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GPS On/Off......................................................................................................................................................................................22
Light Control ...................................................................................................................................................................................22
Factory Setting.................................................................................................................................................................................22
Version.............................................................................................................................................................................................22
Get Axis Position ............................................................................................................................................................................22
Goto Axis Postion ............................................................................................................................................................................23
Hibernate.........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Sun Menu.........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Scrolling Menu.................................................................................................................................................................................23
Calibrate Goto.................................................................................................................................................................................23
Set Mount Position...........................................................................................................................................................................23
Wedge Align....................................................................................................................................................................................23
Hand Control Command Tree ..........................................................................................................................................24
TELESCOPE BASICS............................................................................................................................................................24
IMAGE ORIENTATION.............................................................................................................................................................25
FOCUSING ..............................................................................................................................................................................26
CALCULATING MAGNIFICATION ............................................................................................................................................26
DETERMINING FIELD OF VIEW ...............................................................................................................................................26
GENERAL OBSERVING HINTS.................................................................................................................................................27
THE CELESTIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM..................................................................................................................................28
MOTION OF THE STARS ..........................................................................................................................................................29
POLAR ALIGNMENT ...............................................................................................................................................................30
Polar Alignment (with optional Wedge) ...........................................................................................................................30
Photography with the NexStar..........................................................................................................................................31
Finding the North Celestial Pole......................................................................................................................................32
CELESTIAL OBSERVING ...................................................................................................................................................33
OBSERVING THE MOON..........................................................................................................................................................33
OBSERVING THE PLANETS......................................................................................................................................................33
OBSERVING THE SUN .............................................................................................................................................................33
OBSERVING DEEP SKY OBJECTS............................................................................................................................................34
SEEING CONDITIONS ..............................................................................................................................................................34
Transparency....................................................................................................................................................................34
Sky Illumination................................................................................................................................................................34
Seeing................................................................................................................................................................................34
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................................................35
Care and Cleaning of the Optics ......................................................................................................................................35
Collimation .......................................................................................................................................................................35
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................39
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS............................................................................................................................40
APPENDIX C – RS 232 CONNECTION ..............................................................................................................................42
APPENDIX D – MAPS OF TIME ZONES...........................................................................................................................43
SKY MAPS ..............................................................................................................................................................................45
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