SmartStar® R-80 Telescope Instruction Manual For product #9501-W, 9502-W, 9801-W and 9802-W 1 www.iOptron.
Table of Content Table of Content ............................................................................................................................. 2 1. SmarStar® R-80 Overview.......................................................................................................... 4 1.1. SmartStar® R-80 Features .................................................................................................... 4 1.2. SmartStar® R-80 Assembly Terms ..............................................
5.8. Watch List.......................................................................................................................... 19 5.9. Set Telescope Coord. ......................................................................................................... 19 5.10. Park Scope ....................................................................................................................... 19 6. Maintenance and Servicing....................................................................
1. SmarStar® R-80 Overview More precise speed control for viewing objects 1.1. SmartStar® R-80 Features The control system also allows you to slew the telescope at 5 different drive speeds, keeping the object within the telescope’s viewfinder for as long as you wish. Introducing our SmartStar® R-80 computerized GOTO telescope system. Designed with the latest technology the 80 mm lens is crafted with a fluorite based, low dispersion glass that is ground and polished to exact specifications.
1.2. SmartStar® R-80 Assembly Terms 1. Telescope 2. Dovetail Lock 3. Hand Controller 4. Altitude Lock 5. Mount 6. Diagonal 7. Eyepiece 8. Accessory Tray 9. Tripod Support Bracket 10. Tripod Leg Lock 11. Tripod 12.
2. Telescope Assembly Step 1. Preparing the Tripod Unlock the tripod leg locks (#10). Extend tripod legs. Lock the leg locks afterwards. #10 Step 1a. #8 Stand the telescope's tripod upright by spreading the tripod's legs out uniformly. Push down slightly on the Tripod Support Bracket (#9.) Attach the Accessory Tray (#8) to the Tripod Support Bracket via a screw on the bottom of the tray. Turning the tray until hand tight – don’t over tighten the tray. #9 Thread of Azimuth Lock #12 Step 2.
Dovetail lock (#2) Step 4. Attaching Telescope Attach telescope to mount using the dovetail lock knob (#2). Step 5. Attaching Optics Insert 45º diagonal: Insert diagonal (#6) into the eyepiece side of the telescope. Tighten the thumbscrews to a firm feel only. Insert the eyepiece: Remove the supplied 25mm eyepiece (#7) from its container and slide it into the open end of the diagonal. Tighten the thumbscrews to a firm feel only. Remove the round dust cover lid from the end of telescope.
3. GoToNova® 8405 Hand Controller Figure 1. GoToNova 8405 Hand Controller • SPEED Key: To select slew speed (2X, 8X, 64X, 256X, and MAX) • Light Key (☼): Turns on/off the red LED reading light on the back of the controller. • HELP Key: For help and display more information on an object. • HBX (handbox) port: connect the HC to SmartStar mount using a 6-wire RJ11 cable. GoToNova® 8405 hand controller (HC) is the standard controller for a SmartStar R-80 telescope, as shown in Figure 1. 3.1.
Mount/GPS Status Target Name Declination Azimuth Right Ascension Altitude Slew Speed Local Date and Time Figure 2. 8405 Hand Controller LCD Information Screen • G-ON (GPS Status): GPS is on and trying to lock on to a satellite; • G-OK (GPS Status): The connection between GPS receiver and satellites has been established (This status will be replaced by Mount Status after a few minutes). 1. Target Name: displays the name of the target that telescope is currently pointed to.
for fast slew and 2X for fine tuning). Turn the SOUTH mark pointing to south using ► or ◄ button. An additional compass is needed. Rotate the telescope to point to zenith using the ▲ or ▼ buttons. A torpedo level may help. Then turn the mount power off and turn it on. Or you can press MENU. Scroll down to “Set Telescope Coord.” Press ENTER. The default number is “Alt: 90º00.0’ and Azi: 180º00.0’”. Press ENTER to complete the initialization. 4.
The site coordinates information can be found online, such as GPSVisualizer http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/geocode). Simply enter a city name or address. Select and slew Land Objects Sync. to Target Set Up Controller Press ENTER. Select “Set Up Time and Site” Set Set Set Set Set time zone Press ◄ or ► key. Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen to set the time zone information (add or subtract 60 minutes per time zone). Enter minutes “ahead” or “behind” of UT (universal time).
2. While looking through selected eyepiece, slowly retract focusing tube by turning focusing knob until object comes into focus. For other parts of the world, time zone information can be found online, such as http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/. DO NOT COUNT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. 4.2.3. Go to the Moon If your mount is equipped with a GPS receiver, only Daylight Time Saving and Time Zone settings are needed.
