-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 1
I I N N S S T T R R U U C C T T I I O O N N M M A A N N U U A A L L ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 2
ii INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 4 W AR NING .................................................................................................................................................... 4 QUICK SETUP ...................... ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 3
iii P OLAR A LIGNMENT ( WITH OPTIONAL W EDGE ) ......................................................................................... 29 Photography with the N exStar 4 ................................................................................................. ......... 30 Finding the Nort h Celestial Pole ................................. ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 4
4 Congra tulations on y our purchase of the Celestr on Nex Star! The N exSta r ushers in a w hole new ge neration of com puter autom ated tec hnology . Simple and f riendly to use, the NexS tar is up and r unning af ter locating just tw o alignm ent stars. It’s the perfec t combination of power and portability . If you a re new to as tronomy , yo ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 5
5 2 6 1 3 Attach the included accessories (eyepiece and Star Pointer finderscope) and rem ove the front lens cover. Turn-on the Star Pointer by rotating the dial on the side. (F or instructi ons on alig ning t he Star Pointer see the Assembly section of the ma nual). Rotate the tube so it is l evel w i th the ground. Lif t the battery com partment ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 6
6 Input the necessary date and ti me inform at ion as instructed by the ha nd control. Press ENTER after each e ntry. The NexStar w ill also ask for tim e zon e and location inform ati on. Use the UP and Dow n scroll button s to select from the various o ptions, p ressing ENTER after each selection. (See Hand Control secti on for de tail ed ali g n ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 7
7 1 Optical Tube 6 Focuser Knob 2 Liqui d Cry stal Dis play 7 Straig ht Through Photographic Adapter 3 Hand Control 8 Flip M irror Control 4 ON/OFF Switch 9 Eyepiece 5 Battery Compa rtm ent 10 Star Pointer Fi nderscope 1 2 3 5 10 6 7 8 9 4 ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 8
8 The Nex Star 4 com es com pletely pre-assembled and c an be operational in a m atter of minute s. The Nex Star is conveniently packaged in on e reusable sh ipp ing carto n th at con tains al l of the foll owing accessori es: • 25 mm SMA Ey epiece – 1 ¼ " • Star Pointer Finders cope and Mounting Bra cke t • Th e Sky® for Celes tron ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 9
9 The Hand Control The ha nd control is loca ted on the side of the fork arm and c an be rem oved and use d rem otely or used while atta ched to the fork . The ha nd control atta ches to the fork arm by r esting on tw o posts, located on the bottom of the ha nd control cra dle, and a clip ins ide the f ork arm. T o remove the hand contr ol from the ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 10
10 The Star Pointer Fi nderscope The St ar P oin ter i s the q uickest an d easiest way to po int you r telescop e exactly at a desired obj ect in t he sky. It's like havi ng a laser pointe r that y ou can shine directly onto the night sky . The Star Pointer is a z ero m agnification pointing tool that u ses a coat ed gla ss w indow to superim ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 11
11 3. With both ey es open, look thr ough the g lass w indow at the alignm ent star. 4. If the Sta r Pointer is perfec tly a ligned, y ou will see the red L ED dot overlap the alignm ent star. If the Sta r Pointer is not aligned, ta ke notice of w h ere the re d dot is relative to the bright star . 5. Without m oving the ma in telesc ope, turn the ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 12
12 The Nex S tar 4 HC telescope is a precision scientific instrume nt that will a llow y ou to enjoy view ing numerous obje cts in the night sky — planets, ne bulae, sta r cluste rs, ga laxie s and m ore. Equipped with hig h speed m otors and hand control, the Ne xStar HC allows you to remotely move y our tel escope to desired obj ects qu ickly a ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 13
13 4. Star Ke y: Gives the user access to the utility functions of the hand co ntrol, such as changing the d irection o f the arrow keys and backlash compensat ion . 5. Hand Control Sl ew Rat e Indica tor Li ght s: Disp lays the speed at which the telescope will move when each direction button is pres sed. Rate Button Pressi ng the RATE key (3) all ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 14
