Overview: 14-Inch Celestron
This quick guide is intended as a reference for users who are already familiar with the telescope's operation. You are responsible for following all warnings and instructions described in the full manual.
Major Warnings
- Don't move the telescope by hand. Moving manually invalidates the mount's coordinate solution, which will not only make it hard to find objects in the sky, but can make the mount attempt dangerous slews.
- Always have the keypad's STOP button, or software equivalent, within reach while the telescope is slewing. Keep in mind that Starry Night tends to freeze during a Park command – you can't rely on a software stop then, but the keypad will still work.
- If you find that one of the eyepieces is dirty, please don't try to clean it yourself. Let us know and we'll take care of it.
- Do not use the Star-Sync command unless the mount's slewing is badly out of whack and you know what you're doing, and never use it within an hour of the meridian. In normal use, use the less invasive Re-Calibrate.
- Do not point this telescope at the Sun unless you have been trained and authorized with the solar filter – the telescope will focus the sunlight intensely enough to cause blindness and burns. Even observing by projection is unsafe.
Quick Start – Computer

Move the cart first

Roll out the scope

Lift over the threshold

Park the scope here

Start with this screw...

... then this one...

... and this one last.

Plug in the power supply

Plug in the control cable

Plug in the power

Put in an eyepiece

Power up the mount

Telescope tab

Click Connect

Slew to a star

Center Starry Night

Sync gaze
Shutdown – Computer

Park when finished

Wait until the scope stops

Close the connection

Unplug telescope

Unlock the mount

Roll the scope back inside
Quick Start – Keypad Only

Counterweights MUST face north to clear cart

Lift over the threshold

Park the scope here

Start with this screw...

... then this one...

... and this one last.

Plug in the power supply

Plug in the power

Put in an eyepiece

Power up the mount

Location = 1

Resume from Park

Check DST

Slew to a star

Center carefully

Re-calibrate
Shutdown – Keypad Only

Park 3 when finished

Wait until the scope stops

Unplug telescope

Unlock the mount

Roll the scope back inside