SKY-WATCHER SynScan EQ6 Pro User Manual

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PART III : ALIGNMENT
3. The hand control will generate a list of the bright stars within the selected horizontal region.
The list is sorted by the brightness of the star and with the brightest stars at the top of the
list. Users can use the scroll keys to browse the list. An example of the screen display is
shown in Fig. 3.4b.
• Only stars brighter than magnitude 1.5 will appear in the list. If there is no star brighter
than magnitude 1.5 in the selected region, the hand control will display “No object found
in this region.”
• If multiple bright stars appear in the list, users can identify the names of the stars in
the real sky by matching the azimuth, altitude and magnitude provided by the SynScan
hand control.
• Pick one of the star(s) (Generally the brightest one) as the 1
st
alignment star and press
ENTER key to proceed to the next step. Press the ESC key to return to the previous step
(“Select Region”).
Fig. 3.4a
Fig. 3.4b
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SKY-WATCHER SynScan EQ6 Pro Specifications

General

Brand	SKY-WATCHER
Model	SynScan EQ6 Pro
Category	Racks & Stands
Language	English