INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................4
WARNING.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
ASSEMBLY.................................................................................................................................................................6
ASSEMBLING THE NEXSTAR......................................................................................................................................6
Powering the NexStar...........................................................................................................................................6
The Hand Control.................................................................................................................................................6
The Star Diagonal.................................................................................................................................................7
The Eyepiece.........................................................................................................................................................7
The Star Pointer Finderscope...............................................................................................................................7
Removing the Optical Tube...................................................................................................................................8
Attaching the NexStar to the Tripod.....................................................................................................................9
HAND CONTROL....................................................................................................................................................10
HAND CONTROL OPERATION...................................................................................................................................11
Alignment Procedure..........................................................................................................................................11
Sky Align.............................................................................................................................................................12
Auto Two-Star Align...........................................................................................................................................13
Two Star Alignment............................................................................................................................................14
One-Star Align....................................................................................................................................................14
Solar System Align..............................................................................................................................................15
IMPROVING POINTING ACCURACY...........................................................................................................................16
Alignment Stars:.................................................................................................................................................16
Sync:...................................................................................................................................................................17
Undo Sync:..........................................................................................................................................................17
OBJECT CATALOG....................................................................................................................................................17
Selecting an Object.............................................................................................................................................17
Slewing to an Object...........................................................................................................................................18
Finding Planets...................................................................................................................................................18
Tour Mode..........................................................................................................................................................18
Constellation Tour..............................................................................................................................................18
DIRECTION BUTTONS...............................................................................................................................................19
Rate Button.........................................................................................................................................................19
SETUP PROCEDURES.................................................................................................................................................19
Tracking Mode....................................................................................................................................................19
Tracking Rate......................................................................................................................................................19
View Time-Site....................................................................................................................................................20
User Defined Objects..........................................................................................................................................20
CAMERA –................................................................................................................................................................20
Connecting Camera............................................................................................................................................21
Controlling Camera............................................................................................................................................21
Camera Wizard...................................................................................................................................................21
GET RA/DEC -........................................................................................................................................................22
GOTO R.A/ DEC.......................................................................................................................................................22
IDENTIFY..................................................................................................................................................................22
PRECISE GOTO.........................................................................................................................................................22
SCOPE SETUP FEATURES..........................................................................................................................................23
Setup Time-Site.................................................................................................................................................................23
Anti-backlash....................................................................................................................................................................23
Slew Limits....................................................................................................................................................................... 23
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