Vixen SKYPOD Altazimuth Mount - Manual (Page 35)

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Caution
Finder’s field of view Telescope’s field of view
AUTOMATIC SLEWING
Alignment
Automatic slewing begins.
The telescope moves quickly when automatic
slewing starts. Pay attention to its range of
motion. The telescope stops immediately
when any of the STARBOOK-S keys is
pressed during automatic slewing. Press
any key to stop in an emergency. To restart
automatic slewing, reselect a reference
point to align the telescope.
Spica may move off center on the screen as
you move the telescope, but disregard this.
The Zoom+ and Zoom- keys are linked with
the speed of the telescope. Zoom in on the
star chart with the Zoom+ key when you want
to move the telescope slowly, and zoom it
out with the Zoom- key when you want to
move the telescope quickly. With a high power eyepiece, move the
reference star into the exact center of the
field of view. Careful use of the Zoom+ and
Zoom- keys will enable you to make comfor-
table fine adjustments.
A beep indicates the completion of automatic
slewing
Make sure that the telescope has stopped its
movement and the screen on the STAR BOOK-S
has changed to
SCOPE MODE .
For alignment, center Spica in the field of view
of your telescope. Refer to
Hint 13 .
Center Spica in the field of view of the tele-
scope’s finderscope and then point the tele-
scope so that Spica is in the center of the field
of view of the telescope’s eyepiece by pressing
the keys. (Refer to
Hint 13 & Hint 14 )
Hint 13 Hint 14