Celestron 8i manual Minnesota

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	LONGITUDE		LATITUDE
	degrees	min	degrees	min
Wurtsmith	83	2.4	44	27
Ypsilanti	83	31.8	42	13.8
MINNESOTA
Albert Lea	93	22.2	43	40.8
Alexandria	95	22.8	45	52.2
Bemidji Muni	94	55.8	47	30
Brainerd-Crw	94	7.8	46	24
Detroit Laks	95	52.8	46	49.2
Duluth	92	10.8	46	49.8
Ely	91	49.2	47	54
Fairmont	94	25.2	43	39
Fergus Falls	96	4.2	46	18
Grand Rapids	93	31.2	47	13.2
Hibbing	92	51	47	22.8
Intl Falls	93	22.8	48	34.2
Litchfield	94	31.2	45	7.8
Mankato	93	55.2	44	13.2
Marshall Arpt	95	49.2	44	27
Minneapolis	93	28.2	44	49.8
Park Rapids	95	4.2	46	54
Pequot Lake	94	19.2	46	36
Rochester	92	3	43	55.2
Saint Paul	93	3	44	55.8
St Cloud	94	4.2	45	33
Thief River	96	10.8	48	4.2
Tofte	90	49.8	47	34.8
Warroad	95	21	48	55.8
Worthington	95	34.8	43	39
MISSISSIPPI
Columbus	88	27	33	39
AFB
Golden Trian	88	34.8	33	27
Greenville	90	58.8	33	28.8
Greenwood	90	4.8	33	30
Gulfport	89	4.2	30	24
Hattiesburg	89	19.8	31	28.2
Jackson	90	4.8	32	19.2
Keesler AFB	88	55.2	30	25.2
Laurel	89	10.2	31	40.2
Mccomb	90	28.2	31	10.8
Meridian NAS	88	34.2	32	33
Meridian/Key	88	45	32	19.8
Natchez	91	15	31	37.2
Oxford	89	32.4	34	23.4
Tupelo	88	46.2	34	16.2
MISSOURI
Columbia	92	13.2	38	49.2
Cape	89	34.8	37	13.8
Girardeau
Ft Leonard	92	7.8	37	45
Jefferson City	92	10.2	38	36
Joplin	94	3	37	10.2
Kansas City	94	43.2	39	19.2
Kirksville	92	33	40	6
Monett	94	21	37	19.8
Muskogee	95	21.6	35	39.6
Poplar Bluff	90	28.2	36	46.2
Richards-Geb	94	33	38	51
Spickard	93	43.2	40	15
Springfield	93	22.8	37	13.8
St Joseph	95	31.8	40	16.8
St Louis	90	22.2	38	45
Vichy/Rolla	91	46.2	38	7.8
West Plains	92	25.2	37	13.2
Whiteman	93	33	38	43.8
AFB
MONTANA
Billings	108	31.8	45	48
Bozeman	111	9	45	46.8
Broadus	105	40.2	45	40.2
Butte	112	3	45	57
Cut Bank	112	22.2	48	36
Dillon	112	33	45	15
Drummond	113	9	46	40.2
Glasgow	106	37.2	48	13.2
Glendive	104	4.8	47	7.8
Great Falls	111	22.2	47	28.8
Harlowton	109	49.8	46	25.8
Havre	109	46.2	48	33
Helena	112	0	46	36
Jordan	106	55.8	47	19.8
Kalispell	114	16.2	48	18
Lewiston	109	27	47	3
Livingston	110	25.8	45	42
Malmstrom	111	10.8	47	30
Miles City	105	52.2	46	25.8
Missoula	114	4.8	46	55.2
Monida	112	19.2	44	34.2
Sidney	104	10.8	47	43.2
W Yellowston	111	0.6	44	39

	LONGITUDE			LATITUDE
	degrees		min	degrees	min
NEBRASKA
Ainsworth	99		58.8	42	34.8
Alliance	102		4.8	42	3
Beatrice	96		45	40	19.2
Broken Bow	99		39	41	25.8
Burwell	99		9	41	46.8
Chadron	103		4.8	42	49.8
Columbus	97		21	41	27
Cozad	100		0	40	52.2
Falls City	95		34.8	40	4.2
Grand Island	98		19.2	40	58.2
Hastings	98		25.8	40	36
Imperial	101		23.4	40	19.8
Kearney	99		0	40	43.8
Lincoln Muni	96		45	40	51
Mccook	100		34.8	40	13.2
Mullen	101		3	42	3
Norfolk	97		25.8	41	58.8
North Omaha	96		1.2	41	22.2
North Platte	100		40.8	41	7.8
O'neill	98		40.8	42	28.2
Offutt AFB	95		55.2	41	7.2
Omaha	95		5.4	41	18
