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I 17
STARSENSE CAMERA
Modular Jack: Connects the StarSense Camera
to your telescope using the provided cable.
USB Port: Available for future software development
and camera fi rmware upgrades.
Camera Lens: A fully multi-coated 20mm f/2
lens responsible for capturing images to align
the telescope.
Lens Shroud: Helps protect the lens from dew
and peripheral light.
Large Camera Bracket: This bracket is preinstalled
in the box with StarSense. The bracket can be
removed and swapped with the smaller included
bracket (see Assembly, Changing Brackets).
Camera Bracket Attachment Thumbscrews:
Used with the large camera bracket.
STARSENSE HAND CONTROL
StarSense AutoAlign’s hand control gives you
instant access to the night sky. With automatic
slewing to over 40,000 objects and common sense
menu descriptions, even a beginner can master its
features in just a few observing sessions. Below is
a brief description of the individual components of
the StarSense hand control:
1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Window:
Features a four-line, 18-character display screen
that has red backlighting for comfortable viewing.
2. ALIGN: Instructs StarSense to begin alignment
of your telescope.
3. Direction Buttons: Used to manually slew your
telescope in any direction and center objects in
the eyepiece.
4. Catalog Buttons: StarSense has a key on the
hand control to allow direct access to each of
the main catalogs in its 40,000+ object database.
StarSense contains the following catalogs in its
database: Solar System, Stars, and Deep Sky.
5. IDENTIFY: Searches StarSense’s databases
and displays the name and offset distances to
the nearest matching objects.
USB Port for future upgrades
and development
Modular Jack
Connection to mount
Lens shroud
Camera Lens
Large Bracket
(pre-installed on
camera in box)
Attachment Screws
STARSENSE OVERVIEW
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