Slide the StarPointer bracket into the dovetail mounting window or your eye. The StarPointer comes equipped with a vari- platform on top of the focuser assembly (see figure 2-14). able brightness control, two axes alignment control and mount- 2. -
Page 12: Hand Control
1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Window: Has a four-line, 18 others. character display screen that has red backlighting for 7. Option (Celestron Logo): Can be used in combination comfortable viewing of telescope information and scrolling with other keys to access more advanced features and text. - Page 13 Tips for Aligning SkyProdigy Remember the following alignment guidelines to make using SkyProdigy as simple and accurate as possible. • Be sure to level the tripod before you begin alignment. A level tripod will help the telescope better match the images it takes with the actual sky and give you a more accurate determination of your location.
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Page 14: Manual Starsense Alignment
INSTRUCTION MANUAL Solar System Alignment SkyProdigy also provides two other alignment methods that can be used instead of the StarSense Auto Alignment. To access Solar System Align is designed to provide good tracking and the additional alignment methods, Press and hold the OPTION GoTo performance by using solar system objects (Sun, Moon Key and press the ALIGN button. -
Page 15: Refine Alignment
Refine Alignment brightest stars, double (Binary) stars, variable stars, and selected asterisms. Once the telescope is aligned using Solar System Align, you • Deep Sky –The Deep Sky catalog displays a list of all the have the option of adding additional alignment objects (either best Galaxies, Nebulae and Clusters, as well as the complete other planets or stars from the Named Star Catalog) in order to Messier and select NGC objects. -
Page 16: Identify Button
INSTRUCTION MANUAL coordinates of the object. Press it again to display the text description. Press BACK to return to the previous screen. The hand control has a “double button” feature that allows you - To slew to the object displayed, press ENTER. to instantly speed up the motors without having to choose a - To see the next tour object, press the DOWN key. -
Page 17: Basic Level Menu Items
The Basic functions, which are displayed on the hand control Get Version Info – Selecting this option will allow you to see when initially powered on, are the commonly used functions the current version and build number of the hand control, camera that you may need to use every time you use your telescope. -
Page 18: Telescope Setup
INSTRUCTION MANUAL displayed when the IDENTY button is pressed. This will not only Cordwrap – Cordwrap safeguards against the telescope slewing allow you to set the brightness of the object you want SkyProdigy more than 360º in azimuth and wrapping cables around the to identify but also the distance away from its current location. - Page 19 SkyProdigy will then take an image of the sky and calibrate the center of the camera sensor with the star seen in the eyepiece. Note: In order to manually slew the telescope and center a bright star in the eyepiece it may be necessary to first align the StarPointer finderscope with the eyepiece.
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Page 20: Skyprrodigy Menu Tree
INSTRUCTION MANUAL SKYPRODIgY MENU TREE The following figure is a menu tree showing the sub-menus associated with the MENU functions. MENU DATABASE SETUP SKYTOUR FILTERS CATALOG FILTERS IDENTIFY FILTERS ALLOW SUN TELESCOPE SETUP TRACKING SLEW LIMITS DIRECTION BUTTONS CORDWRAP BACKLASH COMP STARSENSE CAMERA CALIBRATE CAPTURE SETTINGS... -
Page 21: Telescope Basics
Reversed from left to right, as Inverted image, as viewed with apparent field of each eyepiece that Celestron manufactures is found Reversed f rom l eft t o Inverted i mage, a s ... -
Page 22: Celestial Observing
This can damage the telescope and/or any accessories attached to the telescope. For safe solar viewing, use a Celestron solar filter (see Optional Accessories section of manual) that reduces the intensity of the Sun’s light, making it safe to view. With a filter you can see sunspots as they move across the solar disk and faculae, which are bright patches seen near the Sun’s edge. -
Page 23: Seeing Conditions
urban areas washes out most nebulae making them difficult, if not impossible, to observe. Light Pollution Reduction filters help reduce the background sky brightness, thus increasing contrast. Seeing Conditions Seeing conditions directly affect image quality. These drawings represent a point source (i.e., star) under bad seeing conditions Viewing conditions affect what you can see through your telescope (left) to excellent conditions (right). -
Page 24: Telescope Maintenance
If your telescope is out of collimation, the best way to re-collimate any remaining debris. Apply the solution to the tissue and then it is with a good collimation tool. Celestron offers a Newtonian apply the tissue paper to the lens. Low pressure strokes should Collimation Tool (#94182) with detailed instructions that makes go from the center of the corrector to the outer portion. -
Page 25: Appendix A - Technical Specifications
aPPENDIX a - TECHNICaL SPECIFICaTIONS Optical Specification SkyProdigy 70 mm SkyProdigy 90 mm SkyProdigy 130 mm Design Refractor Maksutov-Cassegrain Reflector Aperture 70 mm 90 mm 130 mm Focal Length 700 mm 1250 mm 650 mm F/ratio of the Optical System Optical Coatings Fully Coated Fully Coated... -
Page 26: Appendix B - Glossary Of Terms
INSTRUCTION MANUAL aPPENDIX B - gLOSSaRY OF TERMS Absolute Magnitude The apparent magnitude that a star would have if it were observed from a standard distance of 10 parsecs, or 32.6 light-years. The absolute magnitude of the Sun is 4.8. at a distance of 10 parsecs, it would just be visible on Earth on a clear moonless night away from surface light. - Page 27 Declination (DEC) The angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the celestial equator. It may be said to correspond to latitude on the surface of the Earth. Ecliptic The projection of the Earth’s orbit on to the celestial sphere. It may also be defined as “the apparent yearly path of the Sun against the stars”.
- Page 28 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Parallax is the difference in the apparent position of an object against a background when viewed by an Parallax observer from two different locations. These positions and the actual position of the object form a triangle from which the apex angle (the parallax), and the distance of the object can be determined if the length of the baseline between the observing positions is known, and the angular direction of the object from each position at the ends of the baseline has been measured.
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Page 29: Appendix C - Time Zone Map
aPPENDIX C - TIME ZONE MaP... - Page 30 INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
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