Celestron 8i manual Georgia

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	LONGITUDE		LATITUDE
	degrees	min	degrees	min
Melbourne	80	37.8	28	6
Miami	80	16.8	25	49.2
Naples	81	4.8	26	7.8
Nasa Shuttle	80	40.8	28	37.2
Orlando	81	19.2	28	25.8
Panama City	85	40.8	30	12
Patrick AFB	80	3.6	28	13.8
Pensacola	87	19.2	30	21
Ruskin	82	3.6	27	58.2
Saint Peters	82	40.8	27	55.2
Sanford	81	15	28	46.8
Sarasota	82	33	27	24
Tallahassee	84	22.2	30	22.8
Tampa Intl	82	31.8	27	58.2
Titusville	80	4.8	28	31.2
Tyndall AFB	85	34.8	30	4.2
Vero Beach	80	25.2	27	39
West Palm	80	7.2	26	40.8
Beach
Whiting Fld	87	1.2	30	43.2
GEORGIA
Albany	84	10.8	31	31.8
Alma	82	31.2	31	31.8
Athens	83	19.2	33	57
Atlanta	84	25.2	33	39
Augusta/Bush	81	58.2	33	22.2
Brunswick	81	22.8	31	9
Columbus	84	55.8	32	31.2
Dobbins AFB	84	31.2	33	55.2
Fort Benning	85	0	32	19.8
Ft Stewart	81	34.2	31	52.8
Hunter Aaf	81	9	32	1.2
La Grange	85	4.2	33	0.6
Macon/Lewis	83	39	32	42
Moody AFB	83	1.2	30	58.2
Robins AFB	83	3.6	32	37.8
Rome/Russell	85	10.2	34	21
Valdosta	83	16.8	30	46.8
Waycross	82	2.4	31	15
HAWAII
Barbers Pt	158	7.2	21	31.8
Barking San	160	1.8	22	3
Fr Frigate	166	28.2	24	27
Hilo	155	4.2	19	43.2
Honolulu Int	157	55.8	21	21
Kahului Maui	156	25.8	20	54
Kaneohe Mca	158	16.8	21	45
Kilauea Pt	159	40.2	22	22.8
Lanai-Lanai	156	57	20	48
Lihue-Kauai	159	21	21	58.8
Maui	156	49.8	20	58.2
Molokai	157	0.6	21	9
Upolo Pt Ln	156	28.2	20	25.2
Waimea-	156	7.2	20	0
Koha
IDAHO
Boise	116	13.2	43	34.2
Burley	113	46.2	42	31.8
Challis	114	13.2	44	31.2
Coeur	116	49.2	47	46.2
d'Alene
Elk City	115	25.8	45	49.2
Gooding	115	10.2	43	0
Grangeville	116	7.8	45	55.2
Idaho Falls	112	4.2	43	31.2
Lewiston	117	1.2	46	22.8
Malad City	112	19.2	42	10.2
Malta	113	22.2	42	18
Mccall	116	0.6	44	52.8
Mullan	115	4.8	47	28.2
Pocatello	112	3.6	42	55.2
Salmon	113	5.4	45	10.8
Soda Springs	111	34.8	42	39
Sun Valley	114	1.8	43	30
Twin Falls	114	28.8	42	28.8
ILLINOIS
Alton	90	3	38	52.8
Aurora	88	19.2	41	46.2
Bistate Park	90	9	38	34.2
Bloomington	88	55.8	40	28.8
Bradford	89	3.6	41	9.6
Cairo	89	13.2	37	4.2
Carbondale	89	15	37	46.8
Centralia	89	5.4	38	30.6
Champaign	88	16.8	40	1.8
Chicago	87	39	41	54
Danville	87	3.6	40	12
DeKalb	88	43.2	41	55.8
Decatur	88	52.2	39	49.8
Du Page	88	15	41	55.2
Galesburg	90	25.8	40	55.8

