INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
WARNING ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
ASSEMBLY.................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
A N SSSEMBLING THE EX TAR ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Powering the NexStar............................................................................................................................................................ 6
The Hand Control.................................................................................................................................................................. 6
The Eyepiece.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Star Pointer Finderscope ............................................................................................................................................... 7
HAND CONTROL..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
H C OAND ONTROL PERATION .................................................................................................................................................... 11
Alignment Procedure........................................................................................................................................................... 11
Sky Align.............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Auto Two-Star Align............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Two Star Alignment............................................................................................................................................................. 14
One-Star Align..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Solar System Align............................................................................................................................................................... 14
I P AMPROVING OINTING CCURACY............................................................................................................................................ 16
Alignment Stars:.................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Sync:.................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Undo Sync: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
O CBJECT ATALOG .................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Selecting an
Object............................................................................................................
.................................................. 17
Slewing to an Object............................................................................................................................................................ 18
Finding Planets ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Tour Mode........................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Constellation Tour............................................................................................................................................................... 18
D BIRECTION UTTONS................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Rate Button.......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
S PETUP ROCEDURES ................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Tracking Mode .................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Tracking Rate ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
View Time-Site..................................................................................................................................................................... 20
User Defined
Objects ...........................................................................................................
............................................... 20
CAMERA – ................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Connecting Camera............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Controlling Camera ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
Camera Wizard.................................................................................................................................................................... 21
G RA/DECET -......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
G DOTO R.A/ EC........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
IDENTIFY .................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
P G TRECISE O O ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
S S FCOPE ETUP EATURES........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Setup Time-Site....................................................................................................................................................................................22
Anti-backlash.......................................................................................................................................................................................22
Slew Limits...........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Filter Limits .........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Direction Buttons.................................................................................................................................................................................23
Goto Approach ....................................................................................................................................................................................23
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