Ord/Sharp	98		57	41	37.2
Scottsbluff	103		3.6	41	52.2
Sidney Muni	102		58.8	41	6
Valentine	100		33	42	52.2
NEVADA
Austin	117		7.8	39	49.8
Battle Mtn	116		52.2	40	37.2
Caliente	114		31.2	37	37.2
Elko	115		46.8	40	49.8
Ely/Yelland	114		51	39	16.8
Eureka	115		58.2	39	30
Fallon NAS	118		4.2	39	25.2
Hawthorne	118		37.8	38	33
Ind Sprng Rn	115		34.2	36	31.8
Las Vegas	115		10.2	36	4.8
Lovelock	118		55.2	40	6
Mercury	116		1.2	36	37.2
Nellis AFB	115		1.8	36	13.8
Owyhee	116		10.2	42	34.8
Reno	119		46.8	39	30
Tonopah	117		4.8	38	4.2
Wildhorse	116		15	41	19.8
Winnemucca	117		4.8	40	54
Yucca Flat	116		4.8	37	34.8
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Berlin		71	10.8	44	34.8
Concord	71		3	43	12
Jaffrey	72		0	42	48
Keene	72		16.2	42	54
Laconia	71		25.8	43	34.2
Lebanon	72		1.8	43	37.8
Manchester	71		25.8	42	55.8
Mt Washingtn	71		1.8	44	16.2
Nashua	71		31.2	42	46.8
Pease AFB	70		49.2	43	4.8
Wolfeboro	71		22.8	44	0
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic CtIy		74	34.2	39	27
Barnegat Ls	74		16.8	40	16.8
Fairfield	74		16.8	40	52.2
Lakehurst	74		21	40	1.8
Mcguire AFB	74		3.6	40	1.2
Millville	75		4.2	39	22.2
Morristown	74		25.2	40	48
Newark Intl	74		10.2	40	42
Teterboro	74		3	40	51
Trenton	74		49.2	40	16.8
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque	106		3.6	35	3
Cannon	103		19.2	34	22.8
Carlsbad	104		16.2	32	19.8
Clayton Arpt	103		9	36	27
Corona	105		40.8	34	6
Deming	107		4.2	32	15
Farmington	108		13.8	36	45
Gallup/Clark	108		46.8	35	31.2
Grants	107		5.4	35	10.2
Hobbs	103		1.2	32	40.8
Holloman	106		0.6	32	51
AFB
Las Cruces	106		46.2	32	18
Las Vegas	105		9	35	39
Los Alamos	106		16.8	35	52.8
Moriarity	106		3	34	58.8
Northrup Str	106		2.4	32	54
Raton	104		3	36	44.4
Roswell	104		31.8	33	18

	LONGITUDE				LATITUDE
	degrees			min	degrees	min
Santa Fe	106			4.8	35	37.2
Silver City	108			10.2	32	37.8
Socorro	106			5.4	34	4.2
Taos	105			34.2	36	25.2
Truth Or Con	107			16.2	33	13.8
Tucumcari	103			3.6	35	10.8
White Sands	106			2.4	32	37.8
NEW YORK
Albany	73			4.8	42	45
Ambrose	74			22.2	40	45
Binghamton	75			58.8	42	13.2
Buffalo	78			43.8	42	55.8
Dansville	78			1.2	42	58.2
Elmira	76			5.4	42	10.2
Farmingdale	73			25.8	40	43.8
Fort Drum	75			43.8	44	3
Glens Falls	73			37.2	43	21
Griffiss AFB	75			2.4	43	13.8
Islip	73			0.6	40	46.8
Ithaca	76			28.2	42	28.8
Jamestown	79			15	42	9
Massena	74			51	44	55.8
Monticello	74			4.8	41	42
New York	73			58.8	40	46.2
Newburgh	74			0.6	41	30
Niagara Fall	78			57	43	6
Ogdensburg	75			2.4	44	40.8
Oneonta	75			7.2	42	52.2
Plattsburgh	73			28.2	44	39
Rochester	77			40.2	43	7.2
Saranac Lk	74			1.2	44	22.8
Schenectady	73			55.8	42	51
Syracuse	76			7.2	43	7.2
Utica	75			22.8	43	9
Watertown	76			1.2	44	0
Westhampton	72			37.8	40	51
White Plains	73			43.2	41	4.2
NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville			82	33	35	25.8
