Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense StarSense AutoAlign Manual
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- Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 1
MANUAL - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 2
- Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 3
7 ASSEMBLY 8 Attaching the StarSense Camera to Your Telescope 8 Changing Brackets 9 Using with a Finder 10 Connecting StarSense Hand Control to Your Telescope 10 QUICK START: ALIGNING STARSENSE 11 First Time Setup: Calibrate Center 12 StarSense Manual Align 13 StarSense User Auto Align 13 - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 4
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break, allowing unfiltered sunlight to pass through to the eye. • Do not leave the telescope unsupervised, especially when adults are unfamiliar with your telescope or children are present. WHAT'S IN THE BOX StarSense Camera Large Camera Bracket & Large Bracket Base (pre-installed on camera in box - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 6
with the wide-angle/low power eyepiece. StarSense AutoAlign works with most computerized Celestron telescopes and several different optical tubes. Refer to the compatibility charts below. TELESCOPE COMPATIBILITY COMPATIBLE NexStar SE Series CPC, CPC DX NexStar GT (with Aux. splitter) CGE Pro - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 7
The StarSense camera replaces the finderscope on your telescope. Use one of the two included camera brackets to attach the camera, the large bracket (already installed), or the small bracket. Refer to the chart below to determine which bracket fits your optical tube. LARGE BRACKET All Celestron - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 8
1. Remove the finderscope and bracket from your telescope tube . Note: Some optical tubes, like the NexStar SE, may have a small plastic rail which secures the Star Pointer . Remove this rail with a Phillips head screwdriver . 3. Slide the StarSense camera onto the camera base and secure it - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 9
into the back of the StarSense Camera on one end, and your mount's auxiliary port on the other end. 2. R emove the lens shroud by unthreading it. Note: If your telescope does not have an auxiliary port, the Auxiliary Port Splitter, (item #93919 available from Celestron), is required. First, plug - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 10
guide scopes on Celestron 8" Schmidt-Cassegrains and EdgeHD telescopes will obstruct the StarSense's Large Camera Bracket. The CPC 800 fork arm also obstructs with the StarSense Remove the NexStar Hand Control from your mount. 2. P lug the phone jack type connector on the StarSense Hand Control - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 11
StarSense Manual Align". Connect the StarSense Hand Control and camera to your telescope as described in Assembly. Remove the camera's dust cap. 1. S et your telescope up with an eyepiece and position the telescope source available for your telescope. StarSense will choose the best source found. A - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 12
previously) or StarSense Manual alignment must first be performed. This allows your telescope to establish tracking and rough GoTo accuracy. 1. Press STARS. The first option shown is Named for named stars. Press ENTER to proceed. 2. Choose a named star from the list. For best results, choose - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 13
the sky that was used for the alignment. To use StarSense Manual alignment: 1. W ith the telescope powered on, press the ALIGN button. 2. Use the UP/DOWN scroll keys to select StarSense Manual option and press ENTER. 3. M ove the telescope to its home position or switch position. Alt-Az mounts - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 14
calibration reference point, then position the telescope in the area you are going to observe or image in. 4. Press ENTER and StarSense will acquire a new image and for flexure and other mechanical inaccuracies to provide the best possible pointing accuracy. SOLAR SYSTEM ALIGN Solar System Align - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 15
(also the 6 and 9 keys to select the slot you wish to load. 4. Press OPTION (Celestron logo key on bottom left) and ALIGN simultaneously to load the alignment. StarSense will need to sync the telescope position in the sky to restore your saved alignment. 5. Press ENTER when the hand controller - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 16
5. Press ENTER to complete the polar alignment. For best accuracy, perform another StarSense Auto alignment. POLAR ALIGN This feature aligns the mount through only. Polar Align must be performed after a StarSense Auto or StarSense Manual Align. We recommend you also add multiple Cal Reference - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 17
a four-line, 18-character display screen that has red backlighting for comfortable viewing . 2 . ALIGN: Instructs StarSense to begin alignment of your telescope . 3. Direction Buttons: Used to manually slew your telescope in any direction and center objects in the eyepiece . 4. Catalog Buttons - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 18
Celestron Logo): Can be used in combination with other keys to access more advanced features and functions. 8. ENTER: Selects any of StarSense's functions, accepts entered parameters, and slews the telescope best objects in the sky and automatically slews StarSense section of the manual. Stars: The - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 19
ENTER to proceed to the next object. IDENTIFY BUTTON Pressing the IDENTIFY button will search StarSense's database and display the name and angular distances to the nearest matching objects from the telescope's current location. This feature can serve two purposes. First, it can be used to identify - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 20
accuracy of your telescope. • General FAQ: A quick reference guide for the features and functions of your telescope. • Glossary: direction buttons to manually search for the object. The telescope will then slew to a nearby bright star and take a reference image. StarSense will make adjustments to - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 21
between "yes" and "no" and press ENTER to accept. Note: Never enable the Sun without the proper solar filter on your telescope. TELESCOPE Tracking Rate: StarSense will continually track celestial objects as they move across the night sky. You can adjust the tracking rate depending on what type of - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 22
or negative and press ENTER. Guide Rates: Sets the R.A. and Dec autoguide rate to a percentage of sidereal speed, from 0% to 99%. This is helpful when calibrating your telescope to a CCD autoguider for long exposure astroimaging. Note: Most autoguiders work best between 50% to 99%. Direction - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 23
drive by reducing the number of user corrections needed to keep a guide star centered in the eyepiece. PEC is designed to improve imaging quality by reducing the amplitude of the worm errors. Refer to your telescope instruction manual for details about Periodic Error Correction. Set Axis Position - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 24
has neither of these, you will need to enter the time manually when setting up your telescope. Get Version Info: Displays the current version for the StarSense Hand Controller, StarSense Camera, and the telescope's motor control board. Restore Defaults: This factory reset restores all custom - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 25
1.2 Megapixel CMOS 1280 x 960 3.75μm x 3.75μm 20mm (2-element) 40mm F/2 32-bit processor with embedded Linux Operating System USB 2.0 Connects to Celestron telescopes 45,178 Red backlit 4 Line LCD STMicro ARM 32-bit Cortex™-M3 CPU Fully upgradable PC connectable for software/firmware upgrades I 25 - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 26
Setup Sky Tour Filters Catalog Filters Identify Filters Filter Limits Allow Sun Telescope Tracking Rate Sidereal, Solar, Lunar, Off R.A. Only, R.A. & DEC Setup Slew Limits R.A. Limits (EQ Only) Goto Approach Guide Rates Default Rates Direction Buttons Backlash Comp. Custom Rate 9 Wedge (AZ Only - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 27
Align StarSense Auto StarSense Manual Solar Sys. Align Quick Align Save/Load Align Add Cal Reference Review Cal Reference Model Status Polar Align Reset Alignment I 27 - Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 HD with StarSense | StarSense AutoAlign Manual - Page 28
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