One-Star Alt/Az Alignment

One-Star Alignment requires some knowledge of the night sky. Autostar provides a database of bright stars. One-Star Alignment is identical to Two-Star Alt/Az: Alignment (see “Two-Star ALT/AZ Alignment,” above), except only one star from this database is chosen by the observer for alignment.

IMPORTANT NOTE : The accuracy of One- Star Alt/Az Alignment, unlike the Two-Star and Easy (Alt/Az) Alignment procedures, depends on how well the observer levels the telescope and how close to North the telescope is pointed when setting the Home Position (Pg. 9, Fig. 6). Because the other methods use two stars to align upon, they are more precise than One- Star Alignment.

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This menu allows you to search the database for objects with certain parameters, much like a search engine. “Edit Parameters” lets you set various parameters for the search, and “Start Search” activates the search. A typical search might be performed as follows:

1.Select “Browse” from the Object menu. Press ENTER. “Browse: Start Search” displays.

2.Press one of the Scroll Keys and “Browse: Edit Parameters” displays. Press Enter.

3.“Edit Parameters: Largest (mins)” displays. “Mins” stands for arc-minutes. Press ENTER.

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LT Series, LT ACF Series, LT SC Series specifications

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