Leisure Time Alignment Stars, Appendix C LX200 Alignmentstar Library Star Charts

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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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