Celestron Celestar 8 - Page 3

Celestar Manual
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Outlets....................................................................................................................................................... 38
The Hand Controller (Optional Accessory).............................................................................................. 38
N
ORTHERN
/S
OUTHERN
H
EMISPHERE
O
PERATION
......................................................................................... 39
C
HANGING THE
B
ATTERY
.............................................................................................................................. 39
T
ROUBLE
S
HOOTING
...................................................................................................................................... 39
USING THE CELESTAR DELUXE DRIVE........................................................................................... 40
POWERING UP THE DRIVE ..................................................................................................................... 40
TRACKING RATE SELECTION................................................................................................................ 41
PERIODIC ERROR CORRECTION ........................................................................................................... 41
T
HE
H
AND
C
ONTROLLER
............................................................................................................................... 43
DECLINATION MOTOR CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT ................................................................................ 43
REPLACING THE BATTERY.................................................................................................................... 44
NORTHERN/SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE OPERATION......................................................................... 45
CELESTIAL OBSERVING....................................................................................................................... 46
O
BSERVING THE
M
OON
................................................................................................................................. 46
Lunar Observing Hints ............................................................................................................................. 46
O
BSERVING THE
P
LANETS
.............................................................................................................................. 46
Planetary Observing Hints ....................................................................................................................... 46
O
BSERVING THE
S
UN
..................................................................................................................................... 47
Solar Observing Hints............................................................................................................................... 47
O
BSERVING
D
EEP
S
KY
O
BJECTS
.................................................................................................................... 47
Using the Setting Circles .......................................................................................................................... 47
S
TAR
H
OPPING
............................................................................................................................................... 48
S
EEING
C
ONDITIONS
...................................................................................................................................... 50
Transparency............................................................................................................................................ 50
Sky Illumination........................................................................................................................................ 50
Seeing........................................................................................................................................................ 50
CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY............................................................................................................... 53
S
HORT
E
XPOSURE
P
RIME
F
OCUS
P
HOTOGRAPHY
.......................................................................................... 53
P
IGGYBACK
P
HOTOGRAPHY
........................................................................................................................... 54
E
YEPIECE
P
ROJECTION
................................................................................................................................... 56
L
ONG
E
XPOSURE
P
RIME
F
OCUS
P
HOTOGRAPHY
............................................................................................ 57
CCD IMAGING............................................................................................................................................ 60
F
ASTAR
L
ENS
A
SSEMBLY
O
PTION
-- U
SING YOUR
C
ELESTAR
D
ELUXE TELESCOPE AT F
/1.95
WITH OPTIONAL
P
IX
C
EL
CCD C
AMERA
.................................................................................................................................. 60
D
ESCRIPTION OF
F-
NUMBERS
......................................................................................................................... 61
F
ASTAR
C
ONFIGURATIONS
............................................................................................................................. 61
I
MAGING AT F
/1.95 ........................................................................................................................................ 61
I
MAGING AT F
/6.3 (M
EDIUM SIZE TO SMALL GALAXIES
)................................................................................. 62
I
MAGING AT F
/10 (L
UNAR OR SMALL PLANETARY NEBULAE
)......................................................................... 62
I
MAGING AT F
/20 (P
LANETARY OR LUNAR
).................................................................................................... 62
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................... 64
C
ARE AND
C
LEANING OF THE
O
PTICS
............................................................................................................ 64
C
OLLIMATION
................................................................................................................................................ 64
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES.................................................................................................................... 66
THE MESSIER CATALOG...................................................................................................................... 73
LIST OF BRIGHT STARS........................................................................................................................ 77