Celestron 91525, 11055, 11065 instruction manual Installing the Polar Finder

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Installing the Polar Finder

To aid in polar aligning the mount, your telescope comes standard with a Polar Housing Finder. It installs directly on top of the polar housing of the mount. To install the Polar Finder:

1.Locate the Polar Finder assembly. The Polar Finder assembly consists of the polar finder, mounting bracket and knurled mounting screw (see Figure 2.11).

2.Place the Polar Finder Assembly on top of the polar axis housing so that the mounting stop on the metal bracket sits flush against the rear of the polar housing.

3.Secure the Polar Finder Assembly to the mount by threading the Knurled Mounting Screw into the threaded hole on top of the Polar Housing.

The Polar Axis Finder is now installed and ready to use. To learn how to polar align the mount using the Polar Axis Finder, refer to the Astronomy Basics section of the manual.

Nylon Tension Screw

Finderscope Bracket Assembly

Polar Finderscope

Knurled Mounting Screw

MountingStop

Polar Axis Housing

Figure 2-11

14 • Assembling Your CM-1100

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Contents Page E C e l e s t r o n C M- 11 00/1400 B L E O F C O N T E N T S Iv Table of Contents T R O D U C T I O N How to Use This Manual Word of Caution Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical System S E M B L I N G Y O U R C M 1 1 0 Unpacking Your Celestron CM-1100CM-1100 Setting Up the Tripod Attaching the Center Leg Brace Attaching the Central Column Central Column Electronics Console Center Leg BraceAttaching the Equatorial Mount Installing Counterweight Bar Installing CounterweightAttaching the Optical Tube to the Mount Attaching the Visual Back Installing the Star Diagonal Assembling Your CM-1100 Installing the Finder Installing the Polar Finder Moving the Telescope in R.A. and DEC Adjusting the Mount Balancing the Mount in R.A Balancing the Mount in DEC Assembling Your CM-1100 Technical Specifications Tripod L E S C O P E B a S I C S Image OrientationFocusing General Photography Hints Aligning the Finder Your First Look Daytime ObservingNighttime Observing Calculating Magnification Determining Field of View T R O N O M Y B a S I C S Celestial Coordinate SystemMotion of the Stars Polar Alignment DefinitionFinding the Pole Latitude Scales Pointing at Polaris Polar Axis Finder Declination Drift Aligning the R.A. Setting Circle Setting the DEC Circle Powering Up the Drive I N G T H E D R I V EGuide Speed Periodic Error Correc- tion BC Backlash CorrectionHC/CCD Northern/Southern Hemisphere Operation Hand ControllerDEC Reverse AutoguidingL E S T I a L O B S E R V I N G Observing the MoonObserving the Sun Using Your Setting Circles Observing Deep-Sky ObjectsStar Hopping Celestial Observing Sky Illumination Viewing ConditionsTransparency Seeing ConditionsCelestial Observing L E S T I a L P H O T O G R a P H Y Lunar Phase ISO Crescent Quarter Short Exposure Prime FocusFull Celestial Photography Piggyback Celestial Photography Eyepiece Projection Planet ISO Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Long Exposure Prime Focus Celestial Photography CCD Imaging Fastar Configuration Description of F-numbersImaging at f/7 Imaging at f/11 Medium size to small galaxiesLunar or small planetary nebulae Imaging at f/22 Planetary or LunarCare and Cleaning of the Optics Collimation L E S C O P E M a I N T E N a N C ETelescope Maintenance Telescope Maintenance T I O N a L a C C E S S O R I E S Optional Accessories Optional Accessories Optional Accessories Const Mag Type Proper NameNGC# Spiral Galaxy Epoch Star Name Constellation MagnitudeGeneral Observational Astronomy Astronomy TextsAtlases Visual ObservationCelestron ONE Year Warranty