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8" ULTIMA® 2000INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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10To get the telescope to slew, set the SPEED to FINDER using the above procedure. Hold down the Diamond buttoncorresponding to the direction you wan

Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appendix B Ultima 2000 Communication Protocol100CommandsThe commands all start with a capital letter indicating the type of request, and then any d

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Appendix B Ultima 2000 Communication Protocol101accurization algorithm to the specifiedcoordinates to provide high all-sky pointingaccuracy.PCGOTOC

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Appendix C - Technical Specifications102APPENDIX C - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSOptical SpecificationsDesign Schmidt-Cassegrain CatadioptricAperture 8

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Appendix C - Technical Specifications103Mechanical SpecificationsAZM Drive System Tracking Motor Slewing Motor3-speed DC-Servo2-Speed DCALT

Page 7 - CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

Appendix C - Technical Specifications104Shipping InformationShipping Dimensions Telescope Box Tripod Box Accessory Box21” x 15” x 30”18” x

Page 8 - CHAPTER 2 - QUICK SETUP

Appendix D - Autoguide Pin Out105APPENDIX D - CCD AUTOGUIDE PIN OUTFor long exposure astrophotography, you can use an auto guider to guide the expos

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Appendix E - Operational Tips106APPENDIX E - OPERATION TIPSSetting the backlash compensations for an auto guiderHAND CONTROL RESPONSEThe Ultima 2000

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Appendix E - Operational Tips107When you place your diagonal in a position (i.e. upright, or to the left 20º, or to the right 45º, etc..) forobservin

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Glossary108GLOSSARY16-bit This is the resolution of the software of the Ultima 2000. 16-bit resolution gives 216 discreteintegers for the software to

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Glossary109Backlash Dead Zone Gears in telescope have some amount of play. The dead zone refers to the time it takes for thegears to traverse the pla

Page 13 - Setting Up the Tripod

11Turning Tracking OnTo turn tracking on or off, start at the SETUP menu. The instructions below will start there. Here is how to do it:ACTIONNOTES

Page 14 - Adjusting the Tripod Height

Glossary110Field Rotation This is when the star images in a field of view of some device rotate about the center of thefield. This occurs when you ha

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Glossary111Resolution The minimum detectable angle an optical system can detect. Because of diffraction, there is alimit to the minimum angle, resolu

Page 16 - Installing the Finder

112THE SKY MAPSThe sky is dynamic and appears to change from month-to-month, night-to-night, and even hour-to-hour.This is caused by the Earth moving

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CELESTRON ONE YEAR WARRANTYA. Celestron International (CI) warrants this telescope to be free from defects in materials andworkmanship for one year.

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12Find PlanetsPress MENU, press ENTER, press the UPor DOWN buttons until the display reads...Scroll though the differentCATALOGSSOLARSYSTEMPress ENTER

Page 25 - Inserting the Batteries

Celestron International2835 Columbia StreetTorrance, CA 90503Tel. (310) 328-9560Fax. (310) 212-5835Copyright 1997 Celestron InternationalAll rights

Page 27 - Buttons for the Hand Control

13CHAPTER 3 - ASSEMBLING YOUR ULTIMA 2000The Ultima 2000 is a sophisticated computerized telescope with the GO TO function. The Ultima 2000 can be

Page 28 - Main Menu

14The tripod will now stand by itself. Once the wedge and/or telescope are attached to the tripod, readjust the tension knobto ensure that the leg su

Page 29 - Command Tree

15Attaching the Telescope to the TripodThe telescope is fully assembled and ready to attach directly to a tripod or to an optional equatorial wedge.

Page 30 - Navigating through the Menu

16Figure 3-3b: Top view of the tripod head. Place the Ultima 2000 on top of the tripod. Use the open holes to mountthe Ultima 2000 to the tripod.In

Page 31 - Looking Up a Messier Object

17Attaching the Finder to the BracketWith the bracket firmly attached to the telescope, you are ready to attach the finder to the bracket. See Figure

Page 32 - Description of each Menu

18Focusing the Finderscope and ReticleThe finderscope can be focused by loosening the locking ring, on the front of the finder, then rotate the front

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19Attaching the Visual BackThe visual back allows you to attach most visual accessories to the telescope (see Figure 3-7). To attach the visual back:

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2WARNINGRemoval of the Optical Tube Assembly, the Fork Tines or theDrive Base will disable precise alignment calibrations and voidthe warranty of the

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20 Figure 3-6 Figure 3-7Image will be upside down Image will be right side up but reversedBalancing the TelescopeBalance is a necessity for pro

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21 3. Place the two other weights under the sliding counterweight on the bottom of the telescope. The slidingcounterweight has a threaded hole on it

Page 37 - Named Object

22Adjusting the clutchesThe Ultima 2000 has a dual axis clutching system. A clutching system is a necessity for two reasons. First it isconvenient.

