Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope Advanced VX Manual
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Series Telescopes Instruction Manual For Models: 91519 32054 32062 22020 12079 12026 12046 12067 12031 - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 2
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Hand Control 12 Object Catalog 16 Slewing to an Object 16 Advanced VX Main Menu Tree 23 Optical Tube Assemblies 25 Setting up the Refractor 25 Setting up the Newtonian Reflector 26 Setting up the Edge HD & Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tubes 27 Aligning the Finderscope 29 Polar Aligning the - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 4
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Celestron Advanced VX telescope mount. The Advanced VX German equatorial mount has been designed with the highest quality materials to ensure stability and durability. All this adds up to a telescope that gives you a lifetime of enjoyment with a - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 6
Advanced VX Mount (Advanced VX with 8" Edge HD Optical Tube Shown) 1 11 B D 29 3 10 7 C E 6 8 4 F 5 A 1 Optical Tube 2 Advanced VX Equatorial Mount 3 Latitude Adjustment Scale 4 Tripod Center Leg Brace/Accessory Tray 5 Tripod 6 Counterweight 7 Counterweight Bar 8 Hand Control 9 Control - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 7
setting up your Celestron mount, you must start with the tripod and work up from there. These instructions are laid out in the order each task must be performed. Setting up the Tripod The Advanced VX tripod comes with an all-metal center leg brace/accessory tray to give rock solid support to the - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 8
Attaching the Accessory Tray The Advanced VX mount comes with an accessory tray that has holes specially designed for 1.25" and 2" eyepieces. The are ready to attach the counterweight. Observing Tip: Since the fully assembled telescope can be quite heavy, position the mount so that the polar axis - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 9
sliding over the safety screw. Attaching the Hand Control Holder The Advanced VX telescope models come with a hand control holder that attaches to a Telescope Mounting Screw Moving the Telescope Manually In order to properly balance your telescope, you will need to move your telescope manually - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 10
counterweight bar and loosen the rear screw. The latitude adjustment on the Advanced VX mount has a range from approximately 7° to 77°. Balancing the Mount in DEC Although the mount does not track in declination, the telescope should also be balanced in this axis to prevent any sudden motions when - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 11
the mount). To do this you should loosen both latitude adjustment screws and manually push the front of the mount down as far as it will go. the Telescope The Advanced VX mount can be powered by the supplied car battery adapter or optional 12V AC adapter. Use only adapters supplied by Celestron. - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 12
Computerized Hand Control The Advanced VX uses the NexStar+ hand control that is designed to give you instant access to all the observing sessions. Below is a brief description of the individual components of The NexStar+ hand controller: 1 8 2 9 3 4 4 5 11 10 6 11 7 12 13 15 14 12 I - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 13
A lign: Instructs the hand control to begin the process of aligning your telescope. 3. Direction Keys: Allows complete control of the Advanced VX mount in any direction. Use the direction keys to center objects in the eyepiece or manually slew telescope. 4. Catalog Keys: The Advanced VX has a key - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 14
the Up and Down scroll buttons (10) to toggle between options. • Select the time zone that over two hundred alignment stars. 2. Once the telescope is finished slewing to your first alignment star, the the finder, press ENTER. The display will then instruct you to center the star in the field of - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 15
the coordinates of bright objects like the Moon and planets and provides the telescope with information needed to track objects in any part of the sky , do the following: 1. P ress the BACK button until the display reads "Advanced VX Ready" 2. P ress the MENU button and use the Up and Down keys to - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 16
(the Celestron logo) and press OBJECT INFO to see information about the object you selected. Caution: Never slew the telescope when someone is looking into the eyepiece. The telescope can move at fast slew speeds and may hit an observer in the eye. SkyTour Button The Advanced VX mount includes - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 17
speed slew rate to precise guiding rate or anywhere in between. telescope move in the correct direction. Help Button In future firmware updates, this button will offer troubleshooting tips. For your convenience, it currently functions as a shortcut to the Messier Catalog. Menu Button The Advanced VX - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 18
Celestron logo) for 10 seconds while powering up the telescope. Scope Setup Menu Setup Time-Site - Allows the user to customize the telescope when changing directions). The Advanced VX anti-backlash feature allows higher value may be necessary for photographic guiding. To set the anti-backlash value, - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 19
