Celestron StarSense Explorer 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Telescope - Manual (Page 10)

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STARSENSE EXPLORER DOCK
AND APP
Perhaps the most exciting feature of the StarSense Explorer
Dobsonian is the StarSense Explorer dock and the StarSense
Explorer smartphone app. With the app to guide you, you’ll
spend more time observing objects instead of struggling
to find them among myriad stars overhead! The Celestron
StarSense Explorer is the only Dobsonian that includes this
incredible feature.
To begin, download and install the app from the Apple
App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). You’ll also find
the minimum system requirements there. If you have any
questions about whether your smartphone is compatible with
the app, please visit celestron.com/SSE
Once you have downloaded the app, use the app unlock
code that you’ll find on the printed card that came with your
telescope (Figure 10).
Figure 10: The StarSense Explorer App unlock code is printed on the card
included with your telescope.
Each code can enable up to five devices to use the
StarSense Explorer functionality. If you use the code all five
times and need to unlock the app on more devices, please
contact Celestron Technical Support at celestron.com/
pages/technical-support for options.
With the app unlocked, you are ready to begin. Place your
smartphone into the StarSense Explorer dock and press
the StarSense icon at the bottom of the planetarium screen
(Figure 11).
Choose the “NEEDS ALIGNMENT” option and follow the
on-screen prompts to align the smartphone’s camera with
the telescope. Once this procedure is complete, you can use
the app to locate objects.
Select an object to view from the planetarium or the “Tonight’s
Best” list (i.e. press the star icon). Arrows will appear on
screen, guiding you to the object. Follow the arrows until the
bullseye turns green and the object is in your telescope’s
field of view. It’s that easy!
While you observe, you can read detailed information about
the object. Hundreds of the most popular objects also offer
an audio presentation. To listen, press the bar at the bottom
of the screen that contains the object’s name (Figure 12).
STARSENSE ICON
Figure 11: Once you have unlocked the StarSense Explorer app, press the
StarSense icon to begin finding objects.
Figure 12: Press the Object Info bar to receive additional information
about the selected object, including images and audio presentations for
many objects.