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GPS On/Off ......................................................................................................................................................................................22
Light Control ...................................................................................................................................................................................22
Factory Setting.................................................................................................................................................................................22
Version.............................................................................................................................................................................................22
Get Axis Position ............................................................................................................................................................................22
Goto Axis Postion ............................................................................................................................................................................23
Hibernate .........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Sun Menu .........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Scrolling Menu.................................................................................................................................................................................23
Calibrate Goto .................................................................................................................................................................................23
Set Mount Position...........................................................................................................................................................................23
Wedge Align ....................................................................................................................................................................................23
Hand Control Command Tree ..........................................................................................................................................24
TELESCOPE BASICS............................................................................................................................................................24
I
MAGE
O
RIENTATION
.............................................................................................................................................................25
F
OCUSING
..............................................................................................................................................................................26
C
ALCULATING
M
AGNIFICATION
............................................................................................................................................26
D
ETERMINING
IELD OF
V
IEW
...............................................................................................................................................26
G
ENERAL
BSERVING
H
INTS
.................................................................................................................................................27
T
HE
ELESTIAL
OORDINATE
S
YSTEM
..................................................................................................................................28
OTION OF THE
TARS
..........................................................................................................................................................29
P
OLAR
A
LIGNMENT
...............................................................................................................................................................30
Polar Alignment (with optional Wedge) ...........................................................................................................................30
Photography with the NexStar ..........................................................................................................................................31
Finding the North Celestial Pole ......................................................................................................................................32
CELESTIAL OBSERVING ...................................................................................................................................................33
BSERVING THE
OON
..........................................................................................................................................................33
LANETS
......................................................................................................................................................33
UN
.............................................................................................................................................................33
EEP
KY
BJECTS
............................................................................................................................................34
EEING
ONDITIONS
..............................................................................................................................................................34
Transparency ....................................................................................................................................................................34
Sky Illumination ................................................................................................................................................................34
Seeing................................................................................................................................................................................34
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................................................35
Care and Cleaning of the Optics ......................................................................................................................................35
Collimation .......................................................................................................................................................................35
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................39
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................................................................................................................40
APPENDIX C – RS 232 CONNECTION ..............................................................................................................................42
APPENDIX D – MAPS OF TIME ZONES...........................................................................................................................43
SKY MAPS ..............................................................................................................................................................................45
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