Celestron 4SE instruction manual

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You will find that additional accessories enhance your viewing pleasure and expand the usefulness of your telescope. For ease of reference, all the accessories are listed in alphabetical order.

Adapter, Car Battery (#18769) - Celestron offers the Car Battery Adapter that allows you to run the NexStar drive off an external power source. The adapter attaches to the cigarette lighter of your car, truck, van, or motorcycle.

Barlow Lens - A Barlow lens is a negative lens that increases the focal length of a telescope. Used with any eyepiece, it doubles the magnification of that eyepiece. Celestron offers two Barlow lens in the 1-1/4" size for the NexStar. The 2x Ultima Barlow (#93506) is a compact triplet design that is fully multicoated for maximum light transmission and parfocal when used with the Ultima eyepieces. Model #93507 is a compact achromatic Barlow lens that is under three inches long and weighs only 4 oz. It works very well with all Celestron eyepieces.

Diagonal, 45 degree, erect image (#94116) – Threads on to the back of the NexStar 4. This design allows you to look into the telescope at a 45° angle, at images that are oriented properly, meaning the image is upright and correct from left to right.

Eyepieces - Like telescopes, eyepieces come in a variety of designs. Each design has its own advantages. For the 1-1/4" barrel diameter there are three different eyepiece designs available:

OMNI Plössl - Plössl eyepieces have a 4-element lens designed for low-to-high power observing. The Plössls offer razor sharp views across the entire field, even at the edges! In the 1-1/4" barrel diameter, they are available in the following focal lengths: 4mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12.5mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 32mm and 40mm.

X-Cel - This 6 element design allows each X-Cel Eyepiece to have 20mm of eye relief, 55° field of view and more than 25mm of lens aperture (even with the 2.3mm). In order to maintain razor sharp, color corrected images across its 50° field of view, extra-low dispersion glass is used for the most highly curved optical elements. The excellent refractive properties of these high grade optical elements, make the X-Cel line especially well suited for high magnification planetary viewing where sharp, color-free views are most appreciated. X-Cel eyepieces come in the following focal lengths: 2.3mm, 5mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12.5mm, 18mm, 21mm, 25mm.

Ultima - Ultima is not really a design, but a trade name for our 5-element, wide field

eyepieces. In the 1-1/4" barrel diameter, they are available in the following focal lengths: 5mm, 7.5mm, 10mm 12.5mm, 18mm, 30mm, 35mm, and 42mm. These eyepieces are all parfocal.

Exotherm, Hand Warmer- (#93504) - Perfect for chilly evenings of star gazing, the Exotherm Hand Warmer is convenient, reusable and provides up to one hour of instant heat.

Filters, Eyepiece - To enhance your visual observations of solar system objects, Celestron offers a wide range of colored eyepiece filter sets that thread into the 1-1/4" oculars. Available sets are:

#94119-10 – Orange, Light Blue, ND13%T, Polarizing (#s 21, 80A, 15, Polarizing)

#94119-20 - Deep Yellow, Red, Light Green, ND25% T (#s 12, 25, 56, 96ND-25) #94119-30 - Light Red, Blue, Green, ND50% T (#s 23A, 38A, 58, 96ND-50) #94119-40 - Yellow, Deep Yellow, Violet, Pale Blue (#s 8, 96ND-13, 47, 82A)

Night Vision Flashlight - (#93588) - Celestron’s premium model for astronomy, using two red LED's to preserve night vision better than red filters or other devices. Brightness is adjustable. Operates on a single 9 volt battery (included).

Light Pollution Reduction (LPR) Filter - These filters are designed to enhance your views of deep sky astronomical objects when viewed from urban areas. LPR Filters selectively reduce the transmission of certain wavelengths of light, specifically those produced by artificial

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Contents INSTRUCTION MANUAL HAND CONTROL ASSEMBLYINTRODUCTION APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Hand Control Command TreeTELESCOPE MAINTENANCE TELESCOPE BASICSSome of the many standard features of the NexStar include ON/OFF Switch Battery CompartmentAccessory Tray / Leg Brace NexStar 4 SEThe Hand Control Assembling the NexStarPowering the NexStar The Eyepiece Star Pointer InstallationFigure 3-2 - The Rear Cell with Visual Accessories EyepieceStarPointer DiagonalFigure 3-3 The Star Pointer Finderscope with Mounting Bracket Star Pointer OperationRemoving the Optical Tube Quick Release KnobAttaching the NexStar to the Tripod The NexStar Hand Control Definition Hand Control OperationAlignment Procedure Named StarsSky Align HintsTips for Using Sky Align Auto Two-Star AlignOne-Star Align Two Star AlignmentHelpful Hint Solar System AlignEQ AutoAlign EQ North / EQ South AlignmentTips for Using Solar System Align EQ One-Star Align Improving Pointing AccuracyEQ Two-Star Align EQ Solar System AlignUndo Sync Object CatalogSync Selecting an ObjectTour Mode Slewing to an ObjectFinding Planets Constellation TourNine available slew speeds Setup ProceduresDirection Buttons Rate ButtonSave Database Db CameraConnecting a Camera to the NexStar Mount Object Type Controlling your CameraCamera Wizard Precise GoTo Scope Setup FeaturesIdentify MENU Hint Utility FeaturesHelpful Sun MenuSet Mount Position LIST NexStar SEALIGNMENT NexStar Menu TreeFig 5-2b - Reversed from left to right, as viewed through the Image OrientationFig 5-2a - Actual image orientation as seen with the unaided eye eyepieceDetermining Field of View FocusingCalculating Magnification General Observing Hints The Celestial Coordinate System The celestial sphere seen from the outside showing R.A. and DECMotion of the Stars Wedge Align Polar AlignmentAligning the NexStar 4 on a Wedge moves in right ascension and declinationAttaching a Camera to the NexStar Photography with the NexStarthe year and the night Finding the North Celestial PoleThe position of the Big Dipper changes throughout Observing the Sun Observing the MoonObserving the Planets Lunar Observing HintsSolar Observing Hints Observing Deep Sky ObjectsSeeing Conditions TransparencyCare and Cleaning of the Optics Page Page Electronic Specifications Appendix A - Technical SpecificationsSpecification Software SpecificationsAppendix B - Glossary of Terms Page Appendix C - RS-232 Connection Appendix D - Maps of Time Zones Page Page Page Page Page Page Page CELESTRON TWO YEAR WARRANTY Products or instructions may change without notice or obligation Celestron 2835 Columbia Street Torrance, CA Tel. 310 Fax. 310Copyright 2006 Celestron All rights reserved #11049-INST Printed in China $10.00