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23Azimuth clutchTo change the azimuth clutch tension, place the clutch rod into the RA clutch adjusting ring shown in Figure 3-10. Totighten the clut

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24Attaching an Equatorial Wedge to the TripodThe Ultima 2000 attaches to an optional equatorial wedge, 93655, so it can be used for astrophotography o

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25Attaching the Ultima 2000 to a WedgeOnce the wedge is firmly attached to the tripod, you are ready to mount the telescope on the wedge. The telesco

Page 41 - AZM GEAR

264. Close the battery compartment lid and press down until it snaps shut.NOTE: The use of non-alkaline batteries may cause improper functioning of y

Page 42 - ALT BACK

27CHAPTER 4 - HAND CONTROL AND DRIVE BASEThe Hand Control allows you to control the telescope and specify various parameters. To use, insert the ba

Page 43 - BTN SLEW - Button Slew

28The hand control is quite simple. There are 4 buttons for the interface controls, 4 buttons for moving the telescope, and adisplay screen. The int

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29MagFindIDENTIFYResetStopStartTIMER MENUSLEWFINDERCENTER2X SDRLPHOTOSPEEDOFFALT AZEQ SOUTHEQ NORTHTRACKSIDEREALKINGSOLARLUNARRATETRAINONOFFPECVOLTSAZ

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3TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION...

Page 46 - DRIVE BASE

30Navigating through the MenuThe user interface is basically sets of menus and sub-menus. When you turn the telescope ON, you are in the main menu.Th

Page 47 - The Schmidt-Cassegrain System

31Looking Up a Messier ObjectBUTTON or ACTION NOTES DISPLAYTurn on the telescopeand scroll toMENU CATALOGMENUCATALOGpress ENTER Entered into the CATAL

Page 48 - Image Orientation

32Description of each MenuMenu ALIGNThis menu is the first menu to be displayed when the telescope is turned on. There are five sub menus under ALIGN

Page 49 - Your First Look

33Then the display will read,SET FORKTO ZEROThis is your cue to rotate the telescope in azimuth until the two stickers on the drive base line up. The

Page 50 - Determining Field of View

34definable catalog (NEW), and the PLANETS listed in order by increasing distance from the Sun. When used inconjunction with the GO TO function, the

Page 51 - General Photography Hints

35Size or separation: (if applicable)Name: AchernarConstellation: EradinusDescription: StarChart(SA or UA): SA=24Once the scroll is finished, the scre

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36NS141 The Non-Stellar Catalog (NS)The Non-Stellar Catalog (NS) contains objects not found in either the New General Catalog or the Index Catalog

Page 53 - Motion of the Stars

37Here is the Planetary Catalog under the SOLAR SYSTEM menu.DATE Requires entering the current dateSUN SunMERCURY MercuryVENUS VenusMARS MarsJUPITER J

Page 54 - Polar Alignment (with Wedge)

38Press ENTER The telescope tells you whatconstellation it is pointed at. Seethe Appendix A for abbreviations.2226-249 PSA 946Press ENTER Returns y

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39The scroll rate ranges from 0, the slowest, to 9, the fastest. The chart can be changed from SA, Wil Tirion's Sky Atlas2000.0, to UA, the Uran

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4SLEWING SPEED SETTING...

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40You may have noticed that you cannot get to the SLEW rate. This is because the SLEW option is disabled at the factory.It is disabled as a safety fe

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41LUNAR This rate is used for tracking the Moon.PECThis is only used on a telescope that is polar aligned on a wedge. Furthermore, you need to have t

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42ALT GEARAltitude Gear Ratio: This works the same as AZM GEAR.AZM BACK - Azimuth Backlash CompensationThere is an enormous gear reduction between th

Page 60 - CHAPTER 7 - PROCEDURES

43CORD - Cord Wrap ControlThis is the cord wrap mode. This keeps the telescope from wrapping the cord around itself. The mode can be ON orOFF. It i

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44SCROLLThis mode sets the speed at which information is scrolled across the screen. The range goes from 1 to 9, slowest tofastest.VERSIONThis tells

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45MANUAL mode under the skySet up the telescope outside and align it to the night sky. Here is how to activate the tour option.ACTION NOTES DISPLAYSt

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46The SLEW setting might not appear as one of the choices. This depends on the SLEW SPEED sub-menu (under SETUP)being set ON or OFF. To make the SLE

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47CHAPTER 5 - TELESCOPE BASICSThe Schmidt-Cassegrain SystemA telescope is an instrument that collects and focuses light. The nature of the optical

Page 65 - Alignment

48Image OrientationIt should be noted that the image orientation will change depending on the viewing configuration. When using the stardiagonal, the

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49Figure 5-3The decal on the end of the focus knobshows the correct rotational directionfor focusing your telescope.The primary mirror is mounted on a

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5CHAPTER 9 - PHOTOGRAPHY ...