past the meridian, then the telescope will continue to stay on its current side of the Meridian when slewing to objects that are as far as 10° beyond your Meridian. • Favor West - If the target object is accessible from both sides of the mount, selecting "Favor West" instructs the mount to point to - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 20
If this proves to be a problem, the direction that the telescope takes to center an object can be changed. To change the telescopes slewing direction, see GoTo Approach options will also provide access to several advanced utility functions within the telescope such as; Calibrate Mount, Hibernate as - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 21
accuracy of the drive. This feature is for advanced astrophotography and is used when your telescope is accurately polar aligned. For more information on using PEC, refer to the section of the manual on "Astroimaging." User Objects Menu Your telescope can store up to 400 different user-defined - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 22
, Identify Mode can be used to find other celestial objects that are close to the objects you are currently observing. For example, if your telescope is pointed at the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, choosing Identify and then searching the Named Star catalog will no doubt return the star - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 23
Advanced VX Main Menu Tree Menu Tracking View Time-Site Hand Control Scope Setup Utilities User Objects Get RA-Dec GoTo RA Dec Identify Precise Goto Mode - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 24
Advanced VX Main Menu Tree Scope Setup Setup Time-Site Anti-Backlash Filter Limits Direction Button GoTo Approach Autoguide Rates OTA Orientation Meridian Mount Settings RA Limits - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 25
lbs 16" (40 cm) 10 lbs 12026 Schmidt-Cassegrain 8" (203 mm) 2032 mm f/10 25 mm (81x) - 1.25" 6x30 90° - 1.25" Advanced VX 2" Stainless Steel 1x 12 lbs 17" (43 cm) 12 lbs 12046 Schmidt-Cassegrain 9-1/4" (235 mm) 2350 mm f/10 25 mm (94x) - 1.25" 6x30 90° - 1.25" Advanced VX 2" Stainless Steel 2x 12 - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 26
directly into the focuser barrel and secured with the two thumb screws. Your telescope comes with a 1.25" star diagonal. This diagonal can be inserted into the end of the 1.25" adapter allowing you to use 1.25" eyepieces at a more comfortable angle when viewing near the zenith. Setting Up the - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 27
around the focuser barrel and remove the 1.25" adapter. Once removed, a 2" eyepiece adapter SchmidtCassegrain Optical Tubes (#12031, #12079, #12026, #12046 and #12067) Installing the Star Diagonal The star The 6", 8" and 9-1/4" Schmidt Cassegrain telescopes come with 6x30 finderscopes used - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 28
screws until they make contact with the finderscope. Pivot Screws Alignment Screws Quick Release Screws Installing the 9x50 Finderscope The 8" Edge HD and the 11" Schmidt Cassegrain telescopes come with 9x50 finderscopes used to help you locate and center objects in the main field of your - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 29
hairs are centered on the target. Removing the Lens Cap The EdgeHD and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes utilize a lens cap with a bayonet-type locking mechanism to hold it in Advanced VX mount has a polar alignment function called "All-Star" Polar Alignment that will help you polar align your telescope - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 30
controller to select Undo Sync from the list, and press Enter. The message Complete will display on the LCD. To re-align your telescope: 1. S lew the telescope to one of the original alignment stars or another bright star if the original alignment stars are no longer in a convenient location. Press - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 31
earlier in the manual. 2. Remove all visual accessories. 3. Thread the Radial Guider onto your telescope. 4. Advanced VX mount needs to know the current position of its worm gear, so it has a reference when playing back the recorded error. Next, you must guide using an autoguider for at least 10 - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 32
necessary to restart PEC recording after the worm gear has found its index. 6. A fter 10 minutes, PEC will automatically stop recording. 7. P oint the telescope at the object you want to image and center the guide star on the illuminated cross hairs. You are ready to play back the periodic error - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 33
Appendix A - Advanced VX Mount Technical Specifications Payload Capacity (excluding counterweight) Optical Height Range of Mount Weight of Tripod Weight of EQ Head Weight of Counterweight Total Telescope Kit Weight 30 Pounds Standard Vixen-style "V" dovetail bar NexStar+ hand control with LCD - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 34
problems arise, or if you need assistance in using your telescope mount contact: Celestron Customer Service Department 2835 Columbia Street Torrance, CA 90503 Tel. 800.421.9649 Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM PST B. The Proper Return Authorization Number must be obtained from Celestron in advance instructions - Celestron Advanced VX 8" Newtonian Telescope | Advanced VX Manual - Page 35
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Series Telescopes
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
For Models:
91519 32054 32062
22020 12079 12026
12046 12067 12031