14 3. Use the UP and Dow n arrow k ey s to speed up or slow down the initial speed of the altitude motors w hen the arrow buttons are press ed. 4. Press the STAR key on the hand c ontrol aga in to activ ate the direction buttons agai n. GuideStar Software The N exSta r HC has an RS-232 port on the back of the ha nd control, allow ing it to be contr ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 15
15 The NexStar GT has a removable hand contro ller built into the side of the fork arm designed to give you instant access to all the func tions the NexStar has to of fer. With a utoma tic slew ing to over 4,000 obje cts, a nd com mon s ense m enu descr iptions, ev en a beg inner c an ma ster its var iety of fea tures in jus t a fe w observi ng ses ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 16
16 Messier – Complete list of all Messier objects. NGC – Complete list of all the deep-sky obje cts in the Revised New Gene ral Catalog . Caldwell – A c ombination of the best NG C and IC objec ts. Planets - All 8 plane ts in our Solar Sy stem plus the Sun and moon. Stars – A compiled list of the brig htest stars from the SAO catalog . List ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 17
17 with all accessori es (eyepiece and St ar Po inter) att ached an d lens co ver removed as describ ed in the Assembly section of the ma nual. 1. Once t he NexStar i s powered o n , P ress ENTER to begin alignm ent. 2. Use the Up and Dow n scroll key s to select AutoAlign if it is not already displayed , and pre ss ENT ER. 3. T he telescope will t ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 18
18 In order to accurately center th e alig nment star in the eyep iece, it ma y be necessary to decrea se the slew rate of the motors for fine ce ntering. This is done by pre ssing the RATE key ( 11) o n th e hand controller the n selec ting the number that corre sponds to the s peed you de sire. ( 9 = fastest , 1 = slowe st). T T h h i i r r d d S ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 19
19 1. Press the INFO Key . This w ill give y ou usef ul inform ation about the selec ted object s u ch as R.A . and declination, m agnitude and most im portantly , altitude abov e the horizon. (If a sta r alignm ent has not yet be en perform ed, the altitude w ill not be displayed). The speed at which inform ation scrolls across the hand control di ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 20
20 The ha nd control has a "double button" f eatur e that a llows y ou to instantly speed up the m otors without having to choose a speed rate . To use this fea ture, si mply press the ar row button tha t corre sponds to the dire ction that y ou want to m ove the telesc ope. While holding that button dow n, press the oppos ite directiona ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 21
21 Sidereal T his rate compensate s for the rota tion of the ea rth by moving the telesc ope at the sam e rate as the r otation of the earth, but in the opposite directio n. When t he t elescope i s pol ar aligned , thi s can be acco mplished by m oving the tele scope in Right A scens ion only . When m ounted in Alt- Az mode , the teles cope must m ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 22
22 Goto Alt-Az - Allow s you to enter a specif ic altitude and azim uth position and slew to it. To store a se t of coordinate s (R.A./Dec ) perm anently into the NexStar data base, sav e it as a User Defined Obj ect as desc ribed a bove. U U t t i i l l i i t t y y F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s Scrolling throu gh the MENU op tions will also prov ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 23
23 ALT- AZ EQ NO RTH EQ SO UTH OF F TRACKI NG M ODE SID EREAL SO LAR LU N AR KIN G TRACKI NG RATE G ET ALT- AZ GE T R A - D E C G OTO A LT- AZ GO TO R A- D E C GOT O S K Y OB J E C T GOT O L A N D OB J E C T SAVE SKY O BJ ECT SAVE LAN D O BJECT USER OBJ ECTS PO W ER CO RD BATTERY CORD W RAP AZ M BACKLASH ALT BACKLASH Cu s t om Ne x St ar 6 0 Ne x S ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 24
24 Fig 6-2a - Ac tual im age orientati on as seen w ith the unaided eye Fig 6-2b - Reversed from left to right, as view ed through the eyepiece Figure 6-1 A A c c u u t t a a w w a a y y v v i i e e w w o o f f t t h h e e l l i i g g h h t t p p a a t t h h o o f f t t h h e e M M a a k k s s u u t t o o v v - - C C a a s s s s e e g g r r a a i i ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 25
