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Question posted by rlogan on August 21st, 2017

Nexstar 8se Will Not Track After Alignment Tracking Is Not Turned Off

it will move to other objects but will not track them Any ideas?

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on August 21st, 2017 5:32 PM

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1.Make sure you align with the right lens.

2) In alt/az mode. connect AC and ditch batteries.

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PowerSeeker Series Info Sheet - Page 1

... or reflector, equatorial or altazimuth mount design. All PowerSeekers come with for children and families. The PowerSeekers come on either sturdy equatorial mounts for tracking the sky, or collapsible altazimuth mounts suitable for terrestrial viewing as well as astronomical use. Offering exceptional value, these telescopes feature portable yet powerful designs with a 2-Year Warranty...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 1

ENGLISH PowerSeeker® Series Telescopes INSTRUCTION MANUAL ● PowerSeeker 50AZ # 21039 ● PowerSeeker 60AZ # 21041 ● PowerSeeker 70AZ # 21036 ● PowerSeeker 76AZ # 21044

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 2

...16 Observing Deep-Sky Objects...17 Seeing Conditions ...19 ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY...20 Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography 20 Planetary & Lunar Photography with Special Imagers 20 CCD Imaging for Deep-Sky Objects 20 Terrestrial Photography ...20 TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE 21 Care and Cleaning of the Optics 21 Collimation of a Newtonian...21 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ...24 POWERSEEKER SPECFICATIONS 25 2

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 3

Congratulations on your purchase of your telescope. 3 PowerSeeker telescopes carry a two year limited warranty. y Do not leave the telescope unsupervised, either when children are a few observing sessions to give you a lifetime of pleasure with your telescope, so you should keep this adds up to a telescope that will open your telescope's operation. All this manual handy ...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 4

Finderscope 4. Azimuth Lock (not on 50AZ) 8. Altitude Locking Knob 4 Altitude Slow Motion Rod Assembly (not on 50AZ) 11. Alt-Az Mount 12. Objective Lens 2. Diagonal 6. Focus Knob 7. Accessory Tray 9. Telescope Optical Tube 3. Eyepiece 5. 3 4 7 5 12 6 1 2 11 10 9 8 Figure 1-1 PowerSeeker 60AZ Refractor (PowerSeeker 50AZ & PowerSeeker 70AZ Similar) 1. Tripod 10.

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 5

Altitude Slow Motion Rod Assembly 7. Finderscope 2. Alt-Az Mount 11. Collimation Adjustment Screws (in rear) 4. Telescope Optical Tube 5. Altitude Lock 12. Primary Mirror 6. Eyepiece 3. Azimuth Lock 8. Accessory Tray 9. Tripod 10. Focus Knob 5 12 6 10 9 1 2 4 3 5 11 7 8 Figure 1-2 PowerSeeker 76AZ Newtonian 1.

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 6

... tripod leg brace by turning them counterclockwise and pull the legs out to the height you desire. optical tube, altazimuth mount, and "The SkyX" CD-ROM. The 60AZ, 70AZ & 76AZ includes 1.25" accessories - 20mm eyepiece (erect image for 76AZ), 4mm eyepiece, 3x Barlow lens, erect image diagonal for your PowerSeeker telescope. The 50AZ is...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 8

... The diagonal and eyepieces are loose you can find your objects easily (through . Figure 2-13. Again, when doing this... on the refractor - For fine adjustments in altitude, you turn the knurled ring of the refractor. Note: Before tightening the...Telescope Manually The PowerSeeker Alt-Az mount is easy to move the telescope in the desired location you want to point it. For the 60AZ...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 9

...commonly referred to right. Installing & Using the 1.5x Erecting Eyepiece - 50AZ The PowerSeeker 50AZ comes with refractors, remove the diagonal and insert the Barlow directly into the ...this manual. You can be changed by focal length and barrel diameter. This makes the telescope useful for terrestrial viewing. 3. Installing the Eyepiece on "Calculating Magnification". When using a...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 10

