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To re-align your telescope:
2. Slew the telescope to one of the original alignment stars, or another bright star if the original alignment stars are no
longer in a convenient location. Press the
Align button and use the Up/Down buttons on the hand controller to
select
Alignment Stars from the list.
3. The hand control will ask you which of the original alignment stars you wish to replace. Use the Up/Down buttons
to select the desired star and press
Enter.
4. Once again center the star in the finderscope and press Enter.
5. Then center the star in the eyepiece and Press Align.
6. Repeat the process on a second alignment star.
For additional all sky pointing accuracy, it’s a good idea to align on at least one additional calibration star located on the
opposite side of the Meridian. To add calibration stars:
1. Slew the telescope to a bright star on the opposite of the Meridian from your two alignment stars.
2. Press the
Align button and use the Up/Down buttons on the hand controller to select Calib. Stars from the list, and
press
Enter.
3. Align the star in the finderscope and then the eyepiece as you did with the alignment stars.
Display Align – the user can now display the polar alignment error in the RA and DEC axes. These values show how
close the mount is pointed at the celestial pole base on how accurately the user centered the alignment star with the
hand control and with the mount adjustment. To display the alignment error:
1. Press the
Align button and use the Up/Down buttons on the hand controller to select Display Align from the list,
and press
Enter.