25 Figure 6-3 The em blem on the end of the focus k nob shows the correct rotational direction for focusing the NexStar . F F o o c c u u s s i i n n g g The N exStar 's f o cusing m echanism controls the prim ary mirror w hich is mounted on a ri ng that slides bac k and forth on the pr ima ry baf fle tube. The foc using k nob, whic h mov es t ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 26
26 G G e e n n e e r r a a l l O O b b s s e e r r v v i i n n g g H H i i n n t t s s When working with any opti cal inst rument, th ere are a few things to remem ber to en sure you get t he best possib le image. • Nev er look through w indow gla ss. Glas s found in hous ehold w indows is optically imperf ect, and as a res ult, ma y v ary in thi ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 27
27 Up to this point, this m anual covere d the assem bly and basic operation of your Nex Star telesc ope. Howeve r, to understand y our telescope m ore thoroughly , y ou need to know a little about the night s ky . This section deal s w ith observ ational as tronomy in g eneral and include s informa tion on the night sk y and polar a lignm ent. T T ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 28
28 M M o o t t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h e e S S t t a a r r s s The daily motion of the Sun across the sk y is f amiliar to ev en the m ost casual obse rver. T h is daily trek is not the Sun mov ing as early astronome rs thought, but the result of the Earth's rotation. T he Earth's rotation a lso causes the s tars to do th e same, scri ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 29
29 P P o o l l a a r r A A l l i i g g n n m m e e n n t t ( ( w w i i t t h h o o p p t t i i o o n n a a l l W W e e d d g g e e ) ) Even though the NexStar can precise ly track a ce lestial objec t while in the Alt-A z position, it is still n ecessary to align the polar ax is of the telescope (the fork arm ) to the Earth's a xis on rotation ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 30
30 3. Once com p lete the Nex Star will a utomatica lly slew to the f irst alignment star. If the star that is chosen is in the north, it m ay be below the horizon. If so, abort the s lew by pressi ng any of the arrow direction buttons before the telescope tu be comes into cont act with the base. P ress the UNDO bu tton to select an alignment star ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 31
31 Finding the Nor th Celesti al Pol e In each h emisphere, th ere is a po int in the sky ar ound which all the other stars appe ar to rotate . Thes e points are called the cel estial pole s and a re nam ed for the he mis phere in w hich they reside. For exa mple, in the nor thern he misphere all stars m ove around the north c elestia l pole. Whe n ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 32
32 With y our telescope s et up, y ou are ready to use it for obse rving. This s ection cov ers visual obser ving hints for both solar sy stem a nd deep sky objec ts as w ell as g eneral obser ving conditions w hich will aff ect your ability to observe. O O b b s s e e r r v v i i n n g g t t h h e e M M o o o o n n Ofte n, it is tempting to look a ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 33
33 O O b b s s e e r r v v i i n n g g t t h h e e S S u u n n Althoug h over looked by many amate ur astr onome rs, sola r observ ation is both rew arding a nd fun. Howeve r, b ecause the Sun is so brigh t, sp ecial precau tion s must be taken when ob serving o ur star so as not to damage your eyes or your telescope. Never project an image of the ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 34
34 Seeing Seeing conditions refe rs to the sta b ility of the atmosphe re and direc tly a ffects the am ount of fine de tail see n in extende d objects . The a ir in our at mosphe re acts as a lens which be nds and distorts incom ing light ray s. The am ount of bending depends on air density. Vary ing tempera ture lay ers have diff erent densities ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 35
35 While your NexSta r telescope requires little mainte nance, there are a f ew things to rem ember that w ill ensure your telesc ope perf orms at its be st. C C a a r r e e a a n n d d C C l l e e a a n n i i n n g g o o f f t t h h e e O O p p t t i i c c s s Occasional ly, du st an d/o r moistu re may buil d up on the co rrector p late o f your ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 36
36 You will find that add itional accessories en hance your viewing pleasure an d expand th e usefulness of your telescope. Fo r ease of reference, all th e accessories are list ed in al phab etical o rder. Adapter, AC (# 18770) – Allow s DC (battery ) powere d telesc opes to be c onverted for us e w ith 120 volt AC powe r. The adapter attac h es ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 37
