Celestron 31058, 31056 instruction manual List of Bright Stars

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LIST OF BRIGHT STARS

The following is a list of bright stars that can be used to align the R.A. setting circle. All coordinates are in epoch 2000.0.

			Epoch 2000.0
Star Name	Constellation		R.A.		DEC	Magnitude
		H M S			° ‘ “
Sirius	CMa	06	45 09	-16	42 58	-1.47
Canopus	Car	06	23 57	-52	41 44	-0.72
Arcturus	Boo	14	15 40	+19	10 57	-0.72
Rigel Kent.	Cen	14	39 37	-60	50 02	+0.01
Vega	Lyr	18	36 56	+38	47 01	+0.04
Capella	Aur	05	16 41	+45	59 53	+0.05
Rigel	Ori	05	14 32	-08	12 06	+0.14
Procyon	CMi	07	38 18	+05	13 30	+0.37
Betelgeuse	Ori	05	55 10	+07	24 26	+0.41
Achernar	Eri	01	37 43	-57	14 12	+0.60
Hadar	Cen	14	03 49	-60	22 22	+0.63
Altair	Aqi	19	50 47	+08	52 06	+0.77
Aldebaran	Tau	04	35 55	+16	30 33	+0.86
Spica	Vir	13	25 12	-11	09 41	+0.91
Antares	Sco	16	29 24	-26	25 55	+0.92
Fomalhaut	PsA	22	57 39	-29	37 20	+1.15
Pollux	Gem	07	45 19	+28	01 34	+1.16
Deneb	Cyg	20	41 26	+45	16 49	+1.28
Beta Crucis	Cru	12	47 43	-59	41 19	+1.28
Regulus	Leo	10	08 22	+11	58 02	+1.36

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Contents C150-HD and G-8N Newtonian Page B L E N T E N T S Celestial Photography T R O D U C T I O N How to Use this Manual Word of Caution Newtonian Optical System Unpacking Your G-8N S E M B L I N G Y O U R N E W T O N I a N T E L E S C O P EG-8N C150-HD Adjusting the Tripod Height Setting Up the TripodAttaching the Accessory Tray They are needed later for polar alignment Attaching the Equatorial MountAttaching the R.A. Slow Motion Knob Attaching the Declination Slow Motion Knob Attaching the Counterweight Bar and Counterweight Attaching the Telescope to the Mount For G-8N Attaching the Telescope to the Mount For C150- HD Balancing the Telescope in R.A Removing the Lens CapCompletely Balancing the Telescope in DECG-8N C150-HD Installing the Finderscope Installing the Eye- piece Technical Specifications ActualVeiw NewtonianView Image OrientationFocusing Aligning the Finder Daytime Observing Your First LookNighttime Observing Calculating Magnification Determining Field of View Celestial Coordi- nate System T R O N O M Y B a S I C SMotion of the Stars Definition Polar AlignmentFinding the Pole Latitude Scales Pointing at Polaris Declination Drift Polar Alignment Finders Aligning the R.A Setting CircleObserving the Moon Planets L E S T I a L O B S E R V I N GObserving Deep-Sky Objects Observing the S u nUsing the Setting Circles Star Hopping Celestial Observing Seeing Viewing ConditionsTransparency Sky IlluminationCelestial Observing L E S T I a L P H O T O G R a P H Y Short Exposure Prime F o c u s Lunar Phase ISO Crescent Quarter 125 Full 250Piggyback Celestial Photography L E S C O P E M a I N T E N a N C E Care and Cleaning of the Optics CollimationOr back out the holder screws more than one 1 to two 2 turns T I O N a L a C C E S S O R I E S Optional Accessories Single Axis Motor Drive System #93518 Themessiercatalog Great Orion Nebula Elliptical Galaxy List of Bright Stars For Further Reading Celestron ONE Year Warranty