Celestron SkyProdigy 70 Bedienerhandbuch

INSTRUCTION MANUALITEM #31153COMPUTERIZED TELESCOPEITEM #22091SkyProdigy 90ITEM #22089SkyProdigy 70SkyProdigy 130

3. Tighten the thumbscrew to hold the eyepiece in place.To remove the eyepiece, loosen the thumbscrew on the eyepiece barrel and slide the eyepiece o

diode (LED); it is not a laser beam and will not damage the glass window or your eye. The StarPointer comes equipped with a vari-able brightness contr

HAND CONTROLThe Computerized Hand ControlSkyProdigy’s hand controller is designed to give you instant access to all the functions SkyProdigy has to of

1. Start out by facing the front of the telescope towards an unobstructed part of the sky, free of any bright lights.2. Make sure the cap is

SkyProdigy also provides two other alignment methods that can be used instead of the StarSense Auto Alignment. To access the additional alignment meth

Rene AlignmentOnce the telescope is aligned using Solar System Align, you have the option of adding additional alignment objects (either other planet

coordinates of the object. Press it again to display the text description. Press BACK to return to the previous screen.- To slew t

The Basic functions, which are displayed on the hand control when initially powered on, are the commonly used functions that you may need to use every

displayed when the IDENTY button is pressed. This will not only allow you to set the brightness of the object you want SkyProdigy to identify but als

SkyProdigy will then take an image of the sky and calibrate the center of the camera sensor with the star seen in the eyepiece.Note: In order to manua

INSTRUCTION MANUALTABLE OF CONTENTS

INSTRUCTION MANUAL20MENUTELESCOPE SETUPDATABASE SETUPBASIC MENUSADVANCED MENUSSTARSENSE CAMERATIME AND LOCATIONVIEW/ GOTO POSITIONUTILITIESDIRECTION B

TELESCOPE BASICSA telescope is an instrument that collects and focuses light. The nature of the optical design determines how the light is focused.

CELESTIAL OBSERVINGWith your telescope set up, you are ready to use it for observing. This section covers visual observing hints for both solar syste

urban areas washes out most nebulae making them dicult, if not impossible, to observe. Light Pollution Reduction lters help reduce the background s

INSTRUCTION MANUALTELESCOPE MAINTENANCEWhile your SkyProdigy telescope requires little maintenance, there are a few things to remember that will ensur

APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSOptical Specification SkyProdig

APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMSAAbsolute Magnitude Airy DiskAlt-Azimuth MountingAltitudeApertureApparent MagnitudeArc MinuteArc SecondAsterismAsteroid

D Declination (DEC) E Ecliptic Equatorial mount F Focal length GGoToJ Jovian PlanetsKKuiper BeltLLight-Year (ly)MMagnitudeMeridianMessierN NebulaNorth

P ParallaxParfocalParsec Point SourceR Reector ResolutionRight Ascension (RA)S Sidereal RateT TerminatorUUniverse VVariable StarWWaning MoonWaxing Mo

APPENDIX C - TIME ZONE MAP29

Advanced Level Menu ItemsDatabase SetupTelescope Setup Tracking Slew LimitsDirection ButtonsCordwrapBacklash CompensationStarSense CameraSKYPRRODIGY M

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INTRODUCTIONCongratulations on your purchase of Celestron’s SkyProdigy telescope! SkyProdigy ushers in a whole new generation of computer automated te

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL61. Corrector Lens 7. Tripod2. StarSense Camera

1. Eyepiece 7. Tripod Leg Extension Clamp2. Secondary Mirror

ASSEMBLYSkyProdigy comes partially assembled and can be operational in a matter of minutes. SkyProdigy is conveniently packaged in one reusable shippi

Attaching the Telescope to the Fork ArmYour telescope optical tube has a built on dovetail mounting bar used to attach the tube to the fork arm. To at