CGE Ready | Celestron CGE800, CGE925, CGE1100, CGE1400 manual

CGE Ready

MENU

TRACKING

MODE

EQ NORTH

EQ SOUTH

OFF

RATE

SIDEREAL

SOLAR

LUNAR

VIEW TIME-SITE

SCOPE SETUP

SETUP TIME-SITE ANTI-BACKLASH FILTER LIMITS DIRECTION BUTTONS GOTO APPROACH AUTOGUIDE RATE MOUNT SETTINGS

UTILITIES

CALIBRATE MOUNT MOVE TO SWITCH HOME POSITION POLAR ALIGN PEC

LIGHT CONTROL FACTORY SETTING VERSION

GET ALT-AZ

GOTO ALT-AZ

HIBERNATE

TURN ON/OFF RTC TURN ON/OFF GPS

USER OBJECTS

GOTO SKY OBJ

SAVE SKY OBJ

ENTER RA & DEC

SAVE LAND OBJ

GOTO LAND OBJ

GET RA-DEC

GOTO RA-DEC

IDENTIFY

SELECT CATALOG

PRECISE GOTO

GOTO TYPE

ALIGNMENT

START-UP PROCUDURE

SET SWITCH POSITION

ENTER TIME

DLS/ST

TIME ZONE

ENTER DATE- MM/DD/YY

ENTER LONG/LAT

AUTO TWO-STAR ALIGNMENT

SELECT STAR 1

CENTER STAR 1

SELECT STAR 2

CENTER STAR 2

AUTO ONE-STAR ALIGNMENT

SELECT STAR 1

CENTER STAR 1

QUICK-ALIGN

LAST ALIGNMENT

LIST

NAMED STAR NAMED OBJECT ASTERISM TOUR VARIABLE STAR DOUBLE STAR CCD OBJECTS ABELL

IC CATALOG

CALDWELL

MESSIER NGC SAO

SOLAR SYSTEM CONSTELLATION

CGE Menu Tree:

The following figure is a menu tree showing the sub-menus associated with the primary

command functions

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Celestron CGE800, CGE925, CGE1100, CGE1400 manual CGE Ready

Contents

CGE800 CGE925 CGE1100 CGE1400 User Defined Objects Telescope Maintenance Some of the many standard features of the CGE include CGE 1400 Shown 12v Output Jack Counterweight Setting up the TripodPower Supply Diagonal Attaching the Center Leg Brace Attaching the Electronics Pier Counterweight Locking Screw Safety Screw Washer Installing the Counterweight BarInstalling the Counterweight Attaching the Equatorial Mount Attaching the Optical Tube to the Mount Attaching the Visual BackDovetail Slide Bar Dovetail Locking Knobs Mounting Platform Installing the Star Diagonal Installing the Eyepiece Installing the Finderscope Adjusting the Mount Moving the Telescope Manually Balancing The Mount in R.A Balancing The Mount in DEC Powering the Telescope Attaching the Motor CablesTransporting the CGE Page CGE Hand Control Double Stars Named StarsNamed Objects Variable Stars Alignment Procedures Startup Procedure Auto Two-Star Align Auto One-Star Align Quick-Align Last AlignmentCGE Re-Alignment Slewing to an Object Object CatalogSelecting an Object Finding Planets Direction Buttons Tour ModeConstellation Tour Rate Button Setup Procedures Identify Scope Setup Features Precise GoTo Observing Tip Helpful Hint Utility Features Helpful Hint Page CGE Ready Image Orientation Focusing Calculating MagnificationDetermining Field of View General Observing Hints Celestial Coordinate System Motion of the Stars Latitude Scales Pointing at Polaris Finding the North Celestial Pole Declination Drift Method of Polar Alignment Observing the Planets Observing the MoonLunar Observing Hints Planetary Observing Hints Observing Deep Sky Objects Observing the SunSolar Observing Hints Seeing Conditions Seeing Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography Eyepiece Projection Full Long Exposure Prime Focus Photography Planet ISO Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Periodic Error Correction PEC Using Periodic Error Correction Reducing Vibration Terrestrial PhotographyMetering CCD Imaging Fastar Compatible Optical System Fastar F/2 Imaging With Reducer/Corrector Medium size to small galaxiesPlanetary or Lunar Auto Guiding Care and Cleaning of the Optics Collimation Collimated telescope Should appear Symmetrical with Page At f/10 and 163 power with the CGE Page Technical Specifications Idle Current Appendix a Longitudes Latitudes Georgia Minnesota Rhode Island Canada Appendix B RS-232 Connection Communication Protocol Additional RS232 Commands Reset The Position Of Azm Or Alt Appendix C Maps of Time Zones Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Celestron TWO Year Warranty