Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 8401 del fabbricante iOptron
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www.iO ptr on .c om 1 Manual GoToNova TM 8401 Hand-Held Controlle r www . iOptron . com.
www.iO ptr on .c om 2 WARNING! NEVER USE A SMARTS TAR TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye.
www.iO ptr on .c om 3 TIP: For beginner users without a lot of knowledge in as tronomy please re fer to the Q uick Start Reference. It contains enough information to get you started so you ca n enjoy the night sky with out knowing all the jargon and math.
www.iO ptr on .c om 4 For beginner users without a lot of knowledge in astronomy please refer to the Quick Start Menu. It contains enough information to get you started so you can enjoy the night sky without knowing all the jargon and math. For more serious users we assume that you know some astronomy basics in reading this manual.
www.iO ptr on .c om 5 Chapter 0 Quick Start Reference 0.1 GoT oNov a TM Features: (840 1) LCD Display Menu Back Enter Up Right Down Left Stop/0 Light Help N umbers.
www.iO ptr on .c om 6 The 8401 GoToNova TM hand held controller operates the SmartStar TM A ser ies telescopes. The user inte rface is simple and easy to lear n. It can automat ically reposi tion your telescope to any of the 130,000 objects stored in the database with the push of a bu tton.
www.iO ptr on .c om 7 TIP: A GPS module makes life a lot easier. It automatically sets the time and location for you. TIP: The controlle r automatically skips those stars below the horizon of your current time and location.
www.iO ptr on .c om 8 TIP: Spend some time familiarize yourself with those bright stars in the night s ky Press E NTER to se lect “Set up local tim e”, and you w ill see this screen: Set Local Time: 2007-06- 18 14.49.1 8 Daylight Time saving √ Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to move the cur sor, and use the number keys to adjust the numbers.
www.iO ptr on .c om 9 Venus is in the center of your eye pi ece. If your previous steps were correct, it should be. You may nee d to make some minor adjustments to c enter the object. Otherw ise, use “two-star align”. What’s Next ? Most beginner user s are now ready to explore the night sky without needing to refer to the manua l any further.
www.iO ptr on .c om 10 Appendix: Check Appendix D for a brief introduction of celestial coordinate systems Chapter.1 Set Up And Alignment 1.0 Basic Symbols R Right ascension D Declination A Altitude Z Azimuth Cele Sidereal spee d Sola Solar speed Moon Lunar spee d Land Land mode nnX Slewing speed 1.
www.iO ptr on .c om 11 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 button s to center the star in your telescope.
www.iO ptr on .c om 12 Appendix: Check Appendix B and Appendix C for names of galaxies a nd constellations WARNING: NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYES OR WITH A TELESCOPE(UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER SOLAR FILTER). PERMANENT AND IRREVERSIBLE EYE DAMAGE MAY RESULT.
www.iO ptr on .c om 13 TIP: By specifying R.A. and DEC numbers (or A and Z ) , yo u can point your telescope to anywhere on the celestial sphere. Contains up to 4096 aste roids. 2.5 Stars 2.5.1 Named Stars Contains 191 stars. 2.5.2 Constellations Contains 88 constellation s.
www.iO ptr on .c om 14 Appendix: Check Appendix A for complete menu structures TIP: In Equatorial mode one axis of the motor is parallel with the earth’s axis of rotation. Chapter. 3 Other Functions 3.1 Sync To Target Matches the telescope's cu rrent equatorial coordinate s to Target Right Ascension and Declination.
www.iO ptr on .c om 15 TIP: The earth’s axis o f rotation is tilted 23.5 ° from the vertical. This tilt changes throu ghout the year. In Dece mber the northern hemisphere is tilted 23.5 ° away from the sun. While in June the northern hemisphe re is tilted 23.
www.iO ptr on .c om 16 TIP: People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land object s. TIP: People usually use optics that produce normal im ages (not reversed, or up-side- down images) to observe land objects. TIP: Use slo wer spee d for fine tuning. Chapter.
www.iO ptr on .c om 17 TIP: A full moon is not the best time to watch the Moon. There is too much glare and not enough shadow for details. There is a lot to explore on the surface of the Moon such as craters, mountain ranges, fault line s, etc.
www.iO ptr on .c om 18 ME N U S e l e c t a nd s l e w L a nd O bj e c t s S y n c . to t arg et S e t up c ontr ol l er Alig n User o b ject lis t Wa t c h li s t Set telesco p e cord .
