Celestron OMNI XLT 102 manual

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Contents Omni XLT Series Telescopes Table of Contents Astrophotography Page Omni XLT 102 Refractor Omni XLT 150 Newtonian Omni XLT 127 Schmidt-Cassegrain Setting up the Tripod Attaching the Equatorial Mount Installing the Counterweight Bar Attaching the Center Leg BraceInstalling the Counterweights Attaching the Slow Motion Control Knobs CablesAttaching the Telescope Tube to the Mount Installing the Finderscope Installing the Visual BackInstalling the Star Diagonal Installing the EyepiecesMoving the Telescope Manually Balancing the Mount in R.AAdjusting the Mount Balancing the Mount in DECAdjusting the Mount in Altitude Adjusting the Mount in AzimuthPage Page Focusing Image OrientationAligning the Finderscope Calculating MagnificationDetermining Field of View General Observing HintsCelestial Coordinate System Motion of the Stars Latitude Scale Pointing at PolarisFinding the North Celestial Pole Polar Alignment in the Southern Hemisphere Polar Alignment with the Latitude ScalePointing at Sigma Octantis Finding the South Celestial Pole SCPDeclination Drift Method of Polar Alignment Aligning the R.A. Setting Circle Using the R.A. Vernier Scale 11 Vernier ScaleObserving the Moon Lunar Observing HintsObserving the Planets Planetary Observing HintsObserving the Sun Solar Observing HintsObserving Deep Sky Objects Seeing ConditionsUsing the Lens Cap Aperture Stop with Refractor Telescopes SeeingPiggyback Photography Using Digital Cameras Eyepiece Projection for a Schmidt-Cassegrain FullLong Exposure Prime Focus Photography Planetary and Lunar Photography with Special Imagers CCD Imaging for Deep Sky Objects Terrestrial PhotographyMetering Reducing VibrationCare and Cleaning of the Optics Collimation of RefractorsCollimation of a Schmidt-Cassegrain Two 2 turnsCollimated telescope Should appear Symmetrical with Collimation of a Newtonian Aligning the Secondary MirrorBoth mirrors aligned with your eye looking into the focuser Night Time Star Collimating As a Series 1 # Page Page Appendix a Technical Specifications Appendix B Glossary of Terms Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Celestron Two Year Warranty