Celestron NexStar 4SE Computerized Telescope NexStar 4 SE Manual - Page 2

INTRODUCTION, ASSEMBLY, HAND CONTROL, The Star Pointer Finderscope

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INTRODUCTION...4 WARNING ...4 ASSEMBLY...6 ASSEMBLING THE NEXSTAR...6 Powering the NexStar...6 The Hand Control...6 The Eyepiece...7 The Star Pointer Finderscope ...7 HAND CONTROL...10 HAND CONTROL OPERATION...11 Alignment Procedure...11 Sky Align...12 Auto Two-Star Align...13 Two Star Alignment ...14 One-Star Align...14 Solar System Align...14 IMPROVING POINTING ACCURACY...16 Alignment Stars: ...16 Sync: ...17 Undo Sync: ...17 OBJECT CATALOG ...17 Selecting an Object...17 Slewing to an Object...18 Finding Planets ...18 Tour Mode ...18 Constellation Tour...18 DIRECTION BUTTONS...19 Rate Button ...19 SETUP PROCEDURES ...19 Tracking Mode ...19 Tracking Rate ...19 View Time-Site...20 User Defined Objects ...20 CAMERA - ...20 Connecting Camera...20 Controlling Camera ...21 Camera Wizard...21 GET RA/DEC - ...22 GOTO R.A/ DEC...22 IDENTIFY ...22 PRECISE GOTO ...22 SCOPE SETUP FEATURES...22 Setup Time-Site ...22 Anti-backlash ...22 Slew Limits...23 Filter Limits ...23 Direction Buttons...23 Goto Approach ...23 2

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INTRODUCTION
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4
W
ARNING
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4
ASSEMBLY
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6
A
SSEMBLING THE
N
EX
S
TAR
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6
Powering the NexStar
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6
The Hand Control
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6
The Eyepiece
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7
The Star Pointer Finderscope
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7
HAND CONTROL
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10
H
AND
C
ONTROL
O
PERATION
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11
Alignment Procedure
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11
Sky Align
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12
Auto Two-Star Align
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13
Two Star Alignment
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14
One-Star Align
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14
Solar System Align
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14
I
MPROVING
P
OINTING
A
CCURACY
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16
Alignment Stars:
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16
Sync:
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17
Undo Sync:
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17
O
BJECT
C
ATALOG
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17
Selecting an Object
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17
Slewing to an Object
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18
Finding Planets
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18
Tour Mode
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18
Constellation Tour
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18
D
IRECTION
B
UTTONS
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19
Rate Button
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19
S
ETUP
P
ROCEDURES
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19
Tracking Mode
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19
Tracking Rate
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19
View Time-Site
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20
User Defined Objects
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20
C
AMERA
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20
Connecting Camera
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20
Controlling Camera
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21
Camera Wizard
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21
G
ET
RA/DEC
-
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22
G
OTO
R.A/
D
EC
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22
I
DENTIFY
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22
P
RECISE
G
O
T
O
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22
S
COPE
S
ETUP
F
EATURES
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22
Setup Time-Site
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22
Anti-backlash
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22
Slew Limits
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23
Filter Limits
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23
Direction Buttons
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23
Goto Approach
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23
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