Sky-Watcher Multi-Purpose Computerized Mount - Manual (Page 28)

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3. Center the star in your finderscope and then center in the eyepiece, adjusting the rate of the slew motors as needed. Press ENTER
once the star has been centered in the eyepiece.
4. SynScan AZ will now provide a list of stars available for the second alignment star. Choose a star using the scroll keys and press
ENTER. The telescope will start slewing towards the chosen object. When the slewing stops, center the star in the finderscope
and then center in the eyepiece, adjusting the rate of the slew motors as needed. Press ENTER to complete the alignment.
5. If the alignment stars were centered up correctly, the hand control display will read “Alignment Successful.” If there were any
errors, the warning “Alignment Failed” will show on the display and the alignment procedure will have to be repeated. You may
exit the alignment procedure any time by pressing the ESC key.
Hint: For best results, select two stars that are at least 60 degrees apart in azimuth. The more distance between the two alignment stars,
the more accurate your alignment will be. Choosing two stars with similar height above the horizon will also create better results.
Hint: Your alignment is stored in the hand control even after the power has been turned off. You will only need to perform the star
alignment once as long as these two requirements are met:
The telescope is moved to a home position (park the telescope) before turning off the power.
The telescope setup, including the mount has not been moved. Changing the accessories is acceptable as long as it is done with great
caution. When the hand control is turned on again, make sure the time entered during the initial setup is based on the same source as
when the alignment was originally completed.
Daytime Alignment
1.
In the alignment screen, use the scroll keys to select Daytime Alignment and press ENTER to confirm. The solar warning will
appear on the hand control. When you are done reading it, press ENTER again to continue.
2. The display will show you a list of the brightest objects to use, such as the Moon, bright planets, and the brightest stars above your
horizon. Use the scroll keys to select the object you want to align to and press ENTER.
3. You will be prompted to slew the telescope to that object and press ENTER. Once you have the object centered in your eyepiece,
press ENTER again to complete the alignment.
Note: Since the Daytime Alignment only uses one object as a reference, your go-to pointing accuracy will not be as accurate as with the
other two alignment methods, but it will give you the ability to track objects such as the Moon and bright planets. Go-to commands will
probably not place objects in your eyepiece field of view, but should get them in a wide finderscope field of view. Note that the visibility of
planets in the daytime will depend on the transparency of the atmosphere, as well as the angle between the object and the Sun.