Manuali utente per Celestron NexStar HC

Sommario

• Warning

  4
• Assembling the NexStar

  8
  • Powering the NexStar

    8
  • The Hand Control

    9
  • The Eyepiece

    9
  • The Star Pointer Finderscope

    10
    • Star Pointer Installation

      10
    • Star Pointer Operation

      10
• The Hand Control

  12
  • Rate Button

    13
  • Utility Features

    13
  • GuideStar Software

    14
• Hand Control Operation

  16
  • Alignment Procedure

    16
    • Auto-Align

      16
    • Third Star Alignment

      18
• Object Catalog

  18
  • Selecting an Object

    18
  • Slewing to an Object

    18
  • Tour Mode

    19
• Direction Buttons

  19
  • Rate Button

    19
• Setup Procedures

  20
• Utility Features

  22
• Image Orientation

  24
• Focusing

  25
• Calculating Magnification

  25
• Determining Field of View

  25
• General Observing Hints

  26
• The Celestial Coordinate System

  27
• Motion of the Stars

  28
• Polar Alignment (with optional Wedge)

  29
  • Photography with the NexStar 4

    30
    • Attaching a Camera to the NexStar

      30
  • Finding the North Celestial Pole

    31
• Observing the Moon

  32
• Observing the Planets

  32
• Observing the Sun

  33
• Observing Deep Sky Objects

  33
• Seeing Conditions

  33
  • Transparency

    33
  • Sky Illumination

    33
  • Seeing

    34
• Care and Cleaning of the Optics

  35
• Appendix A - Technical Specifications

  39
• Appendix B - Glossary of Terms

  40
• Appendix C – Maps of Time Zones

  43
• Sky Maps

  45
• Addendum to Manual

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