Celestron 11007, Instruction Manual

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Page 3: ...20 22 CELESTIAL OBSERVING 23 24 CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 25 29 TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE 30 31 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 31 32 APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 33 34 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF TERMS 34 36 APPENDI...

Page 4: ...other high performance features TheCPC DeluxeHD s features combined withCelestron s legendary optical systems give amateur astronomers the most sophisticated and easy to use telescopes available on th...

Page 5: ...onal 9 Schmidt Corrector Lens 14 Accessory Tray Center 4 Hand Control 10 Altitude Locking Knobs Support Bracket 5 Eyepiece 11 Carrying Handle 15 Focus Knob 6 Finderscope A Hand Control Port C PC Inter...

Page 6: ...tached so the tripod legs can collapse To set up the tripod 1 Hold the tripod with the head up and the legs pointed toward the ground 2 Pull the legs away from the central column until they will not s...

Page 7: ...be aligned for GoTo use Any manual movement of the telescope will invalidate your telescope s alignment Before attaching your visual accessories first loosen the altitude locking knob while holding t...

Page 8: ...erscope Installation The finderscope must first be mounted in the included quick release bracket then attached to the rear cell of the telescope To install the finderscope 1 Locate the finderscope mou...

Page 9: ...target Remember that the image orientation through the finder is inverted i e upside down and reversed from left to right Because of this it may take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the dir...

Page 10: ...unique list of some of the most recognizable star patterns in the sky CCDObjects A custom list of many interesting galaxy pairs trios and clusters that are well suited forCCD imaging with theCPC tele...

Page 11: ...rmation downloaded from theGPS 3 The hand control will display a message reminding you to level the tripod if you already haven t done so Press ENTER to continue 4 Use the arrow buttons on the hand co...

Page 12: ...der press ENTER The display will then instruct you to center the star in the field of view of the eyepiece When the star is centered pressALIGN to accept this star as your second alignment star When t...

Page 13: ...e EQ alignments gives you the choice of performing anAutoAlign Two Star alignment One Star alignment or Solar System alignment EQAutoAlign The EQAutoAlign uses all the same time site information as th...

Page 14: ...amed Stars NamedObject Double Stars Variable Stars Asterisms andCCDObjects Selecting any one of these catalogs will display a numeric alphabetical listing of the objects under that list Pressing theUP...

Page 15: ...number 1 on the hand control is the slowest rate 5x sidereal and can be used for accurate centering of objects in the eyepiece and photographic guiding To change the speed rate of the motors Press th...

Page 16: ...by entering the R A and declination for that object Scroll to the Enter RA DEC command and press ENTER The display will then ask you to enter first the R A and then the declination of the desired obje...

Page 17: ...tions If you notice a jump when releasing the button but setting the values lower results in a pause when pressing the button go with the higher value for positive but use a lower value for negative C...

Page 18: ...acklash compensation values initial date and time longitude latitude along with slew and filter limits will be reset The hand control will ask you to press the 0 key before returning to the factory de...

Page 19: ...ection PEC PEC is designed to improve photographic quality by reducing the amplitude of the worm gear errors and improving the tracking accuracy of the drive This feature is for advanced astrophotogra...

Page 20: ...focusing knob until the image is sharp If the knob will not turn it has reached the end of its travel on the focusing mechanism Turn the knob in the opposite direction until the image is sharp Once a...

Page 21: ...e apparent field of the eyepiece supplied by the eyepiece manufacturer by the magnification In equation format the formula looks like this As you can see before determining the field of view you must...

Page 22: ...oving toward the west Motionof theStars The daily motion of the Sun across the sky is familiar to even the most casual observer This daily trek is not the Sun moving as early astronomers thought but t...

Page 23: ...y bright star in the telescope s database select the AlignWedge option The telescope will then re slew to the same star 1 Center the star in the finderscope and press ENTER 2 Then accurately center th...

Page 24: ...one after any one of the previously mentioned methods has been completed To perform the declination drift method you need to choose two bright stars One should be near the eastern horizon and one due...

Page 25: ...te power PlanetaryObserving Hints Remember that atmospheric conditions are usually the limiting factor on how much planetary detail will be visible So avoid observing the planets when they are low on...

Page 26: ...ance deep sky viewing from light polluted areas by blocking unwanted light while transmitting light from certain deep sky objects You can on the other hand observe planets and stars from light pollute...

Page 27: ...models are available ShortExposurePrimeFocusPhotography Short exposure prime focus photography is the best way to begin recording celestial objects It is done with the camera attached to the telescope...

Page 28: ...for your next exposure Don t forget to take photos of varying duration and keep accurate records of what you have done Record the date telescope exposure duration eyepiece f ratio film and some commen...

Page 29: ...s ENTER You will have 5 seconds before the system starts to record The first time each observing session that PEC record or play is selected the worm gear must rotate in order to mark its starting pos...

Page 30: ...f 2 There are only a select few objects that work well at f 10 The Moon images fine because it is so bright but planets are still a bit small and should be shot at f 20 The Ring Nebula is a good candi...

Page 31: ...view 5 times larger and the object size 1 5 compared to that of f 10 see Figure 8 8 FIGURE 8 8 Telescope Standard f 10 f 2 Model Configuration Configuration 8 80 2032 mm 16 406 4 mm 9 25 93 2350 mm 1...

Page 32: ...damage the optics If dust has built up on the corrector plate remove it with a brush made of camel s hair or a can of pressurized air Spray at an angle to the lens for approximately two to four second...

Page 33: ...direction than simply repeat steps 2 through 6 as described above for the new direction FIGURE 9 3 A collimatedtelescope should appear symmetrical withthe central obstruction centered inthe star s di...

Page 34: ...T shaped assembly that attaches to the rear cell of the telescope As light from the telescope enters the guider most passes straight through to the camera A small portion however is diverted by a pris...

Page 35: ...122x Resolution Rayleigh Criterion 68 arc seconds 59 arc seconds 50 arc seconds Dawes Limit 57 arc seconds 49 arc seconds 42 arc seconds Light Gathering Power 843x 1127x 1593x Near Focus with Standard...

Page 36: ...tude star or other celestial object as perceived by an observer on Earth Arc minute A unit of angular size equal to 1 60 of a degree Arc second A unit of angular size equal to 1 3 600 of a degree or 1...

Page 37: ...celestial pole and ends at the South celestial pole and passes through the zenith If you are facing South the meridian starts from your Southern horizon and passes directly overhead to the North celes...

Page 38: ...anet U Universe The totality of astronomical things events relations and energies capable of being described objectively V VariableStar A star whose brightness varies over time due to either inherent...

Page 39: ...a Dec R34AB 12CE Scope must be aligned If command conflicts with slew limits there will be no action Get Azm Alt Z 12AB 4000 10 characters returned 12AB Azm comma 4000 Alt Get RA Dec E 34AB 12CE Scope...

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Page 48: ...EclipseType Duration Location 2001 Dec 14 Annular 03m53s North America Hawaii 2001 Jun 21 Total 04m57s South Africa Madagascar 2002 Dec 04 Total 02m04s S Africa Indonesia Australia 2002 Jun 10 Annula...

Page 49: ...cted to abuse misuse mishandling or unauthorized repair Further product malfunction or deterioration due to normal wear is not covered by this warranty CELESTRON DISCLAIMSANYWARRANTIES EXPRESSOR IMPLI...

Page 50: ...ars of age and older 2835 Columbia Street Torrance CA 90503 U S A Telephone 310 328 9560 Fax 310 212 5835 FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follo...