Vixen STARBOOK-S - Manual (Page 20)

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Flow of Automatic Slewing
Setting the Telescope To Home Position Move the telescope to the home position (initial position
of the telescope). The telescope tube is leveled and orientated to point west (in the southern
hemisphere, point the telescope tube east) using the STARBOOK-S.
Aligning the Telescope Select celestial objects from the STARBOOK-S database as reference
points. The first slew from the home position can position the telescope in the vicinity of a target
object. You will need to move the telescope so that its field of view matches that of the
STARBOOK-S screen.
Automatic Slewing Automatic slewing can begin after you complete a two-point alignment.
Home Position
After you finish setting up the telescope, turn the power switches of both the RA motor on the
mount and STARBOOK-S hand controller to ON and complete all the initial settings. (Refer to
pages 13 to 17.) The screen will display the text shown on the right.
Remember to use an eyepiece with the lowest possible magnification on the telescope. If possible,
focus on a distant object before proceeding.
Note: If you have advanced to CHART MODE or SCOPE MODE, turn off the STARBOOK-S and
restart to reach the above mentioned screen again.
(1)Slew the telescope by pressing each of the
keys on the STARBOOK-S to confirm that
the telescope tube moves in the same direction as the corresponding image of the sky.
(2)Position the telescope tube so that it is level and pointing toward the west in the northern
hemisphere (east in the southern hemisphere) as shown in the figure.
MrStarGuy,
Inc.