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USING WITH A FINDER

Although StarSense replaces the need for a finder-

scope, you may still wish to use a finder for quick

reference, or to assist with the one-time center

calibration of the StarSense camera and telescope .

Some optical tubes, like Schmidt-Cassegrains and

EdgeHDs have threaded holes to accept finder-

scope brackets in multiple locations .

The large accessory dovetail bar that is used for

guide scopes on Celestron 8" Schmidt-Cassegrains

and EdgeHD telescopes will obstruct the Star-

Sense's Large Camera Bracket . The CPC 800 fork

arm also obstructs with the StarSense camera . To fit

the camera in this configuration, attach the base and

Large Camera Bracket backwards as shown .

Base and bracket installed backwards

Finder and StarSense installed on CPC 800

CONNECTING STARSENSE HAND

CONTROL TO YOUR TELESCOPE

The StarSense Hand Control replaces your Nex-

Star Hand Control and retains the computerized

GoTo functionality, but with added StarSense

features such as auto align, multi-star calibration,

and a graphical 4-line LCD . The StarSense Hand

Control must be used . The NexStar Hand Control

does not communicate with the camera .

1. Remove the NexStar Hand Control from

your mount .

2. Plug the phone jack type connector on the Star-

Sense Hand Control into "Hand Control" outlet

on your mount .

Tip: If you are plugging the hand control into a NexStar SE

inside of the fork arm, remember that the connector

tab on the cable faces outward .

NexStar Hand Control replaced with StarSense Hand Control

QUICK START: ALIGNING STARSENSE

Set up your telescope in a relatively unobstructed

System Objects and establishing the horizons on

area that shows most of the sky . If you have

EQ mounts) . You only need to enter this information

obstructions like buildings or trees, StarSense will

once for a given observing location .

skip them during the auto alignment procedure .

6. When prompted with the Select Time Source

screen, select the time source available for

Connect the StarSense Hand Control and camera

your telescope . StarSense will choose the best

to your telescope as described in Assembly .

source found . A checkmark indicates which time

Remove the camera's dust cap .

source is selected . Press ENTER to continue .

1. Set your telescope up with an eyepiece and

7. Enter or confirm your local time and date . Press

position the telescope in its home position or

ENTER to move the cursor through the time and

index marks . The tripod does not need to be

date fields .

level . Equatorial mounts should be roughly polar

aligned, but precise polar alignment is not

Time is in 24-hour HH:MM:SS format . For example,

required . Alt-Az mounts should have the altitude

9:30 PM would be 21:30:00

aligned to its index marks with the tube level to

Date is in MM/DD/YYYY format . For example June

the ground .

14th, 2012 would be entered as 06/14/2012

2. Turn your telescope on . The StarSense Hand

Press ENTER to move the underline cursor over to

Control and Camera will boot up . In about 30

the next value . To enter the time zone and to toggle

seconds, the Hand Control will display "Star-

DST (Daylight Savings) YES/NO, scroll UP/

Sense Ready . "

DOWN (also 6 and 9 keys) to make the selection,

3. Press ALIGN, then select STARSENSE AUTO

then press ENTER .

and press ENTER .

8. Confirm your telescope is positioned in its home

4. Press BACK to accept the time, date, and

position or index marks . Press ENTER when you

location information . Press ENTER to edit

see the "Set Align Start" screen .

the information .

5. Press ENTER to select Location by City .

StarSense will begin the alignment procedure . The

Choose your country and city by scrolling

telescope will begin moving to different areas of

through the menus provided . Alternatively,

the sky automatically . The hand control will display

you can enter your longitude and latitude

"Acquiring Position, " followed by "Acquiring Image, "

by pressing the OPTION button on the

followed by "Sensing" . Once sensing is

OPTION Button

lower left of your hand control's keypad . Press

complete, the number of stars found will be displayed .

ENTER to move the underline cursor over to the

If no stars are found, a message "Too Few Stars" will

next value .

display and StarSense will move the telescope to

another region of sky .

Once the location is entered, StarSense will check

your telescope for information it may already have,

Once StarSense has begun its alignment process,

such as GPS or site information saved from a Real

it is important not to touch or move the telescope

Time Clock (RTC) . If none of this information is

in any way. Also, while imaging the sky, do not

available, StarSense will prompt you for time and

obstruct, cover or shine light into the camera lens.

date (this is primarily needed for locating Solar