www.iO ptr on .c om 19 APPENDIX B Messier Catalog • Andromeda o M31 The Andromeda Galaxy spir al galaxy (type Sb) o M32 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy (type E2) o M110 Satellite galaxy of.
www.iO ptr on .c om 20 o M68 globular cluster o M83 spiral galaxy • Le o o M65 spiral galaxy o M66 spiral galaxy o M95 spiral galaxy o M96 spiral galaxy o M105 elliptical galaxy • Le pus o M79 glo.
www.iO ptr on .c om 21 o M75 globular cluster • Scorpius o M4 globular clus ter o M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster o M7 Ptolemy's Cluster open clus ter o M80 globular cluster • Scutum o .
www.iO ptr on .c om 22 APPE NDIX C Modern Constellations constellation abbreviation genitiv e origi n Andromeda And Andromedae ancient ( Ptolemy ) Antlia Ant Antliae 1763, Lacai lle Apus Aps Apodis 16.
www.iO ptr on .c om 23 Canis Minor CMi Canis Minoris ancient ( Ptolemy ) Capricornus Cap Capricorni ancient ( Ptolemy ) Carina Car Carinae 176 3, Lacaille , split from Argo Navis Cassiopeia Cas Cassio.
www.iO ptr on .c om 24 Cygnus Cyg Cygn i ancient ( Ptolemy ) Delphinus Del De lph ini ancient ( Ptolemy ) Dora do Do r Doradus 1603, Uranometria , created by Keyser and de Houtman Draco Dra Draconis a.
www.iO ptr on .c om 25 Leo Minor LMi Leonis Minoris 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum , Hevelius Lepus Lep Leporis ancient ( Ptolemy ) Libra Lib Librae ancient ( Ptolemy ) Lupus Lup Lupi ancient ( Ptolem.
www.iO ptr on .c om 26 Pers eus Per Per sei ancient ( Ptolemy ) Phoenix Phe Phoenicis 1603, Uranometria , created by Keyser and de Houtman Pictor Pic Pictoris 1763, Lacai lle Pisces Psc Piscium ancien.
www.iO ptr on .c om 27 Triangulum Tri Trianguli ancient ( Ptolemy ) Triangulum Austr ale TrA Trianguli Australis 1603 Urano metria , created by Keyser and de Houtman Tucana Tuc Tucan ae 16 03 Uranomet.
www.iO ptr on .c om 28 APPENDIX D Celestial Coordinates North South Zenith Nadir Celestial North Pole Celestial South Pole East West Azimuth Altitude Median of the locat ion Observer’s horizo n FIG.
www.iO ptr on .c om 29 North South Zenith Nadir Celestial North Pole Celestial South Pole East West Observer’s horizon Celestial Equator M, midpoint star hour circle median of location δ , declination t, hour angle axis of rotation FIG.
www.iO ptr on .c om 30 North South Zenith Nadir Celestial North Pole Celestial South Pole East West Observer’s horizon Celestial Equator star hour circle median of location γ gamma point δ , declination α , right ascension axis of rotation hour circle FIG.
www.iO ptr on .c om 31 TIP: Celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of infinite radius. NOTE: You need t wo numbers to define a position on the celestial sphere. To understand the celestial co ordinate systems there are several con cepts that s hould be clarif ied.
www.iO ptr on .c om 32 TIP: Don’t be intimidated by the geometry. Hands-on experience will help you understand the concepts better. Since the celestial sphere complete s a full ro tation in 24 hours, it follows that: 24 h = 3 60 ° , 1 h = 15 ° , 1 min = 15’, and 1 sec = 15”.
www.iO ptr on .c om 33 Appendix E SPECI FICATIONS GoToNova TM 8401 Specifications LCD Display…………………………8- line Alignment………………… …………Altazimuth/Equatorial GPS………………………… ……….Compatible CPU………………………………… .
www.iO ptr on .c om 34 Appendix F Products List Item # Product Product Des cription Components SmartStar TM -E Series #8500 SmartSta rTM -E GOTO Mount AltAz i Mount, #1403, #1501 #8502 SmartStar TM -E.
www.iO ptr on .c om 35 IOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE, MOUNT, AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controller to be free from defects in m aterials and workmanship for two years. iOptron will repair or replace such product or part which, upon inspection by iOptron, is found to be defective in materials or workmanship.
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