Celestron NexStar Hand Control For Adv, CGEM and CGE Pro Mount:
It works with Celestron advanced, CGEM and CGE Pro series computerized telescopes. The NexStar hand control is a standard accessory on all NexStar telescopes. The hand control automatically slew to objects in a variety of catalogue including the Messier, NGC, Caldwell, SAO brightest stars and lists of the most popular objects. With the help of NexStar Hand control, a huge database of 40,000 celestial objects can be assessed with the push of a button on hand control.
You can instruct the telescope to use a selected star or object as an alignment position. 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. 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. RS-232 Jack allows interfacing with a computer to control the telescope remotely. The hand control displays the coordinates and useful information about the celestial objects selected from the database.
Features - Celestron NexStar Hand Control For ADV, CGEM and CGE PRO Mount
- Provides sidereal, solar and lunar tracking rates
- Direction Keys allow complete control of the telescope in any direction
- Discover the secrets astronomers and explorers use to navigate the night sky
- Works with Celestron advanced, CGEM and CGE Pro series computerized telescopes
- Messier, NGC, Caldwell, Planets, SAO brightest stars and lists of the most popular objects
- Dual-line, 16 character display backlit screen for comfortable viewing of telescope information and scrolling text
- Multi alignment procedures (skyalign, auto 2-star, 1-star, 2-star, solar system) for comfortable and fast tracking
- RS-232 port enables point-and-click slewing capability using computer software and can update the firmware of the controller
- Tracking modes of alt-az and EQ north/south with 1,2,3°/sec - 64x, 32x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 2x slew speed
- Tour mode seeks out the most interesting sky objects for the current date and time, and automatically slews the telescope to those objects
- Displays the coordinates and useful information about the celestial objects selected from the database
Specifications -Celestron NexStar Hand Control For ADV, CGEM and CGE PRO Mount
- Model NexStar Hand Control ADV, CGEM, CGE PRO
- Compatible With Adv, CGEM, CGE Pro
- Tracking Ability Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
- EQ North & EQ South
- Display LCD
- RS-232 Port Yes
- Alignment 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, Solar System Align, Quick Align, Last Align
- Data Capacity 40,000+ objects with 100 user defined objects
Kit Contents:
Celestron NexStar Hand Control For ADV, CGEM and CGE PRO Mount
User Operating Instructions Manual