Hand Control Operation; Alignment Procedure - SKY-WATCHER LightChariot 80AR-AZ Instruction Manual

5. . Info: . Displays . coordinates . and . useful . information . about . objects . selected . from . the . SynScan
database. .
6. . Tour: . Activates . the . tour . mode, . which . seeks . out . all . the . best . objects . for . a . given . month . and .
automatically .slews .the .LightChariot
7. . Enter: . Pressing . Enter . allows . you . to . select . any . of . the . SynScan
parameters .and .slew .the .telescope .to .displayed .objects. .
8. . Undo: .Undo .will .take .you .out .of .the .current .menu .and .display .the .previous .level .of .the .menu .
path. . Press . Undo . repeatedly . to . get . back . to . a . main . menu . or . use . it . to . erase . data . entered . by .
mistake.
9. . Menu: .Displays .the .many .setup .and .utilities .functions .such .as .tracking .rate .and .user .defined .
objects .and .many .others.
10. .Scroll Keys: .Used .to .scroll .up .and .down .within .any .of .the .menu .lists. .A .double .arrow .symbol .
on . the . right . side . of . the . LCD . indicates . that . the . scroll . keys . can . be . used . to . view . additional .
information. .
11. .Rate: . Instantly . changes . the . rate . of . speed . of . the . motors . when . the . direction . buttons . are .
pressed. .
12. .RS-232 Jack: . Allows . use . with . a . computer . and . software . programs . for . point . and . click . slewing .
capability.

Hand Control Operation

This .section .describes .the .basic .hand .control .procedures .needed .to .operate .the .LightChariot
procedures . a re . g rouped . i nto . t hree . c ategories: . A lignment, . S etup . a nd . U tilities. . T he . a lignment . s ection . d eals .
with .the .initial .telescope .alignment .as .well .as .finding .objects .in .the .sky; .the .setup .section .discusses .
changing .parameters .such .as .tracking .mode .and .tracking .rate; .finally, .the .last .section .reviews .all .of .the .
utility .functions .such .as .adjusting .the .telescopes .slew .limits .and .backlash .compensation.

Alignment Procedure

In .order .for .the .LightChariot
known .positions .(stars) .in .the .sky. .With .this .information, .the .telescope .can .create .a .model .of .the .sky, .
which .it .uses .to .locate .any .object .with .known .coordinates.
"Altazimuth" .or ."Alt-Az" .refers .to .a .type .of .mounting .that .allows .a .telescope .to .move .in .both .
altitude .(up . and . down) . and . azimuth . (left . and . right) . with .respect . to . the . ground. . This . is . the .
simplest .form .of .mounting .in .which .the .telescope .is .attached .directly .to .a .tripod.
Alignment Procedure
In .order .for .the .LightChariot
positions .(stars) .in .the .sky. .With .this .information, .the .telescope .can .create .a .model .of .the .sky, .which .it .
uses .to .locate .any .object .with .known .coordinates. .There .are .many .ways .to .align .the .LightChariot
the . sky . depending . on . what . information . the . user . is . able . to . provide: . Astro-Tri-Align
date, .time .and .city .to .create .an .accurate .model .of .the .sky. .Then .the .user .can .simply .point .the .telescope .
to .any .three .bright .celestial .objects .to .accurately .align .the .telescope .with .the .sky. .Auto .Two-Star .Align .
will . ask . the . user . to . choose . and . center . the . first . alignment . star, . then . the . SynScan
select . and . slew . to . a . second . star . for . alignment. . Two-Star . Alignment . requires . the . user . to . identify . and .
manually .slew .the .telescope .to .the .two .alignment .stars. .One-Star .Align .is .the .same .as .Two-Star .Align .
however .only .requires .you .to .align .to .one .known .star. .Although .not .as .accurate .as .the .other .alignment .
methods, .One-Star .Align .is .the .quickest .way .to .find .and .track .bright .planets .and .objects .in .Altazimuth .
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