Owner manual

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Star Alignment
InorderfortheSynScanAZtocorrectlypointtoobjectsinthesky,itmustrstbealignedtotwoorthreeknownpositions(stars)in
thesky.AstheEarthrotatesonitsaxisevery24hours,astronomicalobjectsappeartomovethroughtheskyfollowinganarc.Withthe
suppliedinformation,thetelescopecanreplicateamodeloftheskyandthemovementsofastronomicalobjects.Staralignmentcanbe
doneanytimeduringtheobservingsessionbychoosingAlignment under Setup Menu.
TherearethreemethodstoaligntheSynScanAZ–BrightestStaralignment,2-StaralignmentandDaytimealignment.Ifyouareusing
theSynScanAZforthersttime,andyouarenotfamiliarwithcelestialobjectsinthesky,werecommendthatyoubeginwiththe
BrightestStaralignment.
Note: Before performing either alignment method, make sure that your nderscope is well aligned with the telescope tube.
Brightest Star Alignment
1. Inthealignmentscreen,selectBrightestStaralignmentusingthescrollkeysandpressENTERtoconrm.
2. Locatethebrighteststarintheskythatisfarawayfromotherbrightstars.Pointthetelescoperoughlytothestaryouchoseusing
 thehandcontrolorbylooseningtheclutchesandmovingthetelescopebyhand.
3. The hand control will prompt “Select Region.”Usingthescrollkeys,youwillneedtoidentifytheregionofskythestaryou
 choseiscurrentlyin.Eachregioncoversa90-degreespaninazimuth.Thetablebelowexplainstherangeoftheeightdirectional
 divisions.
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4. Thehandcontrolwillgeneratealistofstarslocatedwithinthisregionthatarebrighterthanmagnitude1.5,startingfromthe
 brightesttothedimmest.Starsandplanetsbelow10degreesorhigherthan75degreesabovethehorizonwillbelteredout.
 ThenameandmagnitudeofthealignmentstarwillbedisplayedontherstlineoftheLCD.Theapproximatepositionwillbe
 promptedonthesecondline.Forexample,ifArcturusisdisplayedasanalignmentstar,itsmagnitude(0.0)anditslocation
 (88.1˚ east and 24.1˚abovethehorizon)willappearasshowninFig. 40 Press ENTER to continue.
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Fig. 40