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4.3.2. Go to the Moon
After performing these setups, the mount is ready to GOTO and track objects. The most
common object will be Moon.
Press MENU button, select “Select and Slew” by press ENTER button. Select “Planets,
Sun, Moon”, and using
▲
or
▼
button to select Moon. Press ENTER. The telescope will start
slew to the general direction where the Moon should be. After the mount stops slewing, it will
automatically begin to track. If the Moon is located inside the filed of view (FOV) of your
eyepiece but not centered, use the arrow keys to center the Moon in your eyepiece. Press the
SPEED button to change the adjusting speed.
If the Moon is not located in the FOV of the eyepiece once the telescope stops slewing,
you may push the telescope mount (not the base or tripod) in the azimuth direction and altitude
direction (by losing the altitude lock) to put the Moon in the FOV. Retighten the altitude lock and
using the arrow keys to center the Moon the eyepiece. In most cases, manual move is needed
only in the azimuth.
4.3.3. Initial Star Alignment
A simple alignment/synchronization can be performed to improve the GOTO and
tracking accuracy. To do so, press MENU button, scroll down to “Align”, select “Solarsys Align”
and press ENTER. The screen will list Moon, Sun and other planets for you to select from.
Select an object using
▲
or
▼
key. Then press ENTER. The mount will slew to the object. Use
◄
►
▲
or
▼
key to center the object in your eyepiece. Press SPEED button to change the
slew speed if needed. Then press ENTER to complete the alignment. Or press the BACK key to
cancel the process.
An alternate way is performing “Sync to Target” which is equally good as one-star
alignment. To do so, press MENU button, select “Select and Slew” and press ENTER. Then
select a known sky object, such as Moon from “Planets, Sun, Moon” menu and press ENTER.
The mount will slew to the Moon. When the mount stopped slewing, the Moon could be just
inside your eyepiece or way off. Press MENU button and scroll down the menu to “Sync to
Target” and press ENTER. Follow the instruction, use
◄
►
▲
and
▼
keys to move the Moon in
the center of your eyepiece and press ENTER. Now the system is aligned and ready to goto
other stars.
4.4. Turn Off the Mount
When finishing observing, always move the mount to Park Position. If the mount is not
moved afterwards, no initial set up is needed when powered on the next time. To do so, press
the MENU button, scroll down to “Park Telescope” and press ENTER. Turn the power off.
