Celestron NexStar HC - Manual (Page 2)

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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