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8. For your second star alignment, do one of the following
• Select a bright star or planet from the database and slew to it. If it is visible in the eyepiece, use that
object to realign to, replacing the remaining star when asked to choose.
• Wait approximately 10 minutes, and go through steps 2-7 above and again use the Sun as the second
alignment object. Replace the remaining star when asked to choose.
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Now that the telescope is properly aligned, you can choose an object from any of the catalogs in the NexStar's extensive
database. The hand control has a key (4) designated for each of the catalogs in its database. There are two ways to select
objects from the database: scrolling through the named object lists and entering object numbers.
Pressing the LIST key on the hand control will access all objects in the database that have common names or types.
Each list is broken down into the following categories: Named Stars, Named Object, Double Stars, Variable Stars,
Asterisms and CCD Objects. Selecting any one of these catalogs will display a numeric-alphabetical listing of the
objects under that list. Pressing the Up and Down keys (10) allows you to scroll through the catalog to the desired
object.
When scrolling through a long list of objects, holding down either the Up or Down key will allow you to scroll through the
catalog at a rapid speed.
Pressing any of the other catalog keys (M, CALD, NGC, or STAR) will display a blinking cursor below the name of the catalog
chosen. Use the numeric key pad to enter the number of any object within these standardized catalogs. For example, to find the
Orion Nebula, press the "M" key and enter "042".
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Once the desired object is displayed on the hand control screen, choose from the following options:
• Press the INFO Key. This will give you useful information about the selected object such as R.A. and
declination, magnitude size and text information for many of the most popular objects.
• Press the ENTER Key. This will automatically slew the telescope to the coordinates of the object.
Caution: Never slew the telescope when someone is looking into the eyepiece. The telescope can move at fast slew
speeds and may hit an observer in the eye.
If you slew to an object that is below the horizon, NexStar will notify you by displaying a message reminding you that you
have selected an object outside of your slew limits (see Slew Limits in the Utility Features section of the manual). Press
UNDO to go back and select a new object. Press ENTER to ignore the message and continue the slew.
Object information can be obtained without having to do a star alignment. After the telescope is powered on, pressing any
of the catalog keys allows you to scroll through object lists or enter catalog numbers and view the information about the
object as described above.
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The NexStar can located all 8 of our solar systems planets plus the Moon. However, the hand control will only display the
solar system objects that are above the horizon (or within its slew limits). To locate the planets, press the PLANET key on
the hand control. The hand control will display all solar system objects that are above the horizon:
• Use the Up and Down keys to select the planet that you wish to observe.
• Press INFO to access information on the displayed planet.
• Press ENTER to slew to the displayed planet.
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