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50Daytime ObservingYour Celestron telescope works well as a terrestrial spotting scope. When not used to examine objects in the night sky, itcan be u

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51Using the example we started with above, we can determine the field of view using the same 10mm eyepiece. The 10mmeyepiece has an apparent field of

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52CHAPTER 6 - ASTRONOMY BASICSThis section deals with observational astronomy in general. It includes information on the night sky, polar alignment

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53Motion of the StarsLike the Sun, the stars also appear to move across the sky. This motion is caused by the Earth's rotation. For observers in

Page 72 - Pointing

54Polar Alignment (with Wedge)In order to do astrophotography, your Ultima 2000 requires an optional equatorial wedge. Ultima 2000’s have built-indri

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55Finding the PoleIn each hemisphere, there is a point in the sky around which all the other stars appear to rotate. These points are called theceles

Page 74 - Observing the Sun

56Latitude ScalesThe easiest way to polar align a telescope is with a latitude scale, which should be located on the wedge. Unlike othermethods that

Page 75 - Seeing Conditions

57Pointing at PolarisThis method uses Polaris as a guidepost to the celestial pole. Since Polaris is less than a degree from the celestial pole,you c

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58Declination DriftThis method of polar alignment allows you to get the most accurate alignment on the celestial pole and is required if youwant to do

Page 77 - CHAPTER 9 - PHOTOGRAPHY

59will need two optional parts. The first is the illuminator (#60001) which, among other things, illuminates the cross hairsof the finder. The secon

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6Altitude ClutchAdjustmentknobCounterweightFinderscopeEyepieceStar DiagonalAltitudeDownstopAzimuth DownstopHand ControlFocus KnobAzimuthClutchAdjustme

Page 79 - Piggyback Photography

60CHAPTER 7 - PROCEDURESThis chapter is basically a list of procedures for operating the Ultima 2000. The procedures are grouped into threesections

Page 80 - Eyepiece Projection

61Changing Slewing Speeds (Button Speed ON)Here are some examples of how to change the slewing speeds when BTN SPD is turned ON. The BTN SPD optional

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62Press UP Change SPEED to FINDER rate. SPEEDFINDERPress the right Diamond button. The telescope moves at 2 degrees persecond.SPEEDFINDERHold down the

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63Determining the Altitude Backlash CompensationAll drive systems using gears have some amount of backlash. For astrophotography or CCD imaging, this

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64Press ENTER Enter into the POSITION menu.RA DECPress DOWN Scroll down to the TELESCOPsetting.TELESCOPPress ENTER Relative telescope positions aredis

Page 84 - CCD IMAGING

65AlignmentThere are several different ways to align the Ultima 2000 to the sky. The most popular way is a two star alignment withthe telescope in th

Page 85 - PixCel 237 CCD Camera

66BUTTON or ACTION NOTES DISPLAYPolar align the telescope using declinationdrift method. (see chapter, Astro Basics)See the Polar Alignment section o

Page 86 - Fastar Configurations

67 In some cases you may want to override this procedure. If so, here is how to use the CHANGE option in the ALIGNmenu. For this example, let’s assu

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68Press ENTER Entered into the ALIGN menu andthe message “INITIALIZING”scrolls across followed by the promptto set the azimuth downstop.SET FORKTO ZER

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69EARTH - Terrestrial AlignmentThe Ultima 2000 can be used as a spotting scope on terrestrial objects. It is possible to align to objects of interest

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7CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTIONCongratulations on your purchase of a Celestron Ultima 2000! The Ultima 2000 ushers in a whole new generation ofcomputer a

Page 90 - Collimation

70Press Menu, Press DOWN 2X, PressENTER.Enter into the CATALOG menu.NEW01Press ENTER, Press ENTER, Press UP. Change to a different NEW object,for this

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71Move the telescope to the object youpreviously defined as NEW01. Center it inthe eyepiece.EARTHNEW01Press ENTER, Press ENTER Perform an align opera

Page 92 - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

72maximum value before 90º then start counting down again. The maximum value is the position you should use for polaraligning. You will also notice