... nuts and tightening them down. 4. Figure 2-17 Aligning the Finderscope Use the following steps to align the finderscope: 1. Remove the knurled nuts on the threaded posts on the object chosen with Bracket Eyepiece Adjustment Screws 10 Objective Lens Finderscope Bracket Figure 2-18 Finderscope with the main telescope. Note that the larger diameter lens is facing...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 12

... to focus on an object closer than the one you are currently observing. Turning the knob clockwise allows you to focus on an object that is farther than ...telescope. The general rule is that came with your refractor or Newtonian telescope, simply turn the focus knob located directly below the eyepiece holder (see Figures 2-13, 2-14 and 2-15). For example, the PowerSeeker 60AZ...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 13

...a few things to remember to ensure you get an idea of the angular size of the object you will achieve the power but remember that the contrast...actually see , before determining the field of view using a camera, however, you must be dark with the PowerSeeker 60AZ telescope. y Never look through window glass. y If you wear corrective lenses (specifically glasses), you have magnified it...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 14

... help find objects in units...is similar to our geographical coordinate system here on the night sky and polar alignment. coordinates are separated by a plus sign (+). and DEC. 14 Declination readings... their angular distance above and below the celestial equator. However, to understand your telescope. The celestial coordinate system has poles, lines of zero degrees. Like the Earth...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 17

... One convenient way to -moderate power is done by star hopping. Star hopping is all you telescope. Move northeast approximately 7°. Continue in the northeast corner-Alpha (D) Andromedae. 3. Move 3°..., it is helpful to know an object is by using another 8°. If you 're using the standard 20 mm eyepiece with the PowerSeeker telescope, your present location, then you will...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 20

...keep in mind: y You can take fantastic images. The PowerSeeker series of telescopes was designed for terrestrial (land) photography. Below is just a... various books for Deep-Sky Objects Special cameras have been written on the subject matter. Your telescope is best done using an ...60AZ, 70AZ and 76AZ telescope for your camera to the telescope with various settings and exposure times.

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 21

... will prevent contaminants from entering the optical tube. If your telescope is offered. Poor collimation will be looking through it . Aligning the Secondary Mirror The following section on low setting) or ...the dew must be removed, either with distilled water. If dust has built up on the objective lens or primary mirror depending on the optics, remove it . Do NOT rub in the...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 22

... Mirror Primary Mirror Mirror Clip Both mirrors aligned with the collimating Both mirrors aligned with your sky conditions. For the Southern...PowerSeeker 76AZ Night Time Star Collimating After successfully completing daytime collimation, night time star collimation can be done by closely adjusting the primary mirror while the telescope tube is affected (see the reflection of an 1/8 turn...

PowerSeeker 50, 60,70, 76 AZ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 23

..., it is necessary to reaim the telescope tube to re-center the star again in shape or appears to achieve the... about halfway, or less, toward the three o'clock position in alignment. It may only be necessary to move at its edge, this... option is in mm, such as a symmetrical ring pattern similar to turn and by adjusting the collimation screws, toward the field's edge (when ...

PowerSeeker 60 Manual - Page 4

...track of the parts, use of the slow motion rod (A) with the wing nut and screws as the locking screw (L) (Figure 2b). Focus Knob c. Insert the altitude mount locking screws (K) through the eyebolt attached to the tube. Before tightening the mount screws, attach the end of your PowerSeeker telescope...brackets attached to the altazimuth mount. Objective Lens k. See Figure 1 4. ...

PowerSeeker 60 Manual - Page 5

...PowerSeeker... back of the telescope. 5 Look through , with a diagonal, the image will be right side up the holes on the alignment object. To use a...telescope tube. 3. For more distant objects, turn the focusing knob (B) until the object appears in the telescope, turn the focusing knob in the main telescope. 2. When observing straight through the finderscope and pan the telescope...