T
HE HAND CONTROLLER BUTTONS ............................................................................................................... 39
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RACKING RATE SELECTION.......................................................................................................................... 40
P
ERIODIC ERROR CORRECTION...................................................................................................................... 40
C
ONNECTORS................................................................................................................................................. 42
T
HE HAND CONTROLLER ............................................................................................................................... 43
R
EPLACING THE BATTERY ............................................................................................................................. 43
T
ROUBLE SHOOTING...................................................................................................................................... 44
CELESTIAL OBSERVING....................................................................................................................... 45
O
BSERVING THE MOON ................................................................................................................................. 45
Lunar Observing Hints ............................................................................................................................. 45
O
BSERVING THE PLANETS.............................................................................................................................. 45
Planetary Observing Hints ....................................................................................................................... 45
O
BSERVING THE SUN ..................................................................................................................................... 45
Solar Observing Hints............................................................................................................................... 46
O
BSERVING DEEP SKY OBJECTS.................................................................................................................... 46
Using the Setting Circles .......................................................................................................................... 46
Star Hopping............................................................................................................................................. 47
S
EEING CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 49
Transparency ............................................................................................................................................ 49
Sky Illumination ........................................................................................................................................ 49
Seeing........................................................................................................................................................ 49
CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................... 51
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HORT EXPOSURE PRIME FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHY .......................................................................................... 51
P
IGGYBACK PHOTOGRAPHY........................................................................................................................... 52
E
YEPIECE PROJECTION................................................................................................................................... 54
Effective Focal Length .............................................................................................................................. 55
Effective Magnification............................................................................................................................. 55
Effective f# or f-ratio................................................................................................................................. 56
L
ONG EXPOSURE PRIME FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHY ............................................................................................ 56
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................... 58
C
ARE AND CLEANING OF THE OPTICS ............................................................................................................ 58
C
OLLIMATION ................................................................................................................................................ 58
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES .................................................................................................................... 60
THE MESSIER CATALOG ...................................................................................................................... 64
LIST OF BRIGHT STARS ........................................................................................................................ 68
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................ 69
FURTHER READING ............................................................................................................................... 70