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• . Select .PM .or .AM. .If .military .time .was .entered, .the .hand .control .will .bypass .this .step.
• . Choose .between .Standard .time .or .Daylight .Savings .time. .Use .the .Up .and .Down .scroll .
buttons .(10) .to .toggle .between .options.
• . Select .the .time .zone .that .you .are .observing .from. .Again, .use .the .Up .and .Down .buttons .
(10) .to .scroll .through .the .choices. .For .time .zone .information, .refer .to .the .Time .Zone .map .
in .the .appendix .of .this .manual.
Date .
Enter .the .month, .day .and .year .of .your .observing .session. .The .display .will .read: .mm/dd/yy.
• . If .the .wrong .information .has .been .input .into .the .hand .control, .the .UNDO .button .will .
act .as .a .backspace .allowing .the .user .to .re-enter .information. .
• . The .next .time .that .your .LightChariot
™
.is .aligned, .the .hand .control .will .automatically .
display .the .last .location .(either .a .city .or .longitude/latitude) .that .was .entered. .Press .
ENTER .to .accept .these .parameters .if .they .still .apply. .Pressing .the .UNDO .button .will .
allow .you .to .go .back .and .select .a .new .city .location .or .longitude/latitude.
4. . Use .the .arrow .buttons .on .the .hand .control .to .slew .(move) .the .telescope .towards .any .bright .celestial .
object .in .the .sky. .Align .the .object .with .the .red .dot .of .the .finderscope .and .press .ENTER. .
5. . If .the .finderscope .has .been .properly .aligned .with .the .telescope .tube, .the .alignment .star .should .now .
be .visible .inside .the .field .of .view .of .the .eyepiece. .The .hand .control .will .ask .that .you .center .the .bright .
alignment .star .in .the .center .of .the .eyepiece .and .press .the .ALIGN .button. .This .will .accept .the .star .
as .the .first .alignment .position. .(There .is .no .need .to .adjust .the .slewing .rate .of .the .motors .after .each .
alignment .step. .The .SynScan
™
.automatically .selects .the .best .slewing .rate .for .aligning .objects .in .both .
the .finderscope .and .the .eyepiece).
6. . For . the . second . alignment . object, . choose . a . bright . star . or . planet . as . far . as . possible . from . the . first .
alignment .object. .Once .again .use .the .arrow .button .to .center .the .object .in .the .finderscope .and .press .
ENTER. .Then .once .centered .in .the .eyepiece .press .the .ALIGN .button.
7. . Repeat .the .process .for .the .third .alignment .star. .When .the .telescope .has .been .aligned .to .the .final .
stars, .the .display .will .read .“Match .Confirmed”. .Press .UNDO .to .display .the .names .of .the .three .bright .
objects .you .aligned .to, .or .press .ENTER .to .accept .these .three .objects .for .alignment. .You .are .now .
ready .to .find .your .first .object. .
Tips for Using Astro-Tri-Align
™
Remember .the .following .alignment .guidelines .to .make .using .Astro-Tri-Align
™
.as .simple .and .accurate .as .
possible.
• . Be .sure .to .level .the .tripod .before .you .begin .alignment. .The .time/site .information .along .with .a .level .
tripod .will .help .the .telescope .better .predict .the .available .bright .stars .and .planets .that .are .above .the .
horizon. .
• . Remember .to .select .alignment .stars .that .are .as .far .apart .in .the .sky .as .possible. .For .best .results .
make .sure .that .the .third .alignment .star .does .not .lie .in .a .straight .line .between .the .first .two .stars. .
This .may .result .in .a .failed .alignment.
• . Don’t . worry . about . confusing . planets . for . stars . when . selecting . alignment . objects. . Astro-Tri-Align
™
.
works . with . the . four . brightest . planets . (Venus, . Jupiter, . Saturn . and . Mars) . as . well . as . the . Moon. . In .
addition .to .the .planets, .the .hand .control .has .over .80 .bright .alignment .stars .to .choose .from .(down .
to .2.5 .magnitude).
• . Rarely .Astro-Tri-Align
™
.will .not .be .able .to .determine .what .three .alignment .objects .were .centered. .
HELPFUL
HINTS
TIPS
Summary of Contents for LightChariot 102AR-AZ
Page 1: ...LightChariot INSTRUCTION MANUAL 8 0AR A Z 10 2 AR A Z 13 0 N A Z...
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Page 42: ...42 APPENDIX D STANDARD TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD 26 APPENDIX A STANDARD TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD...
Page 43: ...43 JANUARY FEBRUARY SKY MAP...
Page 44: ...44 MARCH APRIL SKY MAP...
Page 45: ...45 MAY JUNE SKY MAP...
Page 46: ...46 JULY AUGUST SKY MAP...
Page 47: ...47 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER SKY MAP...
Page 48: ...48 NOVEMBER DECEMBER SKY MAP...
Page 49: ...49 NOTES...
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