► ▲ and ▼ keys to move the Moon in the center of your eyepiece and press ENTER. 4.3. Turn Off the Mount When finishing observing, always move the mount to Park Position. If the mount is not moved, no initial set up is needed when powered on the next time. To do so, press the MENU button, scroll down to “Park Telescope” and press ENTER. Turn the power off.
5. Use SmartStar® R-80 • 5.1. Manual Operation of the Telescope NGC Catalog: a few thousand objects in NGC catalog. Use ► or ◄ button to move the cursor and ▼ or ▲ button to change the number. 5.2.3. Comets You may observe land and astronomical objects using GoToNova’s arrow keys. It contains up to 64 comets. This database is customer upgradeable. After the telescope was assembled (referring to Section 2. Telescope Assembly), flip the ON/OFF switch on the telescope mount to the ON position.
5.2.9. Watch List Auto Use ▼ or ▲ button to move the cursor to “Input coord.” line, use ► or ◄ button to object number you want to store, and press ENTER. A coordinate setting screen will show: This function will set the mount automatically slew to all the objects listed in Watch List at a preset time interval. The time interval can be set to from 10 seconds to 1200 seconds by using ▼ or ▲ button. Enter Alt. Azi. Alt: 13º 0.0’ Azi: 25º58.8’ 5.3.
• LCD Back Light. 5.6. Align Use arrow keys to adjust LCD screen back light intensity. Press ENTER. This function is used for align the telescope. Before star alignment, please make sure the mount is well leveled. In addition to “Solarsys Align,” the system also provides “One Star Align” and “Two Star Align”. Either one can be selected for telescope alignment. LCD Back Light • Keypad Backlight. 5.6.1. Solarsys Align Use arrow keys to adjust keypad backlight. Press ENTER.
Select “Two Star Align” in the Align menu. Use ▲ or ▼ button to select a star and press ENTER. The mount will slew to it automatically. Use ◄ ► ▲ or ▼ key to center the object in your eyepiece. Press SPEED button to change the slew speed if needed. Then press ENTER to complete the alignment. After you finish the first star, the system will prompt you to choose the second star. Repeat the process to finish the second star alignment. An “Align OK!” screen will show briefly.
Add a new comet Edit one comet Delete one comet Reset all comets No. 001 BX R: 4h38.7m D:19º56.8’ A -31º10.2’ Z303º44.1’ The first line shows the number of Add a new comet: the user object and if it is above the horizon. The second line shows the name of the user object, here is “BX”. The third line shows target’s current RA and DEC coordinates. The bottom line shows object’s altitude and azimuth position.
azimuth position. Use ◄ or ► move the cursor position and ▲ or ▼ key change the number to adjust the object you want to edit. Press ENTER when it is right. 5.8. Watch List A watch list is a list of your favorite celestial objects in the database. User can add, delete and browse the watch list. All celestial objects, include User Defined object, can be compiled into the list. Up to 20 objects can be added to the watch list. Follow the same procedure as “Add a new comet” to edit it.
to the optical tube until the telescope is thoroughly dry. 6. Maintenance and Servicing 6. If your telescope is not to be used for an extended period, perhaps for one month or more, it is advisable to remove the batteries from battery holder, if they are installed. Batteries left installed for prolonged periods may leak, causing damage to the telescope’s electronic circuitry. 6.1.
• Using the battery? Are the batteries installed correctly? Are the batteries fresh? How long have they been used? (frequent slew and GOTO will deplete battery power very quickly) • Using AC or DC adapter? Check the plugs to the mount and to the power outlet. • Using extension cord? Make sure the cord is in good condition. Power drop along the extension cord was known to cause the problem. Also check all the plugs and connections.
Appendix A.
Appendix B. GoToNova® 8405 HC MENU STRUCTURE MENU Select and Slew Planets, Sun, Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Sun Moon Deep Sky Objects Named Deepsky Object Messier Catalog NGC Catalog Comets Asteroids Stars Named Stars Constellations Double Stars SAO Bright Stars User RA&DEC JD2000 Enter Position Watch List Watch List Auto Land Objects Sync.
Align Solarsys Align One Star Align Two Star Align Modify Star Catalog User RA&DEC JD2000 Comets Asteroids Watch List Add a Watch Object Delete One Data Delete All Browse the List Set Telescope Coord Park Telescope 24
Appendix C. GoToNova® Star List Modern Constellations for 8405 No.
Messier This table is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article List of Messier objects.
GOTONOVA Deep Sky Object List for 8405 ID No.
