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CGE925, CGE1100, CGE800, CGE1400 manual
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Specifications
Install
Warranty
Reset The Position Of Azm Or Alt
Setting up the Tripod
command functions
Assembly
Alignment Procedures
Periodic Error Correction PEC
Latitude Adjustment Scale
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Contents
CGE800 CGE925 CGE1100 CGE1400
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Periodic Error Correction
ASSEMBLY
User Defined Objects
INTRODUCTION
ASTRONOMY BASICS
Some of the many standard features of the CGE include
Counterweights
Latitude Adjustment Scale
Counterweight Bar
On/Off Switch
Setting up the Tripod
Power Supply
Counterweight
CGE 800 #11058
Attaching the Center Leg Brace
Attaching the Electronics Pier
Electronincs Pier
Tripod Leg
Installing the Counterweight Bar
Installing the Counterweight
Dec Axis Counterweight Bar
Counterweight Locking Screw Safety Screw and Washer
Dovetail Slide Bar Dovetail Locking Knobs Mounting Platform
Attaching the Optical Tube to the Mount
Attaching the Visual Back
Installing the Star Diagonal
Installing the Eyepiece
Installing the Finderscope
Adjusting the Mount
Moving the Telescope Manually
GO OF THE TELESCOPE TUBE COMPLETELY
Balancing The Mount in R.A
Balancing The Mount in DEC
Transporting the CGE
Powering the Telescope
Attaching the Motor Cables
6. Remove the center leg brace from the tripod
7. Collapse the tripod legs inward, towards each other
The CGE Hand Control
Named Stars
Named Objects
Double Stars
Variable Stars
Calibrating the CGE Mount
Alignment Procedures
Startup Procedure
stars using the up arrow button and the right arrow button
Approaching the star from this direction when looking through the
Auto Two-Star Align
Auto One-Star Align
CGE Re-Alignment
Quick-Align
Last Alignment
Object Catalog
Selecting an Object
Slewing to an Object
Finding Planets
Tour Mode
Constellation Tour
Direction Buttons
Rate Button
6 = 7 = .5º / sec 8 = 2º / sec 9 = 4º / sec
Setup Procedures
1 = 2 = 1x sidereal 3 = 4 = 5 =
Identify
Helpful Hint
Scope Setup Features
Precise GoTo
Observing Tip Helpful Hint
Utility Features
MOVE TO SWITCH
LIGHT CONTROL FACTORY SETTING
UTILITIES CALIBRATE MOUNT
Helpful Hint
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command functions
CGE Ready
CGE Menu Tree
MENU
Reversed from left to right, as viewed with a Star Diagonal
Image Orientation
Actual image orientation as seen with the unaided eye
Determining Field of View
Focusing
Calculating Magnification
General Observing Hints
The Celestial Coordinate System
The celestial sphere seen from the outside showing R.A. and DEC
Motion of the Stars
Latitude Scales
Pointing at Polaris
Finding the North Celestial Pole
the south celestial pole
Declination Drift Method of Polar Alignment
Observing the Moon
Lunar Observing Hints
Observing the Planets
Planetary Observing Hints
Observing the Sun
Solar Observing Hints
Observing Deep Sky Objects
Seeing Conditions
Seeing
Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography
Eyepiece Projection
Lunar Phase
Crescent
Quarter
Long Exposure Prime Focus Photography
Planet
Moon
Mercury
Periodic Error Correction PEC
Using Periodic Error Correction
Terrestrial Photography
Metering
Reducing Vibration
CCD Imaging
Secondary Mirror Secondary Mirror Retaining Ring Corrector Plate
Lens Accessory
Telescope
Standard
With
F/6.3 with Reducer/Corrector
Medium size to small galaxies
Planetary or Lunar
Figure 7-5 M27 -- The Dumbbell
Auto Guiding
Care and Cleaning of the Optics
Collimation
To make collimation a simple procedure, follow these easy steps
40mm
11 at f/10 and 163 power with the CGE
exposure lunar and filtered solar photography
Technical Specifications
EQ Mount Weight
Counter Weight bar
Counter Weight
Technical Specifications
Slew Speeds
Idle Current
Slew one axis
APPENDIX A LONGITUDES AND LATITUDES
CONNECTICUT
LONGITUDE
LONGITUDE
LONGITUDE
CANADA
INTERNATIONAL
Appendix B - RS-232 Connection
Communication Protocol
PC Command ASCII
Commands below
Send Any Track Rate Through RS232 To The Hand Control
Additional RS232 Commands
Reset The Position Of Azm Or Alt
APPENDIX C - MAPS OF TIME ZONES
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CELESTRON TWO YEAR WARRANTY
Celestron 2835 Columbia Street Torrance, CA Tel. 310 Fax. 310
Copyright 2003 Celestron All rights reserved
Products or instructions may change without notice or obligation
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