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Celestron CGEM 1100 User Manual

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All Celestron computerized telescope come with a hand control designed to give you instant access to all the functions that

your telescope has to offer. With automatic slewing to over 40,000 objects, and common sense menu descriptions, even a
beginner can master its variety of features in just a few observing sessions. Below is a brief description of the individual
components of the computerized hand controller:

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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Window: Has a dual-line, 16 character display screen that is backlit for
comfortable viewing of telescope information and scrolling text.

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Align: Instructs the telescope to use a selected star or object as an alignment position.

3.

Direction Keys: Allows complete control of the telescope in any direction. Use the direction keys to move the
telescope to the initial alignment stars or for centering objects in the eyepiece.

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The Hand Control

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