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INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
WARNING ...................................................................................................................................................................................4
ASSEMBLY..................................................................................................................................................................................6
ASSEMBLING THE NEXSTAR....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Powering the NexStar............................................................................................................................................................ 6
The Hand Control.................................................................................................................................................................. 6
The Eyepiece.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Star Pointer Finderscope ............................................................................................................................................... 7
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............................................................................................................................................................... 14
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
CAMERA – ................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Connecting Camera............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Controlling Camera ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
Camera Wizard.................................................................................................................................................................... 21
GET RA/DEC -......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
GOTO R.A/ DEC........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
IDENTIFY .................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
PRECISE GOTO ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
SCOPE SETUP FEATURES........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Setup Time-Site....................................................................................................................................................................................22
Anti-backlash.......................................................................................................................................................................................22
Slew Limits...........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Filter Limits.........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Direction Buttons.................................................................................................................................................................................23
Goto Approach ....................................................................................................................................................................................23
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