Celestron Hand Control (AZ)

Celestron Hand Control (AZ) is compatible with SLT, LCM, SE and CPC series computerized telescopes. The hand control automatically slew to objects in a variety of catalogs including the Messier, NGC, Caldwell, and SAO brightest stars. The huge database of 40,000 celestial objects can be assessed with the push of a button on hand control.

It displays the coordinates and useful information about the celestial objects selected from the database. A variety of alignment procedures are pre-programmed into the NexStar Hand Controller, including SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star, 1-Star, 2-Star, and Solar System.

You can also choose from a variety of tracking rates (sidereal, solar & lunar) and slew speeds. Slew at 1, 2, or 3 degrees per second, or choose speeds as low as 2x or as high as 64x. The planets as well as a list of the most popular objects are also included.

This hand control includes Flash Upgradeable Technology, allowing users to upgrade its software via the Internet. The direction keys allow complete control of the telescope in any direction. The RS-232 Jack allows interfacing with a computer to control the telescope remotely.

Features - Celestron Hand Control (AZ)

• RS-232 Jack allows interfacing with a computer to control the telescope remotely.
• Displays the coordinates and useful information about the celestial objects selected from the database.
• Tour mode seeks out the most interesting sky objects for the current date and time, and automatically slews the telescope to those objects.
• Direction Keys allow complete control of the telescope in any direction.
• Instructs the telescope to use a selected star or object as an alignment position.
• Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Window  dual-line, 16 character display backlit screen for comfortable viewing of telescope information and scrolling text.

Specification - Celestron Hand Control (AZ)

• Display LCD
• Port RS-232
• Tracking Ability Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
• EQ North & EQ South
• Alignment:
  2-Star Align
  1-Star Align
  Solar System Align
  Quick Align
  Last Alig
• Data Capacity 40,000+ objects
• 100 user defined objects

Kit Contents
Celestron Hand Control (AZ)  
User Manual

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