Filter Limits......................................................................................................................................................................23
Direction Buttons.............................................................................................................................................................23
Goto Approach.................................................................................................................................................................23
Cordwrap......................................................................................................................................................................... 24
UTILITY FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................................24
Wedge Align....................................................................................................................................................................24
GPS On/Off...................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Light Control....................................................................................................................................................................24
Factory Setting................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Version.............................................................................................................................................................................24
Get Axis Position.............................................................................................................................................................24
Goto Axis Postion.............................................................................................................................................................24
Hibernate .........................................................................................................................................................................24
Sun Menu..........................................................................................................................................................................24
Scrolling Menu.................................................................................................................................................................25
Calibrate Goto .................................................................................................................................................................25
Set Mount Position...........................................................................................................................................................25
Hand Control Command Tree ............................................................................................................................26
TELESCOPE BASICS..............................................................................................................................................26
Image Orientation...............................................................................................................................................27
Focusing .............................................................................................................................................................28
CALCULATING MAGNIFICATION ..............................................................................................................................28
DETERMINING FIELD OF VIEW .................................................................................................................................28
GENERAL OBSERVING HINTS...................................................................................................................................29
THE CELESTIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM....................................................................................................................30
MOTION OF THE STARS ............................................................................................................................................31
POLAR ALIGNMENT .................................................................................................................................................32
Photography with the NexStar............................................................................................................................33
Finding the North Celestial Pole........................................................................................................................34
CELESTIAL OBSERVING .....................................................................................................................................35
OBSERVING THE MOON............................................................................................................................................35
OBSERVING THE PLANETS........................................................................................................................................35
OBSERVING THE SUN ...............................................................................................................................................35
OBSERVING DEEP SKY OBJECTS..............................................................................................................................36
SEEING CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................................36
Transparency......................................................................................................................................................36
Sky Illumination..................................................................................................................................................36
Seeing..................................................................................................................................................................36
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE..............................................................................................................................37
Care and Cleaning of the Optics.........................................................................................................................37
Collimation
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Collimation
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................41
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS..............................................................................................................42
APPENDIX C – RS 232 CONNECTION ................................................................................................................44
APPENDIX D – MAPS OF TIME ZONES.............................................................................................................45
SKY MAPS.................................................................................................................................................................47
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