Vixen SKYPOD Altazimuth Mount - Manual (Page 31)

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AUTOMATIC SLEWING
Move the telescope to the home position (initial position of the telescope). The
optical tube is leveled and oriented to point west (in the southern hemisphere,
point the optical tube east) using the STAR BOOK-S.
Select celestial objects from the STAR BOOK-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 STAR BOOK-S screen.
Automatic slewing can begin after you complete a two-point alignment.
Setting the telescope
to Home Position
Aligning the telescope
Automatic Slewing
Home Position
Automatic Slewing
Flow of Automatic Slewing
Home Position
Star t automatic slewing after you generally understand the basic operation of the telescope.
Automatic slewing allows the SKYPOD to search for celestial objects based on the positions of
each object stored in the memory of the STAR BOOK-S.
After you finish assembling the telescope, turn
the power switches of both the SKYPOD mount
and STAR BOOK-S hand controller to ON and
complete all the initial settings. (Refer to pages
15 to 21.) 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.
Slew the mount by pressing each of the
keys on the STAR
BOOK-S to confirm that the telescope tube
moves in the same direction as the corres-
ponding key.
Turn the telescope tube so that the embossed
home position marks are flush on the mount
as shown in the figure.
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.
Note: If you have advanced to CHART mode or
SCOPE mode, turn the power to the STAR BOOK
-S off (Refer to pages 17 and 42) and restart
to reach the above mentioned screen again.
West in the northern hemisphere
(East in the southern hemisphere)
Home position
marks Home position
marks
West in the northern hemisphere
(East in the southern hemisphere)
Home position
marks Home position
marks