Celestron C5-S User Manual

 

Warning......................................................................................................................................................................4

 

 

Setting up the Tripod..................................................................................................................................................7

 

Attaching the Equatorial Mount .................................................................................................................................8

 

Attaching the Center Leg Brace .................................................................................................................................8

 

Installing the Counterweight Bar................................................................................................................................8

 

Installing the Counterweight ......................................................................................................................................9

 

Attaching the Hand Control Holder ...........................................................................................................................9

 

Attaching the Slow Motion Knobs .............................................................................................................................9

 

Attaching the Optical Tube to the Mount.................................................................................................................10

 

Attaching the Visual Back........................................................................................................................................10

 

Installing the Star Diagonal......................................................................................................................................11

 

Installing the Eyepiece .............................................................................................................................................11

 

Installing the Finderscope ........................................................................................................................................11

 

Removing the Lens Cap ...........................................................................................................................................12

 

Moving the Telescope Manually..............................................................................................................................12

 

Balancing The Mount in R.A. ..................................................................................................................................13

 

Balancing The Mount in DEC..................................................................................................................................13

 

Adjusting the Mount.................................................................................................................................................14

 

Adjusting the Mount in Altitude................................................................................................................................14

 

Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth ..............................................................................................................................14

 

Attaching the Declination Cables (For GT Models Only)........................................................................................15

 

Powering the Telescope............................................................................................................................................15

 

 

Hand Control Operation ...........................................................................................................................................17

 

Alignment Procedures ..............................................................................................................................................18

 

Startup Procedure .....................................................................................................................................................18

 

Auto Align................................................................................................................................................................19

 

Auto Three-Star Align..............................................................................................................................................19

 

Quick-Align..............................................................................................................................................................20

 

Last Alignment.........................................................................................................................................................20

 

Re-Alignment ...........................................................................................................................................................20

 

Object Catalog..........................................................................................................................................................21

 

Selecting an Object...................................................................................................................................................21

 

Slewing to an Object.................................................................................................................................................21

 

Finding Planets .........................................................................................................................................................21

 

Tour Mode................................................................................................................................................................22

 

Constellation Tour ....................................................................................................................................................22

 

Direction Buttons......................................................................................................................................................22

 

Rate Button...............................................................................................................................................................22

 

Setup Procedures ......................................................................................................................................................23

 

Tracking Mode .................................................................................................................................................23

 

Tracking Rate ...................................................................................................................................................23

 

Date/Time.........................................................................................................................................................23

 

User Defined Objects .......................................................................................................................................23

 

Get RA/DEC ....................................................................................................................................................24

 

Goto R.A/Dec...................................................................................................................................................24

 

Identify .............................................................................................................................................................24

 

Precise GoTo ............................................................................................................................................................25

 

Scope Setup Features................................................................................................................................................25

 

Setup Time-Site................................................................................................................................................25

 

Anti-backlash....................................................................................................................................................25

 

Filter Limits......................................................................................................................................................25

 

Direction Buttons .............................................................................................................................................26

 

Goto Approach .................................................................................................................................................26