37 Eyepiece Filt ers - To enhanc e y our visual obse rva tions of s olar sy stem objects, Cele stron of fers a w ide range of colored filters that thread into the 1-1/4" oculars. A vailable individually a re: #12 dee p ye llow, #21 ora nge, #25 red, #58 g reen, #80A lig ht blue, #96 neutral de nsity - 25%T, #96 neutral dens ity - 13% T, and po ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 38
38 Tripod, NexStar - A stable tr ipod is a m ust for serious as tronomic al observ ing and photography. T his steel f ield tripod (#93497) f olds dow n to a com pact 8"x 28". It is equipped with a built on we dge tilt plat e f or quick equatoria l use and astrophotog raphy. It ha s a m etal center br ace and accessory tray for added sta b ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 39
39 Appendix A - Technica l Specifica tions O O O p p p t t t i i i c c c a a a l l l S S S p p p e e e c c c i i i f f f i i i c c c a a a t t t i i i o o o n n n Design Mak sut ov-Ca ssegrai n Cat adi opt ric Ape rture 4 inches ( 102mm) Fo cal Le ngth 52 inches ( 1325mm) F/r atio of the Optical Syste m 13 Primar y Mir ror: Diameter Coatings 102mm ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 40
40 A A p p p p e e n n d d i i x x B B - - G G l l o o s s s s a a r r y y o o f f T T e e r r m m s s A - Absolute ma gnitude The appare nt ma gnitude that a star would hav e if it we re obse rved f rom a sta ndard distance of 10 parse cs, or 32.6 lig ht-ye ars. The abs olute m agnitude of the Sun is 4.8. at a dista nce of 10 parsecs, it would jus ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 41
41 F - Focal len gth The distan ce between a len s (or mirror) and the po int at which th e image of an object at infin ity is brought to f ocus. T he foc al leng th divided by the aperture of the mirror or lens is te rme d the focal ratio. J - Jovian P lan ets Any of the four gas giant plan ets that are at a greater dist ance form the sun than the ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 42
42 Resolut ion The minimum detectab le angl e an op tical system can detect . Because o f diffraction, there is a l imit to the m inimum angle, resolution. The la rger the a p erture, the be tter the resolution. Right A scension: (RA ) The a ngular dis tance of a celestia l object m easured in hours , minute s, and seconds a long the Celestial Equa ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 43
43 A A p p p p e e n n d d i i x x C C – – M M a a p p s s o o f f T T i i m m e e Z Z o o n n e e s s ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 44
44 ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 45
45 ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 46
46 ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 47
47 ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 48
48 ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 49
49 ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 50
50 ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 51
CELESTRON ONE YEAR WARRANTY A. Celestron Internat ional (CI) warrants th is telescop e to be free from defects in materia ls and workman shi p for one year. CI will repair or repl ace such pr oduct or part thereo f which, upon inspe ction by CI , is found to be defe ctive in m ater ials or wo rkmanship. As a co ndition to the o bligatio n of CI to ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 52
Celestron International 2835 Colum bia Street Torrance, CA 90503 Tel. (310) 328-9560 Fax. (310) 212- 5835 W e b s i te a t h t t p / / www. c e l e st r o n. c o m Copy right 2000 Cel estron Intern ational All ri ghts reserved. (Products or inst ructions m ay chan ge with out notice or obligation.) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rule. ...
-
Celestron NexStar HC - page 53
11-00 This document contains useful inform ation about your NexStar 4 telescope that may not have been included in your instruction manual at the tim e of printing. Listed below is inform ation regarding the utility features described under the hand control section of the manual. Please refer to this addendum when using your NexStar 4 hand control. ...
Hai una domanda su Celestron NexStar HC?
Utilizza il modulo sottostante
Se non hai risolto il problema con Celestron NexStar HC con l'aiuto del manuale che hai trovato, fai una domanda utilizzando il modulo sottostante. Se un utente ha avuto un problema simile con Celestron NexStar HC è probabile che voglia condividere il modo di risolverlo.