95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 Praesepe Ptolemy's Cluster rho Ophiuchi Nebula Ring Nebula Ringtail Galaxy Rosette Nebula Running Chicken Nebula Saturn Nebula Sculptor Galaxy Group Sculptor Galaxy Seyfert's Sextet Siamese Twins Silver Dollar Small Magellanic Cloud Sombrero Galaxy Southern Integral Sign Southern Pleiades Spindle Galaxy Spindle Star Queen Nebula Stephan's Quintet Struve's Lost Nebula 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 1
GTONOVA Named Star List for 8405 001 Acamar 002 Achernar 003 Acrux 004 Acubens 005 Adhafera 006 Adhara 007 Al Na’ir 008 Albali 009 Alberio 010 Alchibar 011 Alcor 012 Alcyone 013 Aldebaran 014 Alderamin 015 Alfirk 016 Algedi 017 Algenib 018 Algiebra 019 Algol 020 Algorab 021 Alhena 022 Alioth 023 Alkaid 024 Alkalurops 025 Alkes 026 Almach 027 Alnasl 028 Alnilam 029 Alnitak 030 Alphard 031 Alphecca 032 Alpheratz 033 Alrakis 034 Alrescha 035 Alshain 036 Altair 037 Altais 038 Alterf 039 Aludra 040 Alula Austral
GOTONOVA Double Star List For 8405 No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Object Gam Pi Bet 11 15 E2489 57 Zet 94 41 107 12 Tau Gam Lam The Nu Ome Eps Del Mu 1 Tau Kap Xi Pi Iot E1835 44 32 Alp 2 Alp 1 Pi Omi Alp Eta Const And And Aql Aql Aql Aql Aql Aqr Aqr Aqr Aqr Aqr Aqr Ari Ari Aur Aur Aur Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo Cam Cam Cap Cap Cap Cap Cas Cas Sep. 9.8 35.9 12.8 17.5 34 8.2 36 2.1 12.7 5.1 6.6 2.5 23.7 7.8 37.8 3.6 55 5.
No. 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 Object 52 Ups Mu Psi 17 61 49 E2762 E2741 Gam Eta Eps 47 Nu Psi 26 16&17 Mu 40/41 1 The Tau 4 Omi 2 32 39 Alp Ome Alp Del Lam Kap Zet 38 Del Mu Alp Gam Rho Const Cyg Cyg Cyg Cyg Cyg Cyg Cyg Cyg Cyg Del Dra Dra Dra Dra Dra Dra Dra Dra Dra Equ Eri Eri Eri Eri Eri For For Gem Gem Gem Gem Gem Gem Her Her Her Her Her Sep. 6.1 15.1 1.9 3.2 26 30.3 2.7 3.4 1.9 9.6 5.3 3.1 34 61.9 30.
No. 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 Object 67 Lam Xi 36 Tau Rho 39 Bet Del Iot Lam Sig Rho E747 1 Eps Zet Eta The E331 Del Iot Bet Gam Eta Alp 55 Psi Zet Kap Eta Eps Const Oph Oph Oph Oph Oph Oph Oph Ori Ori Ori Ori Ori Ori Ori Peg Per Per Per Per Per PsA PsA PsA PsA PsA Psc Psc Psc Psc Pup Pup Scl Sep. 55 1.5 3.7 4.9 1.7 3.1 10.3 9.5 53 11.3 4.4 13 7.1 36 36.3 8.8 12.9 28.3 18.3 12.1 5.1 20 30.3 4.2 1.7 1.
GTONOVA Comet List for 8405 No.
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 81P Wild 82P Gehrels 85P Boethin 86P Wild 88P Howell 89P Russell 94P Russell 97P Metcalf-Brewington 99P Kowal 100P Hartley 110P Hartley 113P Spitaler 116P Wild 117P Helin-Roman-Alu 118P Shoemaker-Levy 119P Parker-Hartley 124P Mrkos 126P IRAS 127P Holt-Olmstead 128P Shoemaker-Holt 131P Mueller 136P Mueller 137P Shoemaker-Levy 139P Vaisala-Oterma 142P Ge-Wang 143P Kowal-Mrkos 144P Kushida 145P Shoemaker-Levy 147P
GTONOVA Asteriod List for 8405 No.
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Polyhymnia Circe Leukothea Atalante Fides Leda Laetitia Harmonia Daphne Isis Ariadne Nysa Eugenia Hestia Aglaja Doris Pales Virginia Nemausa Europa Kalypso Alexandra Pandora Melete Mnemosyne Concordia Elpis Echo Danae Erato Ausonia Angelina 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 11 11 11 11
GoToNova SAO Bright Star List For 8405 GoToNova® hand controller consists of SAO bright stars with their magnitudes greater than 6. A reference table is available on iOptron’s website.
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