Celestron NexStar 130SLT User manual

Extend tripod legs 6 to 8 inches by
loosening the tripod leg locking knob
and pulling the leg to desired length and
re-tightening knob.
Assemble tripod by spreading the legs
out until the center leg brace is fully
extended.
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Quick Set-up Guide
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All three legs should be the same length to
provide a level platform for the telescope. A
bubble level is included (inset) to assist in leveling.
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Hold the telescope fork arm and place
the bottom of the base inside the tripod
mounting platform as shown.
Place accessory tray on top of center leg
brace by lining up the grooves on the
tray to the post on the brace.
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Once grooves are aligned, turn accessory
tray until it snaps into the clips on each
leg brace.
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Thread the coupling screw into
the hole at the bottom of the fork arm
base. Tighten screw to secure the
entire fork arm.
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Slide the optical tube dovetail into the fork
arm as shown above.
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NexStar 130SLT
Your NexStar 130SLT includes: optical tube;
fork arm; pre-assembled tripod;
computerized hand control; hand control
holder; two eyepieces; finderscope;
accessory tray; documentation including an
owner’s manual, The Sky® CD and NSOL
Telescope Control Software.
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Coupling screw

Quick Set-up Guide [cont]
Secure optical tube to fork arm by
tightening the screw located on the
inside of the fork arm assembly.
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To attach the finderscope, loosen the silver
screw and slide finderscope into mounting
platform .
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Secure finderscope to mounting platform by
tightening the silver screw. The glass window of
the finderscope should be facing towards the
front of the telescope.
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Select the low power (25mm) eyepiece
and insert it as shown above.
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Tighten silver screw to secure.
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Attach plastic hand control holder to the
tripod leg.
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Slide Computerized Hand Control into
the hand control holder as shown above.
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Before you begin viewing, please
remember to remove tube lens cap.
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While observing, tube should be
positioned as shown above.
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Plug Computerized Hand Control into
the “Hand Control” port on the fork arm.
Before you can begin observing,you must setup your hand control,
align your finderscope and align your telescope. Step by step
instructions are included in the following Hand Control Setup section.
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Before you can use your telescope, you
must insert 8 AA batteries.
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Place AA batteries inside the battery
compartment located at the base of the
fork arm.

Hand Control Guide
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Turn power switch located on the side of
the fork arm to“on” position. The light will
come on and the hand control will
display “NexStar SLT”.
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You will notice that there are directional
arrows in the center of the hand control.
These only move the telescope. They
cannot be used to scroll through
menu features.
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Now you will need to align the finderscope.
Turn on the red LED light by turning the
knob shown above. When used for the first
time, remove the clear plastic disk that is
located between the battery clip and the
battery. See inset.
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Use the hand control direction arrow
buttons to point telescope at a distant
land object, like a telephone pole or at
night you can use the moon. Center and
focus the object in the 25mm eyepiece
of the telescope.
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In order to accurately center an object
in the eyepiece it may be necessary to
change the slew speed of the motors.
To change the slew speed, press the
RATE button then select a number from
1 (slowest) to 9 (fastest).
Before you can begin using your NexStar 130SLT, you must setup your computerized hand control and go through
the SkyAlign alignment procedure. In order for the NexStar to accurately point to the objects in the sky, it must first
be aligned with known positions (stars) in the sky. With this information, the telescope can create a model of the
sky, which it uses to locate any object in its database
Once you have aligned your finderscope,
make sure to turn off the LED light to
conserve the battery. Now you are ready
to align the telescope. This will have to
be done at night.
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Use the UP and DOWN scroll buttons
(located on #6 and #9) to select
“SkyAlign” then press ENTER. Now you
will need to enter your site/time
information.
With the object centered in the eyepiece,
use the azimuth (right/left) and altitude
(up/down) adjustment knobs on the
finderscope to place the red alignment
dot directly over the centered object.
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The hand control will display the last
entered time and site information. Since
this is your first time using the NexStar,
press UNDO to enter your site and time
information.
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Using the numeric key pad enter your
time information. Press ENTER to
continue. Press UNDO to backspace.
Press ENTER to select City Database. Use
the Up and Down scroll buttons (located
on #6 and #9) and choose the closest city
to your present location. Press ENTER
after selecting the country, state and city.
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When the display reads NexStar SLT,
press ENTER to begin the alignment
procedure.
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Hand Control Guide [cont]
If you have questions or problems with set-up, please contact
Celestron Technical Support: 310.803.5955
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For the second alignment object, choose
a bright star or planet as far from the first
alignment object as possible. Once again
use the directional arrow buttons to
center the object in the finderscope and
press ENTER. Once object is centered in
the eyepiece, press ALIGN.
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Repeat the process for the third
alignment star. When the telescope has
been aligned to the final star, the display
will read “Match Confirmed”. Press UNDO
to display the names of the three bright
objects you aligned to, or press ENTER to
accept these three objects for alignment.
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Press INFO to read information about the
object displayed. Press the DOWN scroll
key to display the next object. Press
ENTER to slew (move) to the displayed
object.
TOUR
Use the directional arrow keys on the hand
control to slew (move) the telescope
towards any bright celestial object in the
sky. Center the object in the finderscope
and press ENTER.
Now that your telescope is properly
aligned, you are ready to find your first
object. Press the TOUR button on the
hand control. The hand control will
display a list of objects that are visible for
the date and location entered.
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If the finderscope has been properly
aligned, the alignment star should now
be visible in the field of view of the
eyepiece.
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The hand control will prompt you to
center the bright alignment star in the
center of the eyepiece. Once centered,
press ALIGN. This will accept the star as
your first alignment position.
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Now, using the Up and Down scroll
buttons (located on #6 and #9), verify the
time zone you are in and press ENTER.
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Using the numeric key pad enter the
date. Press ENTER to continue. Press
UNDO to backspace.
INFO
For general usage information,please consult your user’s manual.