Alignment stars – Leisure Time LX20 User Manual
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APPENDIX C: LX200
ALIGNMENTSTAR LIBRARY
AND STAR CHARTS:
1. Alignment Stars
The LX200 utilizes 33 bright and well known stars to calibrate the
telescope's Object Library in the ALTAZ and POLAR alignments.
These stars were selected to allow observers from anywhere in
the world on any given night, to be able to easily and quickly make
precision alignments. The LX200 Alignment Star Library and Star
Charts are below for your reference:
LX200 ALIGNMENT STAR LIBRARY
STAR NAME
STAR*
MAGNITUDE
CONSTELL
R/A
DEC.
ACHERNAR
13
0.5
ERIDANUS
01 37.7
-57 14
ACRUXA
121
1.3
CRUX
1226.6
-6306
ALBIREO
223
3.1
CYGNUS
1930.8
+2758
ALKAID
140
1.9
URSA MAJOR
1347.6
+49 19
ALDEBARAN
33
0.9
TAURUS
04 35.9
+1631
ALNILAM
50
1.7
ORION
05 36.2
-01 12
ALPHARD
95
2.0
HYDRA
09 27.6
-0839
ALPHEKKA
165
2.2
CORONA BOR.
1535.5
+2643
ALTAI R
226
0.8
AQUILA
1950.8
+0852
ANTARES
177
0.9
SCORPIUS
1629.5
-2626
ARCTURUS
147
0.0
BOOTES
14 15.7
+19 11
BETELGUESE
56
0.4
ORION
05 55.2
+0725
BOGARDUS
58
2.6
AURIGA
05 59.8
+3713
CANOPUS
63
-0.7
CARINA
06 24.0
-5242
CAPELLA
42
0.1
AURIGA
05 16.6
+4600
CASTOR A
78
1.9
GEMINI
07 34.6
+31 53
DENEB
232
1.3
CYGNUS
2041.5
+45 17
DENEBOLA
114
2.1
LEO
11 49.1
+1434
DIPHDA
8
2.0
CETUS
00 43.6
-1759
ENIF
238
2.4
PEGASUS
21 44.2
+0953
FOMALHAUT
247
1.2
PISCES AUST.
22 57.7
-2938
HADAR
144
0.6
CENTAURUS
1403.9
-6024
HAMAL
17
2.0
ARIES
02 07.2
+2328
MARKAB
249
2.5
PEGASUS
23 04.8
+15 12
MIRA
20
2.1
CETUS
02 19.4
-0258
POLARIS
19
2.0
URSA MINOR
02 14.7
+8917
POLLUX
81
1.1
GEMINI
07 45.4
+2802
PROCYON
80
0.4
CANIS MINOR
07 39.3
+05 14
REGULUS
100
1.4
LEO
1008.5
+11 58
RIGEL
41
0.1
ORION
05 14.6
-0812
SIRIUS
67
-1.5
CANIS MAJOR
06 45.2
-1643
SPICA
138
1.0
VIRGO
1325.2
-11 10
VEGA
214
0.0
LYRA
1837.0
+3847
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