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telescope by adding multiple calibration references .

You can have up to 10 alignment reference points

to improve GoTo accuracy . This feature is especially

useful for astroimaging, to better center objects in

the imaging sensor .

StarSense Auto starts Alt-Az mounted telescopes

with 3 align reference points . Equatorial mounted

telescopes start with 4 align reference points .

Depending on your mount type, you can add either

6 or 7 additional alignment references to improve

pointing accuracy if desired .

1. Press ALIGN and scroll UP/DOWN until Add

Align Ref is displayed and press ENTER .

2. Using the arrow keys, move the telescope several

degrees away from its last alignment point .

Remember to finish movement with the UP

and RIGHT direction buttons . A checkmark will

appear on the display to confirm this .

If you only intend to add one additional align reference

point, then position the telescope in the area you

are going to observe or image in .

3. Press ENTER and StarSense will acquire a

new image and add the align reference point

for a total of 10 reference points .

You can repeat this process up to 9 additional

times in different regions of the sky . Adding align

refrence points improves the GoTo mount modeling,

which accounts for flexure and other mechanical

inaccuracies to provide the best possible

pointing accuracy .

SOLAR SYSTEM ALIGN

Solar System Align provides good tracking and

GoTo performance by using solar system objects

(the Sun, Moon and planets) to align the telescope

with the sky . Solar System Align is a great way to

align your telescope for daytime viewing as well as

a quick way to align the telescope for night time

observing . Since the StarSense camera cannot

detect celestial objects during the day, Solar System

Align is done using the eyepiece .

WARNING

• Place cap over the camera lens! Since you may

wish to use the Sun for your alignment, remember

to place the cap over the camera lens to protect

the imaging sensor .

• Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye

or with a telescope (unless you have the proper

solar filter) . Permanent and irreversible eye damage

may occur .

1. Press the ALIGN button .

2. Use the UP/DOWN scroll keys to select Solar

System Align from the alignment options and

press ENTER .

3. Move the telescope to its home position or

switch position . Alt-Az mounts should have the

telescope pointing at the horizon . Equatorial

mounts should be positioned to the index marks .

Telescopes with switch postions will automatically

move to the home switch positions .

4. Use the UP/DOWN scroll keys to select the

Solar System object you wish to align and

press ENTER .

The hand control will only display the solar system

objects that are above the horizon for the day and

time selected .

5. Following the prompts on the hand control, center

the object in your eyepiece . Use the direction

arrow buttons to slew the telescope to the

alignment object . A finderscope or Star Pointer

will help locate the object .

6. Press ENTER when the object is in the

eyepiece's field of view . Then, center the

object in the eyepiece and press ALIGN .

Once in position, StarSense will model the sky

based on this information and display Alignment

Complete .

Tips for Using Solar System Align

The save name is a date code in YYMMDD

HHMMSS format .

Once the telescope is aligned using Solar System

Align, you have the option of adding additional

To load an alignment:

alignment objects (either other planets or stars

1. With StarSense powered on and booted up,

from the Named Star Catalog) to improve pointing

press ALIGN .

accuracy . To add an alignment object:

2. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to

1. Select the desired object from the Named Star

select Save / Load Align and press ENTER .

or Solar System database and slew to it .

3. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys to

2. Press the ALIGN button on the hand control .

select the slot you wish to load .

3. The display will ask if you want to add an alignment

4. Press OPTION (Celestron logo key on bottom

object or replace the existing one .

left) and ALIGN simultaneously to load the

alignment .

4. Select ADD to add the additional alignment

object . If an additional object has already been

StarSense will need to sync the telescope position

added, then you have the option of replacing one

in the sky to restore your saved alignment .

of the existing objects with the new object .

5. Press ENTER when the hand controller displays

5. Carefully center the object in the eyepiece . Start

Sync Reference .

with coarse centering, press ENTER, then fine

6. Select Camera in the Sync Reference screen

center using the UP and RIGHT buttons, then

and press ENTER . Alternatively, you can scroll

press ALIGN .

UP/DOWN and select Switch (requiring that

6. Press ALIGN to add the alignment object .

you move the telescope to its home position) or

Index position . Telescopes with switches will

OTHER ALIGN FUNCTIONS

automatically move to their home switch position .

Save / Load Alignment: Allows you to save

7. Slew the telescope to an open area of sky .

your alignment for future use or load a previous

Remember to finish the movement with the UP

StarSense alignment .

and RIGHT direction buttons . A small checkmark

will appear on the upper right screen when this

To save an alignment:

is done .

1. When the hand control displays StarSense

Ready, press ALIGN .

8. Press ENTER . StarSense will capture an image

and complete the sync .

2. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to

select Save / Load Align and press ENTER .

Quick Align: Sets the telescope home position

3. Scroll UP/DOWN (also the 6 and 9 keys) to

as the sole reference point to determine where

select the slot you wish to save under . There

objects are in the sky based on the site information

are 10 available save positions, 0-9 .

given . Use Quick Align for rough GoTo alignment .

4. Press OPTION (Celestron logo key on

This can be useful if you want the telescope to be

bottom left) and ENTER simultaneously to

able to track without performing a full StarSense or

save the alignment .

Solar System alignment .