Celestron NexStar 6 SE - Manual (Page 2)

INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................................4
W ARNING ................................................................................................................................................................................4
ASSEMBLY ...............................................................................................................................................................................6
A SSEMBLING THE N EX S TAR ....................................................................................................................................................6
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 AND C ONTROL O PERATION .................................................................................................................................................11
Alignment Procedure ........................................................................................................................................................11
Sky Align ...........................................................................................................................................................................12
Auto Two-Star Align .........................................................................................................................................................13
Two Star Alignment ..........................................................................................................................................................14
One-Star Align ..................................................................................................................................................................14
Solar System Align ............................................................................................................................................................15
I MPROVING P OINTING A CCURACY .........................................................................................................................................16
Alignment Stars: ...............................................................................................................................................................16
Sync: .................................................................................................................................................................................17
Undo Sync: .......................................................................................................................................................................17
O BJECT C ATALOG ..................................................................................................................................................................17
Selecting an Object ...........................................................................................................................................................17
Slewing to an Object .........................................................................................................................................................18
Finding Planets.................................................................................................................................................................18
Tour Mode ........................................................................................................................................................................18
Constellation Tour ............................................................................................................................................................18
D IRECTION B UTTONS .............................................................................................................................................................19
Rate Button .......................................................................................................................................................................19
S ETUP P ROCEDURES ..............................................................................................................................................................19
Tracking Mode..................................................................................................................................................................19
Tracking Rate....................................................................................................................................................................19
View Time-Site ..................................................................................................................................................................20
User Defined Objects........................................................................................................................................................20
I DENTIFY ................................................................................................................................................................................20
P RECISE G O T O .......................................................................................................................................................................21
S COPE S ETUP F EATURES ........................................................................................................................................................21
Setup Time-Site ................................................................................................................................................................................21
Anti-backlash ...................................................................................................................................................................................21
Slew Limits.......................................................................................................................................................................................22
Filter Limits .....................................................................................................................................................................................22
Direction Buttons .............................................................................................................................................................................22
Goto Approach.................................................................................................................................................................................22
AutoguideRates ................................................................................................................................................................................22
Cordwrap .........................................................................................................................................................................................22
U TILITY F EATURES ................................................................................................................................................................22
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