4
S
LEWING
S
PEED
S
ETTING
...................................................................................................................................................... 45
DRIVE BASE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46
CHAPTER 5 - TELESCOPE BASICS........................................................................................................................... 47
T
HE
S
CHMIDT
-C
ASSEGRAIN
S
YSTEM
.................................................................................................................................... 47
I
MAGE
O
RIENTATION
............................................................................................................................................................ 48
Y
OUR
F
IRST
L
OOK
................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Daytime Observing .......................................................................................................................................................... 50
C
ALCULATING
M
AGNIFICATION
............................................................................................................................................ 50
D
ETERMINING
F
IELD OF
V
IEW
............................................................................................................................................... 50
G
ENERAL
O
BSERVING
H
INTS
................................................................................................................................................ 51
G
ENERAL
P
HOTOGRAPHY
H
INTS
........................................................................................................................................... 51
CHAPTER 6 - ASTRONOMY BASICS ........................................................................................................................ 52
T
HE
C
ELESTIAL
C
OORDINATE
S
YSTEM
................................................................................................................................. 52
M
OTION OF THE
S
TARS
......................................................................................................................................................... 53
P
OLAR
A
LIGNMENT
(
WITH
W
EDGE
) ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Finding the Pole............................................................................................................................................................... 55
Latitude Scales ................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Pointing at Polaris ........................................................................................................................................................... 57
Declination Drift .............................................................................................................................................................. 58
The 7x50mm Finder ......................................................................................................................................................... 58
CHAPTER 7 - PROCEDURES ...................................................................................................................................... 60
D
RIVE
S
YSTEM
..................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Turning the Tracking On and Off .................................................................................................................................... 60
Changing Slewing Speeds (Button Speed ON)................................................................................................................. 61
Changing Slewing Speeds (Button Speed OFF)............................................................................................................... 61
Saving Power ................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Determining the Altitude Backlash Compensation .......................................................................................................... 63
Finding 90º Declination for Polar Alignment.................................................................................................................. 63
A
LIGNMENT
.......................................................................................................................................................................... 65
SKY - Two Star Alignment ............................................................................................................................................... 65
EQ North - Polar Aligned, one star alignment ................................................................................................................ 65
SKY - Updating Alignment............................................................................................................................................... 66
CHANGE - Changing Alignment Stars ............................................................................................................................ 66
SKY - One Star Alignment................................................................................................................................................ 67
EARTH - Terrestrial Alignment ....................................................................................................................................... 69
EARTH - Terrestrial Alignment to User Defined NEW Objects....................................................................................... 70
Finding 90º Declination for Polar Alignment.................................................................................................................. 71
P
OINTING
.............................................................................................................................................................................. 72
GO TO Command ............................................................................................................................................................ 72
Increasing Pointing Accuracy using Enhanced Encoder Resolution - EER .................................................................... 72
Precise Pointing - Relative Command ............................................................................................................................. 73
CHAPTER 8 - CELESTIAL OBSERVING .................................................................................................................. 74
O
BSERVING THE
M
OON
......................................................................................................................................................... 74
Lunar Observing Hints..................................................................................................................................................... 74
O
BSERVING THE
P
LANETS
..................................................................................................................................................... 74
Planetary Observing Hints............................................................................................................................................... 74
O
BSERVING THE
S
UN
............................................................................................................................................................ 74
Solar Observing Hints...................................................................................................................................................... 75
O
BSERVING
D
EEP
S
KY
O
BJECTS
........................................................................................................................................... 75
S
EEING
C
ONDITIONS
............................................................................................................................................................. 75
Transparency ................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Sky Illumination ............................................................................................................................................................... 75
Seeing............................................................................................................................................................................... 76
