iOptron Telescope GoToNova User Manual

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TIP:
Spend some time
familiarize yourself with
those bright stars in the
night sky
Press ENTER to select “Set up local time”, and you will
see this screen:
Set Local Time:
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Daylight Time saving√
Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to move the cursor, and
use the number keys to adjust the numbers. When the correct
local time has been entered, press ENTER. Then you will see
this screen:
Set up site Info:
Longi: W071d27m47s
Latit: N42d15m40s
300 Min. behind UT
Again, use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to move the cursor,
and use the number keys to adjust the values. You need the
longitude and latitude values of your location. These values
can be obtained from the internet (for example: http://www.lat-
long.com/) or your GPS device. The last line is the time zone
information. Check your time zone and enter properly. For
example, Boston lags Universal Time (UT) by 5 hours, which
means 300 Minutes behind UT. Use the UP or DOWN key to
switch between “ahead of” and “behind”.
Press MENU button, then you will see this screen:
Select and slew
Sync. To target
Electric Focuser
Set up GOTONOVA
Align
PEC option
Set up tracking
User objects
Auto guide
Park scope
To park position
From the main menu, select “Align”. The system provides
“one-star align”, “two-star align” and “Three Star Align”.
Select “one-star align”. You will see this screen:
Alphard
A 39°43.3′ Z 221°20.0′
Center the target then
press “ENTER” 2X
Use “UP” and “DOWN” arrow buttons to select a star and
press ENTER. Use SPEED button to select a speed, and use
arrow buttons to center the star in your telescope. Press
ENTER when finished. Now your GoToNova
TM
is ready to
direct you to any location in the night sky (provided that the
object is in the database and above the horizon). Simply
choose any object in the menu and press ENTER. Although
not required, we strongly suggest that you double check your
initial alignment with additional bright objects in the night sky,
For example, in the menu, select “Venus” (if it is indeed in the
sky) and press ENTER. When the motor stops check to see if

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