Celestron NexStar 8SE Computerized Telescope NexStar 6 SE and 8 SE Manual - Page 3

Appendix D - Maps Of Time Zones, Appendix B - Glossary Of Terms - images

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GPS On/Off...22 Light Control ...22 Factory Setting...22 Version ...22 Get Axis Position ...22 Goto Axis Postion ...23 Hibernate ...23 Sun Menu ...23 Scrolling Menu...23 Calibrate Goto ...23 Set Mount Position...23 Wedge Align ...23 Hand Control Command Tree ...24 TELESCOPE BASICS...24 IMAGE ORIENTATION ...25 FOCUSING ...26 CALCULATING MAGNIFICATION ...26 DETERMINING FIELD OF VIEW ...26 GENERAL OBSERVING HINTS...27 THE CELESTIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM...28 MOTION OF THE STARS ...29 POLAR ALIGNMENT ...30 Polar Alignment (with optional Wedge) ...30 Photography with the NexStar ...31 Finding the North Celestial Pole ...32 CELESTIAL OBSERVING ...33 OBSERVING THE MOON...33 OBSERVING THE PLANETS...33 OBSERVING THE SUN ...33 OBSERVING DEEP SKY OBJECTS ...34 SEEING CONDITIONS ...34 Transparency ...34 Sky Illumination ...34 Seeing...34 TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE...35 Care and Cleaning of the Optics ...35 Collimation ...35 APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...39 APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS ...40 APPENDIX C - RS 232 CONNECTION ...42 APPENDIX D - MAPS OF TIME ZONES...43 SKY MAPS ...45 3

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GPS On/Off
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22
Light Control
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22
Factory Setting
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22
Version
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22
Get
Axis Position
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22
Goto Axis Postion
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23
Hibernate
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23
Sun Menu
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23
Scrolling Menu
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23
Calibrate Goto
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23
Set Mount Position
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23
Wedge Align
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23
Hand Control Command Tree
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24
TELESCOPE BASICS
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24
I
MAGE
O
RIENTATION
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25
F
OCUSING
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26
C
ALCULATING
M
AGNIFICATION
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26
D
ETERMINING
F
IELD OF
V
IEW
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26
G
ENERAL
O
BSERVING
H
INTS
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27
T
HE
C
ELESTIAL
C
OORDINATE
S
YSTEM
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28
M
OTION OF THE
S
TARS
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29
P
OLAR
A
LIGNMENT
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30
Polar Alignment (with optional Wedge)
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30
Photography with the NexStar
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31
Finding the North Celestial Pole
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32
CELESTIAL OBSERVING
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33
O
BSERVING THE
M
OON
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33
O
BSERVING THE
P
LANETS
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33
O
BSERVING THE
S
UN
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33
O
BSERVING
D
EEP
S
KY
O
BJECTS
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34
S
EEING
C
ONDITIONS
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34
Transparency
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34
Sky Illumination
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34
Seeing
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34
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE
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35
Care and Cleaning of the Optics
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35
Collimation
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35
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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39
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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40
APPENDIX C – RS 232 CONNECTION
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42
APPENDIX D – MAPS OF TIME ZONES
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43
SKY MAPS
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