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Instruction Manual
Polarstern
Kleiner Wagen
Großer Wagen
Cassiopeia
Fig. 42 Locating Polaris.
the object at the bright star. Then loosen the R.A. setting circle lock knob (16,
Fig. 1a) and turn the R.A. setting circle to read the correct R.A. coordinate of the
bright star; lock the R.A. setting circle lock knob onto the object. Next, loosen
the R.A. lock (17, Fig. 1a) and turn the telescope in R.A. to read the correct R.A.
coordinate of the object. Tighten the R.A. lock (17, Fig. 1a). If the procedure has
been followed carefully, the desired object should now be in the telescopic field
of a low-power eyepiece.
If you do not immediately see the object you are seeking, try searching the adja-
cent sky area. Keep in mind that, with the 26mm eyepiece, the field of view of is
about 0.5°. Because of its much wider field, the viewfinder may be of significant
assistance in locating and centering objects, after the setting circles have been
used to locate the approximate position of the object.
See
FIND OBJECTS NOT LISTED IN THE LIBARIES, page 26, for information on
how to manually enter coordinates into the handbox.
Locating the Celestial Pole
To get basic bearings at an observing location, take note of where the Sun rises
(East) and sets (West) each day. After the site is dark, face North by pointing your
left shoulder toward where the Sun set. To precisely point at the pole, find the
North Star (Polaris) by using the Big Dipper as a guide (Fig. 42).
Polar Alignment
The handbox provides several different methods of Polar Alignment: Easy, One-
Star, Two-Star and Three-Star. See EASY ALIGNMENT, page 14, and THREE-
STAR ALIGNMENT USING THE HANDBOX, page 31, for those procedure.
One-Star Polar Alignment
Polar One-Star Alignment requires some knowledge of the night sky. The hand-
box provides a library of bright stars and one star from this library is chosen by
the observer for alignment. Polaris is chosen by the handbox. The rest of the
procedure is almost identical to the EASY ALIGNMENT, page 14, except that
the handbox prompts you to point the telescope at Polaris and center it in the
telescope‘s eyepiece.
Two-Star Polar Alignment
Polar Two-Star Alignment requires some knowledge of the night sky. The hand-
box provides a library of bright stars and two stars from this library are chosen
by the observer for alignment. Polaris is chosen by the handbox. The rest of
the procedure is almost identical to the EASY ALIGNMENT, page 14, except that
the handbox prompts you to point the telescope at Polaris and center it in the
telescope‘s eyepiece.
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