User manual ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS 07801

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion Sky Wizard 1 ® TM #7801 Electronic Finder & Sky Catalog Model 1 Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope. com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 P. O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 IN 034 Rev C 1099 Congratulations!Your Orion Sky Wizard Model 1 will put the fun back in your telescope observing. It provides a digital readout of celestial coordinates, a database of the more than 110 of the most interesting deep-sky subjects, and the ability to guide the observer to astronomical objects. [. . . ] These objects are the most popular objects observed by amateur astronomers. (The catalog list includes objects now known to be duplicates or asterisms, which are identified in the description. ) Select CATALOG with the MODE button and press ENTER. If you are already in CATALOG, simply press the arrow buttons to switch between the three groups and press ENTER. Enter the desired value of the blinking digit using the arrow buttons and press ENTER to advance to the next digit. When the last digit has been set, press ENTER and the display will show the M number. Press ENTER again to show the coordinates for the selected object. Press ENTER again for a scrolling description which includes magnitude, popular name, constellation and description. Note: if your telescope mount does not have the two axes perfectly set at 90° apart, it may be impossible to reach an acceptable warp factor. If this happens, correct the telescope mount. ENC TEST The Encoder Direction test must be done after installing the Sky Wizard on the telescope, before going out at night for the first time. This allows verification that the encoders are functional and move in the correct direction and amount. For equatorial mounts, the display shows RA on the left and Dec. The display will show both 000 on the right ascension axis, and +000 on the declination axis. The RA increases from 000 to 090 as you move toward the West 90°. increases from +000 to +090 as you move the telescope North 90°. For an altitude/azimuth telescope mounting the display identifies the first numbers 000 as the azimuth axis, and the second numbers +000 as the altitude axis. Azimuth should start at 000, and increase to 090 when rotated 1/4 turn clockwise. Altitude is +000 when horizontal and +090 when 6 Example CATALOG display for selecting an object from the Messier (M) list: Catalog number: Description: M027 M027 MAG=8. 0 SIZE=480 DUMBBELL NEBULA VULPECULA PLANETARY NEBULA IRREGULAR The PLANETS Catalog consists of the major planets in the solar system. The planetary positions are calculated according to the date. While the date is not required for any other type of celestial subject, it is necessary for calculating correct planet positions. Sky Wizard will remind you to enter the date the first time you choose the Planets catalog during an observing session. Press MODE, scroll to CATALOG, press ENTER. The last calendar date entered will be displayed. This date is used in the planetary orbit calculations. [. . . ] Verify star identification and start over if the factor is higher. Scroll UP or DOWN until RA DEC is displayed. Selecting a Celestial Object in the Catalog 1. Press UP or DOWN until CATALOG is displayed. [. . . ]