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INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................................................4
WARNING ................................................................................................................................................................................4
ASSEMBLY...............................................................................................................................................................................6
ASSEMBLING THE NEXSTAR ....................................................................................................................................................6
Powering the NexStar.........................................................................................................................................................6
The Hand Control...............................................................................................................................................................6
The Star Diagonal...............................................................................................................................................................7
The Eyepiece.......................................................................................................................................................................7
The Star Pointer Finderscope.............................................................................................................................................7
Removing the Optical Tube.................................................................................................................................................8
Attaching the NexStar to the Tripod ...................................................................................................................................9
HAND CONTROL..................................................................................................................................................................10
HAND CONTROL OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................11
Alignment Procedure........................................................................................................................................................11
Sky Align...........................................................................................................................................................................12
Auto Two-Star Align .........................................................................................................................................................13
Two Star Alignment ..........................................................................................................................................................14
One-Star Align..................................................................................................................................................................14
Solar System Align............................................................................................................................................................15
IMPROVING POINTING ACCURACY.........................................................................................................................................16
Alignment Stars: ...............................................................................................................................................................16
Sync: .................................................................................................................................................................................17
Undo Sync: .......................................................................................................................................................................17
OBJECT CATALOG..................................................................................................................................................................17
Selecting an Object...........................................................................................................................................................17
Slewing to an Object.........................................................................................................................................................18
Finding Planets.................................................................................................................................................................18
Tour Mode ........................................................................................................................................................................18
Constellation Tour............................................................................................................................................................18
DIRECTION BUTTONS.............................................................................................................................................................19
Rate Button .......................................................................................................................................................................19
SETUP PROCEDURES ..............................................................................................................................................................19
Tracking Mode..................................................................................................................................................................19
Tracking Rate....................................................................................................................................................................19
View Time-Site..................................................................................................................................................................20
User Defined Objects........................................................................................................................................................20
IDENTIFY................................................................................................................................................................................20
PRECISE GOTO.......................................................................................................................................................................21
SCOPE SETUP FEATURES........................................................................................................................................................21
Setup Time-Site................................................................................................................................................................................21
Anti-backlash...................................................................................................................................................................................21
Slew Limits.......................................................................................................................................................................................22
Filter Limits.....................................................................................................................................................................................22
Direction Buttons.............................................................................................................................................................................22
Goto Approach.................................................................................................................................................................................22
AutoguideRates................................................................................................................................................................................22
Cordwrap.........................................................................................................................................................................................22
UTILITY FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................22
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