Celestron NexStar 6 SE - Manual (Page 3)

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 F IELD OF V IEW ...............................................................................................................................................26
G ENERAL O BSERVING H INTS .................................................................................................................................................27
T HE C ELESTIAL C OORDINATE S YSTEM ..................................................................................................................................28
M OTION OF THE S 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
O BSERVING THE M OON ..........................................................................................................................................................33
O BSERVING THE P LANETS ......................................................................................................................................................33
O BSERVING THE S UN .............................................................................................................................................................33
O BSERVING D EEP S KY O BJECTS ............................................................................................................................................34
S EEING C 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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