	LONGITUDE		LATITUDE
	degrees	min	degrees	min
Glenview	87	49.2	42	4.8
NAS
Kankakee	87	51	41	4.2
Macomb	90	39.6	40	31.2
Marion	89	0	37	45
Marseilles	88	40.8	41	22.2
Mattoon	88	16.8	39	28.8
Moline/Quad	90	31.2	41	27
Mount	88	51.6	38	19.2
Vernon
Peoria	89	40.8	40	40.2
Quincy	91	1.2	39	55.8
Rockford	89	0.6	42	12
Salem	88	57.6	38	37.8
Scott AFB	89	51	38	33
Springfield	89	40.2	39	51
Sterling	89	40.2	41	44.4
Taylorville	89	19.8	39	31.8
Vandalia	89	10.2	38	59.4
INDIANA
Bakalar	86	3	39	22.8
Bloomington	86	37.2	39	7.8
Elkhart	86	0	41	43.2
Evansville	87	31.8	38	3
Fort Wayne	85	1.2	41	0
Gary	87	25.2	41	37.2
Grissom AFB	86	9	40	39
Indianapolis	86	16.2	39	43.8
Muncie	85	22.8	40	13.8
South Bend	86	19.2	41	42
Terre Haute	87	1.8	39	27
W Lafayette	86	55.8	40	25.2
IOWA
Burlington	91	7.2	40	46.8
Cedar Rapids	91	4.2	41	52.8
Des Moines	93	39	41	31.8
Dubuque	90	4.2	42	24
Estherville	94	45	43	24
Fort Dodge	94	10.8	42	33
Lamoni	93	55.8	40	37.2
Mason City	93	19.8	43	9
Ottumwa	92	27	41	6
Sioux City	96	22.8	42	24
Spencer	95	9	43	10.2
Waterloo Mun	92	2.4	42	33
KANSAS
Chanute	95	28.8	37	40.2
Col. J Jabar	97	13.2	37	45
Concordia	97	39	39	33
Dodge City	99	58.2	37	46.2
Elkhart	101	52.8	37	0
Emporia	96	1.2	38	19.8
Ft Leavnwrth	94	55.2	39	22.2
Ft Riley	96	46.2	39	3
Garden City	100	43.2	37	55.8
Goodland	101	4.2	39	22.2
Hays	99	16.2	38	51
Hill City	99	49.8	39	22.8
Hutchinson	97	52.2	38	4.2
Johnson Cnty	94	52.8	38	49.2
Liberal	100	58.2	37	3
Manhatten	96	40.2	39	9
Mcconnell Af	97	16.2	37	37.2
Medicine Ldg	98	34.8	37	18
Olathe	94	5.4	38	51
Russell	98	49.2	38	52.2
Salina	97	39	38	48
Topeka	95	37.2	39	4.2
Topeka/Forbe	95	40.2	38	57
Wichita	97	25.8	37	39
KENTUCKY
Bowling Gren	86	25.8	36	58.2
Ft Campbell	87	3	36	40.2
Ft Knox	85	58.2	37	54
Jackson	83	19.2	37	36
Lexington	85	0	38	3
London	84	4.2	37	4.8
Louisville	85	40.2	38	13.8
Owensboro	87	10.2	37	45
Paducah	88	46.2	37	4.2
Pikeville	82	31.2	37	28.8
LOUISIANA
Alexandria	92	1.8	31	22.8
Barksdale	93	40.2	32	30
Baton Rouge	91	9	30	31.8
Boothville	89	40.2	29	33
Cameron Heli	93	1.8	29	46.8
Claiborne R	92	57	31	13.2
England AFB	92	33	31	19.8
Eugene Is.	91	46.8	28	28.2
Fort Polk	93	1.2	31	3

	LONGITUDE		LATITUDE
	degrees	min	degrees	min
Grand Isle	90	4.2	29	10.8
High Island	94	2.4	28	7.8
Houma	90	39	29	34.2
Intercoastal	92	7.2	29	43.8
Lafayette	92	0	30	12
Lake Charles	93	13.2	30	7.2
Lk Palourde	91	0.6	29	42
Missippi Can	89	3	28	46.8
Monroe	92	3	32	31.2
Morgan City	91	1.2	29	42
New Iberia	91	52.8	30	1.8
New Orleans	90	15	29	58.8
S Marsh Isl	91	58.8	28	18
Shreveport	93	45	32	31.2
Slidel	89	49.2	30	21
MAINE
Augusta	69	4.8	44	19.2
Bangor	68	49.2	44	48
Bar Harbor	68	22.2	44	27
Brunswick	69	55.8	43	52.8
Caribou Mun	68	1.2	46	52.2
Greenville	69	33	45	27
Houlton	67	46.8	46	7.8
Loring AFB	67	52.8	46	57
Portland	70	19.2	43	39
Presque Isle	68	3	46	40.8
Rockland	69	7.2	44	4.2
Rumford	70	52.8	44	52.8
MARYLAND
Andrews AFB	76	52.2	38	49.2
Baltimore	76	40.2	39	10.8
Fort Meade	76	46.2	39	4.8
Hagerstown	77	43.2	39	42
Ocean City	75	7.8	38	33
Patuxent	76	2.4	38	16.8
Phillips	76	10.2	39	28.2
Salisbury	75	3	38	19.8
MASSACHUSETTS
Bedford	71	16.8	42	28.2
Beverly	70	55.2	42	34.8
Boston	71	1.8	42	22.2
Cape Cod	70	3	41	46.8
Chatham	69	58.2	41	40.2
Fort Devens	71	3.6	42	34.2
Hyannis	70	16.8	41	40.2
Lawrence	71	7.2	42	43.2
Marthas Vine	70	37.2	41	24
Nantucket	70	4.2	41	15
New Bedford	70	58.2	41	40.8
Norwood	71	10.8	42	10.8
Otis ANGB	70	31.2	41	39
Pittsfield	73	10.8	42	15.6
S Weymouth	70	55.8	42	9
Westfield	72	43.2	42	10.2
Westover	72	31.8	42	12
Worcester	71	52.2	42	16.2
MICHIGAN
Alpena	83	34.2	45	4.2
Ann Arbor	83	45	42	13.2
Battle Creek	85	13.8	42	18
Benton	86	25.8	42	7.8
Harbor
Chippewa	84	28.2	46	15
Coopersville	85	57	43	4.2
Copper Harb	87	51	47	28.2
Detroit	83	1.2	42	25.2
Escanaba	87	4.8	45	43.8
Flint/Bishop	83	45	42	58.2
Grand Rapids	85	31.2	42	52.8
Hancock	88	3	47	10.2
Harbor Beach	82	31.8	43	49.8
Houghton	84	40.8	44	22.2
Lake
Iron Mtn	88	7.2	45	49.2
Ironwood	90	7.8	46	31.8
Jackson	84	28.2	42	16.2
Kalamazoo	85	33	42	13.8
Lansing	84	3.6	42	46.2
Manistee	86	15	44	16.2
Marquette	87	57	46	52.8
Menominee	87	37.8	45	7.2
Muskegon	86	15	43	10.2
Pellston	84	4.8	45	34.2
Pontiac	83	25.2	42	40.2
Saginaw	84	4.8	43	31.8
Sault Ste M	84	22.2	46	28.2
Sawyer AFB	87	2.4	46	21
Selfridge	82	49.8	42	37.2
Seul Choix	85	55.2	45	55.2
Traverse Cty	85	34.8	44	43.8

