Can all named stars listed in the hand control be used for alignment?

No, only stars brighter than or equal to magnitude 2.5 can be used for SkyAlign. Even though there are about 250 named stars in the hand control database, only 82...

Can all named stars listed in the hand control be used for alignment?

No, only stars brighter than or equal to magnitude 2.5 can be used for SkyAlign. Even though there are about 250 named stars in the hand control database, only 82...

My 114SLT/130SLT telescope gives tilted views when I’m looking at terres...

There is nothing wrong. These scopes are Newtonian reflectors that normally provide inverted views–as they are designed for astronomical use. On the SLT reflector telescope tubes (OTAs), there is a...

My 114SLT/130SLT telescope gives tilted views when I’m looking at terres...

There is nothing wrong. These scopes are Newtonian reflectors that normally provide inverted views–as they are designed for astronomical use. On the SLT reflector telescope tubes (OTAs), there is a...

I’m using my mount with an autoguider and getting mixed results. What ar...

There are no official settings to use with Celestron mounts that support autoguiders (these scopes have ports that will directly interface with any of the SBIG (Santa Barbara Instrument Group)...

I’m using my mount with an autoguider and getting mixed results. What ar...

There are no official settings to use with Celestron mounts that support autoguiders (these scopes have ports that will directly interface with any of the SBIG (Santa Barbara Instrument Group)...

I’m setting up my AstroMaster equatorial mount. Should the declination (...

Yes, towards the rear or mirror end of your scope is the usual position for the DEC control.However, because the scope is mounted inside tube rings and it has a...

I’m setting up my AstroMaster equatorial mount. Should the declination (...

Yes, towards the rear or mirror end of your scope is the usual position for the DEC control.However, because the scope is mounted inside tube rings and it has a...

I’m using MCupdate and HCupdate to update my mount. I can't get past “Ha...

This is usually a problem on the computer end of your connection. Often when you see this message and press “Next,” the update software will return you to the select...

I’m using MCupdate and HCupdate to update my mount. I can't get past “Ha...

This is usually a problem on the computer end of your connection. Often when you see this message and press “Next,” the update software will return you to the select...

What does resetting to factory defaults reset? What does reflashing the ...

Using Menu > Utilities > Factory Settings will reset your time-site information including city, time zone, etc. and much more. Here are the items that default: GPS on/offDirection but...

What does resetting to factory defaults reset? What does reflashing the ...

Using Menu > Utilities > Factory Settings will reset your time-site information including city, time zone, etc. and much more. Here are the items that default: GPS on/offDirection button (pos...