SKY-WATCHER Star Discovery Mount - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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CONTENT

Part I: Introduction

A simple mount, yet efficient .............................................................................................. 2

Part II: Getting Started

Parts description ................................................................................................................ 3

Installing the Star Discovery mount for an observation ....................................................... 3

Preparing the telescope for an observation ........................................................................ 5

Aligning the finder scope .................................................................................................... 7

Part III: Astronomy with the Hand Control

Initial setup ........................................................................................................................ 8

Quick Setup ....................................................................................................................... 9

Using the Hand Controller for Astronomy ..........................................................................10

Part IV: Terrestrial Photography

Installing the Mounting Bracket .........................................................................................11

General Operations ..........................................................................................................12

Setting and retrieving preset positions ..............................................................................12

Camera Cruising Function ................................................................................................13

Video Cruising and Time-Lapse Photography Function ....................................................13

Panoramic/Matrix Photography .........................................................................................14

Part V: Astronomy with the SynScan Version 4

Moving the mount around .................................................................................................16

Initial setup .......................................................................................................................17

Aligning the Star Discovery Mount ....................................................................................18

The Brightest Star Alignment Method ...............................................................................18

The 2-Star Alignment Method ...........................................................................................20

Locating Objects ...............................................................................................................21

Identifying Objects ............................................................................................................24

The SynScan Version 4 menu tree ...................................................................................25

Appendix: Tips for observing the sky

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