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Contents Page Hand Control Operation Alignment Procedures Care and Cleaning of the Optics Collimation Page NexStar 8i SE StarPointer Finderscope Eyepiece Diagonal Visual Back Appendix C Longitude Latitude Mounting the Telescope to the Tripod Assembling the NexStarPowering the NexStar Hand ControlStar Diagonal Star Pointer Installation EyepieceStar Pointer Finderscope Star Pointer Operation NexStar Computerized Hand Control Double Stars Hand Control OperationAuto Two-Star Align Alignment ProceduresTwo Star Alignment Selecting an Object Object CatalogEQ North / EQ South Alignment NexStar Re-AlignmentTour Mode Finding PlanetsSlewing to an Object Setup Procedures Direction ButtonsRate Button Page Menu Scope Setup FeaturesUtility Features Helpful Hint NexStar Ready Image Orientation Focusing Calculating MagnificationDetermining Field of View General Observing Hints Celestial Coordinate System Motion of the Stars Wedge Align Polar Alignment with optional WedgeFinding the North Celestial Pole Lunar Observing Hints Observing the MoonObserving the Planets Observing the SunSky Illumination Observing Deep Sky ObjectsSeeing Conditions TransparencyPage Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography Full Eyepiece ProjectionPlanet ISO Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Long Exposure Prime Focus PhotographyPage Reducing Vibration Terrestrial PhotographyCCD Imaging MeteringCollimation Care and Cleaning of the OpticsCollimated telescope Should appear Symmetrical with Page Adapter, Car Battery #18769 Page Page Appendix a Technical Specifications Page Appendix B Glossary of Terms Trillion km 5.87 X 1 trillion mi Right Ascension RA Appendix C Longitudes Latitudes Georgia Minnesota Rhode Island Canada Communication Protocol Appendix D RS-232 ConnectionAppendix E Maps of Time Zones Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Celestron TWO Year Warranty

8i specifications

The Celestron 8i is a highly regarded telescope that has made a significant impact in the world of amateur astronomy, renowned for its performance, advanced features, and user-friendly design. Part of Celestron's Advanced Series, the 8i model boasts an impressive 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain optical system, which combines the advantages of a large aperture with a compact design. This allows enthusiasts to explore celestial objects with greater clarity, providing bright, sharp images of planets, star clusters, and nebulae.

One of the standout features of the Celestron 8i is its Fast Star capability, which allows for rapid imaging of celestial objects. Coupled with its advanced StarBright XLT coatings, this system enhances light transmission and increases contrast, resulting in a more vivid and detailed observation experience. This combination makes it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced astronomers who seek high-quality visuals of deep-sky objects.

The telescope's computer-controlled GoTo mount simplifies the process of locating and tracking celestial objects. With the push of a button, users can easily access a database containing over 40,000 astronomical objects, allowing for an effortless stargazing experience. The Celestron 8i also features an intuitive hand controller that enables users to customize their observations and seamlessly navigate the night sky.

The Celestron 8i is designed for portability, despite its robust optical performance. Weighing in at around 45 pounds, it is relatively easy to transport to different observing locations. The telescope's sturdy construction ensures stability while providing ease of setup, facilitating a hassle-free stargazing experience.

In terms of accessories, the 8i comes equipped with a 25mm eyepiece, offering a moderate magnification that is perfect for a variety of targets. Additionally, users can expand their observing capabilities with optional eyepieces, filters, and focal reducers, catering to both visual and astrophotography pursuits.

Overall, the Celestron 8i stands out as a versatile and powerful telescope that meets the needs of amateur astronomers at various skill levels. With its advanced features, superior optics, and impressive usability, the 8i offers a unique and rewarding experience under the night sky. Whether for planetary observation or deep-sky exploration, the Celestron 8i remains a top choice for astronomy enthusiasts.