Cape Hattera	75			33	35	16.2
Charlotte	80			55.8	35	13.2
Cherry Point	76			52.8	34	54
Dare Co Gr	76			3	36	7.8
Diamond Sho	75			3	35	15
Elizabeth	76			10.8	36	16.2
Fayetteville	78			52.8	35	0
Fort Bragg	78			55.8	35	7.8
Greensboro	79			57	36	4.8
Hickory	81			22.8	35	45
Hot Springs	82			49.2	35	54
Jacksonville	77			37.2	34	49.2
Kinston	77			37.8	35	19.2
Mackall Aaf	79			3	35	1.8
Manteo Arpt	75			40.8	35	55.2
New Bern	77			3	35	4.8
New River	77			25.8	34	42
Pope AFB	79			1.2	35	10.2
Raleigh-Durh	78			46.8	35	52.2
Rocky Mt	77			52.8	35	51
Southern Pin	79			23.4	35	14.4
Wilmington	77			55.2	34	16.2
Winston-	80			13.8	36	7.8
Salem
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck		100		45	46	46.2
Devil's Lake	98			5.4	48	7.2
Dickenson	102			4.8	46	46.8
Fargo	96			4.8	46	54
Grand Forks	97			10.8	47	57
Jamestown	98			40.8	46	55.2
Lidgerwood	97			9	46	6
Minot	101			16.8	48	16.2
Roseglen	101			49.8	47	45
Williston	103			37.8	48	10.8
OHIO
Athens	82			13.8	39	12.6
Canton	81			25.8	40	55.2
Cincinnati	84			40.2	39	3
Cleveland	81			40.8	41	31.2
Columbus	82			52.8	40	0
Dayton	84			1.2	39	54
Findlay	83			40.2	41	1.2
Mansfield	82			31.2	40	49.2
Rickenbacker	82			55.8	39	49.2
Toledo	83			4.8	41	36
Willoughby	81			2.4	41	37.8
Youngstown	80			40.2	41	16.2
Zanesville	81			5.4	39	57

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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 Assembling the NexStar Mounting the Telescope to the TripodHand Control Powering the NexStarStar Diagonal Eyepiece Star Pointer InstallationStar Pointer Finderscope Star Pointer Operation NexStar Computerized Hand Control Hand Control Operation Double StarsAlignment Procedures Auto Two-Star AlignTwo Star Alignment Object Catalog EQ North / EQ South AlignmentNexStar Re-Alignment Selecting an ObjectFinding Planets Tour ModeSlewing to an Object Direction Buttons Setup ProceduresRate Button Page Scope Setup Features MenuUtility Features Helpful Hint NexStar Ready Image Orientation Calculating Magnification FocusingDetermining Field of View General Observing Hints Celestial Coordinate System Motion of the Stars Polar Alignment with optional Wedge Wedge AlignFinding the North Celestial Pole Observing the Moon Observing the PlanetsObserving the Sun Lunar Observing HintsObserving Deep Sky Objects Seeing ConditionsTransparency Sky IlluminationPage Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography Eyepiece Projection FullLong Exposure Prime Focus Photography Planet ISO Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter SaturnPage Terrestrial Photography CCD ImagingMetering Reducing VibrationCare and Cleaning of the Optics CollimationCollimated 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 Appendix D RS-232 Connection Communication ProtocolAppendix 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.