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73• Turn the telescope and hand control ON.• Turn Tracking OFF• Set SPEED to CENTER.• Press the right Diamond button until the blinking light chan

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74CHAPTER 8 - CELESTIAL OBSERVINGWith your telescope set up, you are ready to use it for observing. This section covers visual observing for both s

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75For safe solar viewing, use a Celestron solar filter. This filter reduces the intensity of the Sun's light, making it safe toview. With this

Page 96 - Alignment Star List

76SeeingSeeing conditions refer to the stability of the atmosphere and directly affects the amount of fine detail seen in extendedobjects. The air in

Page 97 - Constellation Abbreviations

77CHAPTER 9 - PHOTOGRAPHYNote: All the different types of photography described in this chapter will require the use of an optional wedge for polar

Page 98 - List of Named Object Catalog

78Figure 9-1With your camera attached to the telescope, you are ready for prime focus photography. Start with an easy object like theMoon. Here&apos

Page 99 - PROTOCOL

79The exposure times listed in Table 9-1 should be used as a starting point. Always make exposures that are longer andshorter than the recommended ti

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8CHAPTER 2 - QUICK SETUPThis section is intended to help the new user get the Ultima 2000 up and running, in the altazimuth configuration,immediatel

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80• Konica 3200 (color print) • T-Max 400 (black and white print)\• Fujichrome 1600D (color slide)• 3M 1000 (color slide)As you perfect your tech

Page 102 - Optical Specifications

815. Wait for the vibration caused by releasing the shutter to diminish. Also, wait for a moment of good seeing.6. Remove the black card from in fr

Page 103 - Mechanical Specifications

82Effective f# or f-ratioThe effective f# can be found by this equation:EFEFLDp..#...=where E.F.L. is the effective focal length, Dp is the diameter o

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839. Insert an illuminated reticle eyepiece into the radial guider.10. Find a suitable guide star in the telescope field. Do this by rotating the g

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84CCD IMAGINGFastar Lens Assembly Option -- Using your Ultima 2000 telescope at f/1.95 with optional PixCelCCD CameraYour Ultima 2000 telescope is equ

Page 106 - APPENDIX E - OPERATION TIPS

85Fastar Lens AssemblyPixCel 237 CCD CameraDescription of F-numbersThe F/# stands for the ratio between the focal length and the diameter of the light

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86Fastar ConfigurationsThe following is a brief description of the advantages of imaging at each f-number configuration and theproper equipment needed

Page 108 - GLOSSARY

87that you may not need to guide the exposure at all. For f/6.3 imagining the optional f/6.3Reducer/Corrector is needed. (see Optional Accessory sect

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88Figure 9-7 - Accessory Configurations for Fastar Compatible Telescopes1Optical Tube Assembly12 Pulstar Illuminator2 Secondary Mirror 13 Illuminato

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9How to Enter into a Menu Item and Return to the Main Menu ListThe blinking letter indicates that the item can be “acted on” by any of the three contr

Page 112 - THE SKY MAPS

90CHAPTER 10 - TELESCOPE MAINTENANCEWhile your Ultima 2000 telescope requires little maintenance, there are a few things to remember that willensure

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91Figure 10-1 A collimation pattern (left) of a slightly out of focusstar shows concentric rings. An example of an out of collimationsystem (right)

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92OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESThe following is a partial list of optional accessories that can be used with your Ultima 2000 telescope:AC Adapter - 110V - 60H

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93Eyepieces - Like telescopes, eyepieces come in a variety of designs. And, with the advent of different eyepieces,Celestron also has a variety of de

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94Micro Guide Eyepiece(#94171) - This multipurpose illuminated 12.5mm reticle can be used for guiding deep-skyastrophotos, measuring position angles,

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95Solar Filter (#94162) - The Celestron Solar Skreen® solar filter permits direct observation of the Sun in completesafety. This filter, which transm

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Appendix A Data Base Star Information96APPENDIX A - DATA BASE STAR INFORMATIONAlignment Star ListName Greek Constellation h m s deg min sec V Typ

Page 119 - CELESTRON ONE YEAR WARRANTY

Appendix A Data Base Star Information97Constellation AbbreviationsAbbreviation Constellation Abbreviation Constellation Abbreviation ConstellationA

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Appendix A Data Base Star Information98List of Named Object CatalogHere is the list of all the objects under the NAMED OBJECTS menu.Display Common

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Appendix B Ultima 2000 Communication Protocol99APPENDIX B - ULTIMA 2000 COMMUNICATIONPROTOCOLYou can control the Ultima 2000 telescope with a PC.

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