Advanced Series Advanced Series GT
C5-S C8-S C9.25-S
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
ASSEMBLY
HAND CONTROL
ASTRONOMY BASICS
Some of the many standard features of the Advanced GT include
Counterweight Bar
Counterweights
Declination Setting Circle
Latitude Adjustment Scale
Figure 2.2 - Advanced Series GT
On/Off Switch
Advanced C8-SGT Shown
Hand Control
#11071
Setting up the Tripod
#11025
#11045
Attaching the Equatorial Mount
Installing the Counterweight Bar
Attaching the Center Leg Brace
Attaching the Hand Control Holder Advanced GT Models Only
Installing the Counterweight
Attaching the Slow Motion Knobs For Non-GT Models Only
Attaching the Visual Back
Attaching the Optical Tube to the Mount
Installing the Eyepiece
Installing the Star Diagonal
Installing the Finderscope
Eyepiece
Moving the Telescope Manually
Removing the Lens Cap
Rear Cell
Balancing The Mount in DEC
Balancing The Mount in R.A
Adjusting the Mount in Altitude
Adjusting the Mount
Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth
Attaching the Declination Cables For GT Models Only
Powering the Telescope
The Advanced GT Hand Control
Named Stars
Hand Control Operation
Named Objects
Double Stars
Startup Procedure
Alignment Procedures
Auto Three-Star Align
Auto Align
Last Alignment
Quick-Align
Re-Alignment
Selecting an Object
Object Catalog
Slewing to an Object
Finding Planets
Constellation Tour
Tour Mode
Direction Buttons
Rate Button
Nine available slew speeds
Setup Procedures
1 = 2 = 1x sidereal 3 = 4 = 5 =
6 = 7 = .5º / sec 8 = 2º / sec 9 = 3º / sec
Identify
Precise GoTo
Observing Tip Helpful Hint
Utility Features
Helpful Hint
MENU
ADVANCED GT
ALIGNMENT
LIST
The celestial sphere seen from the outside showing R.A. and DEC
The Celestial Coordinate System
Motion of the Stars
Pointing at Polaris
Latitude Scales
Definition
Finding the North Celestial Pole
Declination Drift Method of Polar Alignment
Lunar Observing Hints
Observing the Moon
Observing the Planets
Observing the Sun
Observing Deep Sky Objects
Solar Observing Hints
Seeing Conditions
Transparency
Seeing conditions directly affect image quality. These drawings represent a point source i.e., star under bad seeing conditions left to excellent conditions right. Most often, seeing conditions produce images that lie some where between these two extremes
Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography
Lunar Phase
Eyepiece Projection
Crescent
Quarter
Planet
Long Exposure Prime Focus Photography
Moon
Mercury
6. Set the shutter speed to the B setting
2. Remove all visual accessories
10. Open the shutter using a cable release
3. Thread the Radial Guider onto your telescope
Metering
Terrestrial Photography
Reducing Vibration
CCD Imaging
Telescope
Auto Guiding
Standard
With
Collimation
Care and Cleaning of the Optics
To make collimation a simple procedure, follow these easy steps
Series 1 - #94119-10
40mm
Deep Yellow, Red, Light Green, ND25% T #s 12, 25, 56, 96ND-25
Series 2 - #94119-20
Series 3 - #94119-30
Light Red, Blue, Green, ND50% T #s 23A, 38A, 58, 96ND-50
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Advanced Series
Appendix A - Technical Specifications
11071/11072
11025/11026
Appendix B - Glossary of Terms
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CONNECTICUT
APPENDIX C LONGITUDES AND LATITUDES
LONGITUDE
LONGITUDE
LONGITUDE
INTERNATIONAL
CANADA
Communication Protocol
Appendix D - RS-232 Connection
PC Command ASCII
Description
Reset The Position Of Azm Or Alt
Additional RS232 Commands
Send Any Track Rate Through RS232 To The Hand Control
APPENDIX E - MAPS OF TIME ZONES
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