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Cordwrap.............................................................................................................................................................................................23
UTILITY FEATURES...................................................................................................................................................................24
Wedge Align........................................................................................................................................................................................24
GPS On/Off..........................................................................................................................................................................................24
Light Control .......................................................................................................................................................................................24
Factory Setting ....................................................................................................................................................................................24
Version.................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Get Axis Position ................................................................................................................................................................................24
Goto Axis Postion ................................................................................................................................................................................24
Hibernate.............................................................................................................................................................................................24
Sun Menu.............................................................................................................................................................................................24
Scrolling Menu ....................................................................................................................................................................................24
Calibrate Goto.....................................................................................................................................................................................24
Set Mount Position...............................................................................................................................................................................25
Hand Control Command Tree.............................................................................................................................................26
TELESCOPE BASICS .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
IMAGE ORIENTATION................................................................................................................................................................ 27
FOCUSING................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
CALCULATING MAGNIFICATION............................................................................................................................................... 28
DETERMINING FIELD OF VIEW.................................................................................................................................................. 28
GENERAL OBSERVING HINTS.................................................................................................................................................... 29
THE CELESTIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM..................................................................................................................................... 30
MOTION OF THE STARS............................................................................................................................................................. 31
POLAR ALIGNMENT .................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Photography with the NexStar 4.......................................................................................................................................... 33
Finding the North Celestial Pole......................................................................................................................................... 34
CELESTIAL OBSERVING...................................................................................................................................................... 35
OBSERVING THE MOON ............................................................................................................................................................35
OBSERVING THE PLANETS ........................................................................................................................................................ 35
OBSERVING THE SUN................................................................................................................................................................ 35
OBSERVING DEEP SKY OBJECTS............................................................................................................................................... 36
SEEING CONDITIONS.................................................................................................................................................................36
Transparency....................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Sky Illumination................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Seeing .................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................................. 37
CARE AND CLEANING OF THE OPTICS....................................................................................................................................... 37
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................... 40
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS...............................................................................................................................41
APPENDIX C – RS 232 CONNECTION.................................................................................................................................43
APPENDIX D – MAPS OF TIME ZONES .............................................................................................................................44
SKY MAPS.................................................................................................................................................................................46
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