Set Up Procedures; Tracking Mode; Tracking Rate; User Defined Objects - Celestron NexStar 60 Instruction Manual

S e t U p P r o c e d
S e t U p P r o c e d
The NexStar contains many user defined setup functions designed to give the user control over the telescope's many
advanced features. All of the set up and utility features can be accessed by pressing the MENU key and scrolling through
the options:

Tracking Mode

Note: The EQ North and EQ South tracking modes are only needed with telescopes that can be polar aligned, such as the
NexStar 4, 5 and 8. The NexStar 60, 80 and 114 are exclusively Alt-Az mounted telescopes and do not require equatorial
tracking.

Tracking Rate

User Defined Objects

1 = 2x
2 = 4x
3 = 8x
4 = 16x
5 = 32x
Nine available slew speeds
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Once the NexStar is aligned the tracking motors will automatically turn on and begin
tracking the sky. However, the tracking can be turned off for terrestrial use:
Alt-Az This tracking mode is used when the telescope has been properly aligned.
The telescope must be aligned with two stars before it can track in Alt-Az.
Used to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned using an
EQ North
equatorial wedge in the Northern Hemisphere.
Used to track the sky when the telescope is polar aligned using an
EQ South
equatorial wedge in the Southern Hemisphere.
Off 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 NexStar
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 tracking in Alt-Az mode, the telescope must make
corrections in both altitude and azimuth.
Lunar Used for tracking the moon when observing the lunar landscape.
Solar Used for tracking the Sun when solar observing.
As light passes through our atmosphere, atmospheric refraction affects the
King
apparent motion of objects across the sky. The King rate takes this into
account and compensates for the refraction of the atmosphere.
The NexStar can store up to 20 different user defined objects in its memory. The objects can
be daytime land objects or an interesting celestial object that you discover that is not included
in the regular database. There are several ways to save an object to memory depending on
what type of object it is:
6 = .5º / sec
7 = 1º / sec
8 = 2º / sec
9 = 4º / sec
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