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INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ 4
WARNING................................................................................................................................................... 4
ASSEMBLY.................................................................................................................................................. 8
ASSEMBLINGTHE NEXSTAR ....................................................................................................................... 8
Poweringthe NexStar............................................................................................................................ 8
The Hand Control.................................................................................................................................. 9
The Eyepiece.......................................................................................................................................... 9
The Star Pointer Finderscope.............................................................................................................. 10
HANDCONTRO L ..................................................................................................................................... 12
HANDCONTRO L OPERATION.................................................................................................................... 13
AlignmentProcedure ........................................................................................................................... 13
Auto-Align............................................................................................................................................ 13
TwoS tar Alignment ............................................................................................................................. 15
Quick-Align.......................................................................................................................................... 15
NexStarRe-Alignment ......................................................................................................................... 16
OBJECTCATALOG..................................................................................................................................... 16
Selecting an Object.............................................................................................................................. 16
Slewingto an Object ............................................................................................................................ 16
TourMode ........................................................................................................................................... 17
DIRECTIONBUTTONS................................................................................................................................17
Rate Button .......................................................................................................................................... 17
SETUPPROCEDURES ................................................................................................................................. 18
TrackingMode ................................................................................................................................................. 18
TrackingRate ................................................................................................................................................... 18
ViewTime-Site ................................................................................................................................................ 18
SiderealTime ................................................................................................................................................... 18
FilterLimits................................................................................................................... ...................................18
Date/Time............................................................................................................................................ 19
UserDefined Objects ....................................................................................................................................... 19
GetRA/DEC ...................................................................................................................... ..................19
GetAlt-Az ...................................................................................................................... ...................... 19
Goto R.A/Dec....................................................................................................................................... 19
Goto Alt-Az .......................................................................................................................................... 19
UTILITYFEATURES................................................................................................................................... 20
SteupTime-Site ................................................................................................................................................20
Anti-backlash................................................................................................................................................... 20
SlewLimits ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
DirectionButtons ............................................................................................................................................. 20
LightControl ....................................................................................................................................................20
SelectModel..................................................................................................................................................... 20
RS-232..............................................................................................................................................................20
Hand ControlCommand Tree ............................................................................................................. 21
TELESCOPEBAS ICS............................................................................................................................... 22
IMAGEOR IENTATION................................................................................................................................22
FOCUSING................................................................................................................................................. 23
CALCULATINGMAGNIFICATION............................................................................................................... 23
DETERMININGFIELD OF VIE W .................................................................................................................. 23
GENERALOBSERVING HINTS.................................................................................................................... 24
ASTRONOMY BASICS ................................................................................................................................25
THECELESTIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM..................................................................................................... 25