Celestron NexStar HC - Manual (Page 3)

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P OLAR A LIGNMENT ( WITH OPTIONAL W EDGE ) ......................................................................................... 29
Photography with the NexStar 4 .......................................................................................................... 30
Finding the North Celestial Pole ......................................................................................................... 31
CELESTIAL OBSERVING....................................................................................................................... 32
O BSERVING THE M OON ............................................................................................................................. 32
O BSERVING THE P LANETS ......................................................................................................................... 32
O BSERVING THE S UN ................................................................................................................................. 33
O BSERVING D EEP S KY O BJECTS ............................................................................................................... 33
S EEING C ONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................. 33
Transparency ....................................................................................................................................... 33
Sky Illumination ................................................................................................................................... 33
Seeing ................................................................................................................................................... 34
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................... 35
C ARE AND C LEANING OF THE O PTICS ....................................................................................................... 35
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES .................................................................................................................. 36
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................ 39
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................................................................................... 40
APPENDIX C – MAPS OF TIME ZONES .............................................................................................. 43
SKY MAPS.................................................................................................................................................. 45