Celestron C5-S, C8-S, C9-S instruction manual

Contents

Main Page Page Warning proper solar filter). Permanent and irreversible eye damage may result. Figure 2.1 Advanced Series (Advanced C8-S Shown) Figure 2.2 Advanced Series GT (Advanced C8-SGT Shown) E 10 14 9 8 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Figure 3-1 The Advanced GT Hand Control Hand Control Operation Page Page Page Page Tour Mode Constellation Tour Direction Buttons Rate Button Page Get RA/DEC Identify Precise GoTo Scope Setup Features Setup Time-Site - Allows the user to customize the telescope's display by changing Anti-backlash Direction Buttons Goto Approach - Autoguide Rate Allows the user to set an autoguide Azimuth Limits East/West (E/W) Filtering Utility Features UTILITIES Calibrate Goto Home Position Polar Align- Factory Settings Version Get Alt-Az Goto Alt-Az ADVANCED GT MENU LIST ALIGNMENT Image Orientation Focusing Aligning the Finderscope Calculating Magnification 32 Determining Field of View The Celestial Coordinate System Motion of the Stars Page Page Declination Drift Method of Polar Alignment Observing the Moon Lunar Observing Hints Observing the Planets Observing the Sun Solar Observing Hints To ensure accurate tracking, be sure to select the solar tracking rate. Observing Deep Sky Objects Seeing Conditions Transparency Page Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography Ektar 25 or 100 Eyepiece Projection Long Exposure Prime Focus Photography 12. Close the camera's shutter. Terrestrial Photography Metering Reducing Vibration CCD Imaging Auto Guiding 47 Care and Cleaning of the Optics Collimation 48 Page Page Page Appendix A Technical Specifications Advanced Series 11071/11072 11025/11026 11045/11046 C5-S C8-S C9.25-S Specifications: Technical Specs Advanced GT Additional Specifications Appendix B - Glossary of Terms 54 of Page AP C ES DE UD Page Page Page CA AL ON IO Appendix D - RS-232 Connection 61 Communication Protocol: Additional RS232 Commands Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page CELESTRON TWO YEAR WARRANTY