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I 15
Tips for Using Solar System Align
Once the telescope is aligned using Solar System
Align, you have the option of adding additional
alignment objects (either other planets or stars
from the Named Star Catalog) to improve pointing
accuracy. To add an alignment object:
1. Select the desired object from the Named Star
or Solar System database and slew to it.
2. Press the ALIGN button on the hand control.
3. The display will ask if you want to add an
alignment object or replace the existing one.
4. Select ADD to add the additional alignment
object. If an additional object has already been
added, then you have the option of replacing one
of the existing objects with the new object.
5. Carefully center the object in the eyepiece. Start
with coarse centering, press ENTER, then fine
center using the UP and RIGHT buttons, then
press ALIGN.
6. Press ALIGN to add the alignment object.
OTHER ALIGN FUNCTIONS
Save / Load Alignment: Allows you to save
your alignment for future use or load a previous
StarSense alignment.
To save an alignment:
1. When the hand control displays StarSense
Ready, press ALIGN.
2. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to
select Save / Load Align and press ENTER.
3. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to
select the slot you wish to save under. There
are 10 available save positions, 0-9.
4. Press OPTION (Celestron logo key on
bottom left) and ENTER simultaneously to
save the alignment.
The save name is a date code in YYMMDD
HHMMSS format.
To load an alignment:
1. With StarSense powered on and booted up,
press ALIGN.
2. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to
select Save / Load Align and press ENTER.
3. Scroll UP/DOWN (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 displays
Sync Reference.
6. Select Camera in the Sync Reference screen
and press ENTER. Alternatively, you can scroll
UP/DOWN and select Switch (requiring that
you move the telescope to its home position) or
Index position. Telescopes with switches will
automatically move to their home switch position.
7. Slew the telescope to an open area of sky.
Remember to finish the movement with the UP
and RIGHT direction buttons. A small checkmark
will appear on the upper right screen when this
is done.
8. Press ENTER. StarSense will capture an image
and complete the sync.
Quick Align: Sets the telescope home position
as the sole reference point to determine where
objects are in the sky based on the site information
given. Use Quick Align for rough GoTo alignment.
This can be useful if you want the telescope to be
able to track without performing a full StarSense or
Solar System alignment.
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