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INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................4
W
ARNING
....................................................................................................................................................4
QUICK SETUP.............................................................................................................................................5
ASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................................................................8
A
SSEMBLING THE
N
EX
S
TAR
........................................................................................................................8
Powering the NexStar ............................................................................................................................8
The Hand Control ..................................................................................................................................9
The Eyepiece..........................................................................................................................................9
The Star Pointer Finderscope..............................................................................................................10
NEXSTAR HC MODEL ...........................................................................................................................12
T
HE
H
AND
C
ONTROL
................................................................................................................................12
Rate Button...........................................................................................................................................13
Utility Features ....................................................................................................................................13
GuideStar Software..............................................................................................................................14
NEXSTAR GT MODEL.............................................................................................................................15
H
AND
C
ONTROL
O
PERATION
....................................................................................................................16
Alignment Procedure ...........................................................................................................................16
O
BJECT
C
ATALOG
.....................................................................................................................................18
Selecting an Object ..............................................................................................................................18
Slewing to an Object............................................................................................................................18
Tour Mode............................................................................................................................................19
D
IRECTION
B
UTTONS
................................................................................................................................19
Rate Button...........................................................................................................................................19
S
ETUP
P
ROCEDURES
..................................................................................................................................20
Tracking Mode.....................................................................................................................................20
Tracking Rate.......................................................................................................................................20
Date/Time.............................................................................................................................................21
User Defined Objects...........................................................................................................................21
Get RA/DEC.........................................................................................................................................21
Get Alt-Az.............................................................................................................................................21
Goto R.A/Dec.......................................................................................................................................21
Goto Alt-Az...........................................................................................................................................22
U
TILITY
F
EATURES
...................................................................................................................................22
Cord Wrap
..........................................................................................................................................22
Anti-backlash
.....................................................................................................................................22
Model Select
.......................................................................................................................................22
Hand Control Command Tree..............................................................................................................23
TELESCOPE BASICS...............................................................................................................................24
I
MAGE
O
RIENTATION
................................................................................................................................24
F
OCUSING
.................................................................................................................................................25
C
ALCULATING
M
AGNIFICATION
................................................................................................................25
D
ETERMINING
F
IELD OF
V
IEW
..................................................................................................................25
G
ENERAL
O
BSERVING
H
INTS
....................................................................................................................26
ASTRONOMY BASICS
.................................................................................................................................27
T
HE
C
ELESTIAL
C
OORDINATE
S
YSTEM
.....................................................................................................27
M
OTION OF THE
S
TARS
.............................................................................................................................28