Celestron Ultima 8 - Turning Tracking on; Finding Objects

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Turning Tracking On
To turn tracking on or off, start at the SETUP menu. The instructions below will start there. Here is how to do it:
ACTION
NOTES DISPLAY
Get to the SETUP menu. MENU
S
ETUP
Press ENTER Speed could be at FINDER, PHOTO,
or 2 X SDRL. It defaults to the last
setting used.
SPEED
CENTER
(will be at the last
setting)
Press DOWN Scrolls through the different setup
functions.
T
RACKING
OFF
Press ENTER Moves the cursor to “O” of OFF.
This makes it possible to change the
tracking state of the telescope.
TRACKING
O
FF
Press DOWN Set the telescope motors to track in
Alt-Az rates. If the scope is on a
wedge, then set tracking to EQ
NORTH or EQ SOUTH.
TRACKING
A
LT AZM
Press MENU Returns to main menu. MENU
S
ETUP
Finding Objects
To use this section, the telescope has to be aligned to the sky. See the previous reference section. This quick reference
will show you how to find stars, Messier objects and Planets. For more information, see the Section “Menu Catalog” in
Chapter 5.
ACTION
NOTES DISPLAY
Go to the CATALOG Menu MENU
C
ATALOG
Press ENTER Enter the Named star list in the
Catalog menu.
NAMED
S
TAR
Press ENTER and UP/DOWN to find a
star that is up.
example, Arcturus
Press Down 11 times
1416+191
A
RCTURUS
(example star)
Press ENTER, wait 1/2 second and press
ENTER again.
The telescope will slew to the object. 1416+191
A
RCTURUS
(example star)
Find Messier Objects
Press MENU, press ENTER,
press UP four
times
Returned to the Menu Catalog, enter
the Menu Catalog, and scroll through
the different catalogs until the
Messier catalog comes up.
M
001
Choose a Messier object that is up.
Consult a star atlas.
example: M13
Press ENTER two times
The second zero is blinking. Use the
UP/DOWN arrows to change it.
M 0
0
1
Press UP M 011
Press ENTER and then UP two times M 013
Press ENTER, wait 1/2 second and press
ENTER again.
The telescope slews to the chosen
Messier object
GO TO
S
LEWING