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 Can all named stars listed in the hand control be used for alignment?
Answer No. Only stars brighther than or equal to magnitude 2.5 (bright stars) can be used for alignments with Celestron’s NexStar computerized mounts.

Even though there are about 250 named stars in the hand control database, only 82 can be used for alignment and related tasks (calibration, etc.)

Here is the list:

Star                          Mag. Constellation name     

Sirius-1.5Alpha CMa
Canopus-0.7Alpha Car
Arcturus0Alpha Boo
Vega0Alpha Lyr
Capella0.1Alpha Aur
Rigel0.1Beta Ori
Procyon0.4Alpha CMi
Achernar0.5Alpha Eri
Betelgeuse0.5Alpha Ori
Hadar 0.6Beta Cen
Altair0.8Alpha Aql
Aldebaran0.9Alpha Tau
Spica1Alpha Vir
Antares1Alpha Sco
Pollux1.1Beta Gem
Fomalhaut1.2Alpha Psc
Acrux1.3Alpha Cru
Mimosa1.3Beta Cru
Alpha  Centauri1.3Alpha Cen
Deneb1.3Alpha Cyg
Regulus1.4Alpha Leo
Adhara1.5Epsilon CMa
Bellatrix1.6Gamma Ori
Gacrux1.6Gamma Cru
Shaula1.6Lambda Sco
Alnilam1.7Epsilon Ori
El Nath1.7Beta Tau
Miaplacidus1.7Beta Car
Alnair1.7Alpha Gru
Mirfak1.8Alpha Per
Wezen1.8Delta CMa
Regor1.81 Vel
Dubhe1.8Alpha UMa
Alioth1.8Epsilon UMa
Menkalinan1.9Beta Aur
Alhena1.9Gamma Gem
Avior1.9Epsilon Car
Alkaid1.9Eta UMa
Atria1.9Alpha TrA
Sargas1.9Theta Sco
Kaus Australis1.9Epsilon Sgr
Peacock1.9Alpha Pav
Diphda2Beta Cet
Hamal2Alpha Ari
Polaris2Alpha UMi
Mirzam2Beta CMa
Castor2Alpha Gem
Alphard2Alpha Hya
Alpheratz2.1Alpha And
Mirach2.1Beta And
Algol2.1Beta Per
Alnitak2.1Zeta Ori
Saiph2.1Kappa Ori
Denebola2.1Beta Leo
Kochab2.1Beta UMi
Menkent2.1Theta Cen
Rasalhague2.1Alpha Oph
Nunki2.1Sigma Sgr
Schedar2.2Alpha Cas
Mintaka2.2Delta Ori
Suhail2.2Lambda Vel
Muhlifain2.2Gamma Cen
Alphecca2.2Alpha CrB
Eltanin2.2Gamma Dra
Sadr2.2Gamma Cyg
Caph2.3Beta Cas
Almach2.3Gamma And
Naos2.3Zeta Pup
Scutulum2.3Iota Car
Mizar2.3Zeta UMa
Dschubba2.3Delta Sco
Ankaa2.4Alpha Phe
Merak2.4Beta UMa
Phad2.4Gamma UMa
Sabik2.4Eta Oph
Alderamin2.4Alpha Cep
Enif2.4Epsilon Peg
Scheat2.4Beta Peg
Tsih2.5Gamma Cas
Menkar2.5Alpha Cet
Aludra2.5Eta CMa
Markab2.5Alpha Peg
 
The complete named star list is posted here as an Excel file:

http://downloads.celestron.com/Archives/Miscellaneous/Star-Lists/Named-Stars.xls

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Created On: Sep 24 2010 03:27 PM

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