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What is In
the Guide Book:
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| Topics |
Step-by-step
and precision instruction for: |
| The
System |
The
ETX-Autostar System: the
telescope, Autostar and tripod
How the system must work as a
whole. |
| Telescope
setup |
Precision
viewfinder alignment
Precision DEC Dial setting.
Precision telescope leveling for Polar and Alt/Az
Home position.
Precision Home positions (Polar & Alt/Az) |
| Autostar |
Precision
Autostar setup
Get exact Latitude and
Longitude of your address without a GPS unit
Precision time from an atomic clock and precision
to hundredth of a second.
Fine tune Autostar with your telescope
- Correct
and precision method to Train Drive
- Eliminates
drive lack time (telescope does not move
immediately after you push the button)
- Eliminates
jerky telescope movements
- Eliminates and
avoid motor failure messages
Autostar
problem troubleshooting |
| Tripod |
Precision
Leveling
Precision setting of Latitude |
| North |
What
is North? Which North to use?
Magnetic North and Magnetic declination
compensation
Geographic North
North Celestial Pole
How to find the EXACT True North Celestial Pole,
precision method |
North
alignment
Do you know you must align North before a Star
alignment? |
How
to use compass for north alignment and magnetic
declination
How to align with the Pole star.
How
to align to the North Celestial Pole precisely for
perfect GOTO and tracking
Align only once for permanent type telescope pier
or stand. |
| Star
Alignment |
Star
alignment Overview and Essentials
Pre-alignment
check list
Precision star alignment method
Star Alignment troubleshooting |
| Eyepieces |
Eyepiece
focal length, magnification, field of view
reference table |
| Computer
Controlled Astronomy |
GOTO
from the Computer Screen
Control the telescope from your compute, point the
telescope to a star with your mouse. |
| Computer
Software to control your telescope. |
Learn
Astronomy the easy way.
What can be easier than looking at the computer
screen and compare the screen with the sky.
Point and Click the telescope to the star of you
choice right on the computer screen. Want to see all the stars of a
constellation? Just point and click on each
star of the constellation from you computer
screen. There is no need to find them
yourself in the sky.
Hold down the left mouse button and drag, the
sky rotates with your mouse movement! Your browse the
entire sky with you mouse.
Spin the mouse wheel and you zoom in
on the
target.
Tips on setting up your
Autostar.
Find the EXACT longitude and latitude of your location.
Connect and test the connection of you telescope with the
Autostar.
Quick setup of the planetarium/telescope control software.
A simplified user manual/quick tip for immediate use of the
telescope control software. |
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