iOptron 8401 Chapter. 4 How to Observe, People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land objects

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People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land objects.

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People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land objects.

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People usually use optics that produce normal images (not reversed, or up-side- down images) to observe land objects.

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Use slower speed for fine tuning.

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Chapter. 4 How to Observe

4.1Observe manually

If you want to observe land objects, such as a mountain top or a bird you should use the alt-azmode. Simply point the telescope to your target and look through the eye piece. (For certain models, such as Newtonian and Maksutov-Cassagrein, the image you see in the eye piece is up-side down).

First, you need to loosen the telescope’s tripod base lock knob and Altitude lock so that the telescope can move freely in both directions. Next, use the viewfinder to locate your target; Center the target in your eyepiece and tighten the base and Altitude locks. Then adjust focus.

You can also use this method to observe celestial objects in the night sky. However, you will notice that stars drift away slowly from your eyepiece field, and you have to keep adjusting your telescope to re-center your target. This drift is caused by the rotation of the Earth. This drift can be countered by using the automatic tracking feature of GoToNovaTM.

4.2Observing using arrow keys

On our GoToNovaTM controllers there are four arrow keys. You can use these keys to adjust and fine tune your telescope. To use this function make sure you tighten both the Altitude and base locks. Then turn on the power.

With the “User position” screen press the ENTER button to switch between “Land” and “Cele” mode (upper right corner). Use the SPEED button to adjust the speed (lower right corner). Use higher speed for initial adjustment. Use lower speed for fine tuning. Center your target in your eye piece then adjust the focus.

User position

Land

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4.3The Moon

The Moon, when visible in the night sky, is most likely the first celestial object you want to watch with your new telescope. It is also the most convenient object in the sky to test some of the GoToNovaTM functions.

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Contents www . iOptron . com ManualGoToNovaTM 8401 Hand-Held Controller Page CONTENTS Page Chapter 0 Quick Start Reference Sky and Telescope The Hubble SiteUseful Links http//hubblesite.orgA GPS module makes life a lot easier. It automatically sets the time and location for you 0.2 Getting StartedSet Local Time 2007-06-18 Daylight Time saving√ What’s Next? Chapter.1 Set Up And Alignment 1.0 Basic Symbols1.1 Set Up Appendix1.2.2 Two-Star Align Chapter. 2 Select And Slew NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYES OR WITHYou can define and save new celestial objects in the database 2.1 Planets, sun, moon2.5 Stars 2.5.1 Named Stars Contains 191 stars 2.5.2 Constellations 2.5.4 Variable Stars2.5.5 SAO Bright Stars 2.6 Constellations Contains 88 constellations 2.7 User ObjectsChapter. 3 Other Functions 3.4 Set up tracking Set up tracking speed 3.5 User objectsCheck Appendix A for complete menu structures 3.1 Sync To TargetEquatorial Mode FIG.4Chapter. 4 How to Observe Use slower speed for fine tuning4.2 Observing using arrow keys People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land objects4.4 Tracking APPENDIX A MENU STRUCTURE APPENDIX B Messier Catalog o M44 Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster open clustero M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy spiral galaxy o M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxyo M57 The Ring Nebula planetary nebula o M42 The Great Orion Nebula diffuse nebulao M43 part of the Orion Nebula de Mairans Nebula diffuse nebula o M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebulao M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster o M7 Ptolemys Cluster open clustero M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster o M1 The Crab Nebula supernova remnantAPPENDIX C Modern Constellationsconstellation genitiveCanis Minoris 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius Lynx Microscopium1624, Bartsch MuscaPisces Piscis AustrinusPuppis PyxisAustrale VolansAPPENDIX D Celestial Coordinates FIG.D1Altitude Azimuthδ, declination FIG.D2t, hour angle FIG. D3 δ, declination α, right ascensionCelestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of infinite radius You need two numbers to define a position on the celestial spherePage Appendix E SPECIFICATIONS GoToNovaTM 8401 SpecificationsAppendix F Products ListItem # ProductIOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE, MOUNT, AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY
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