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Controlling Your NexStar with a PC or Palmtop Computer

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The NexStar User’s Guide

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Although the computerized hand control performs all essential functions that are needed for a night out under the stars, many NexStar owners also elect to connect a personal computer(PC) or palmtop computer to their telescope for added features and convenience. And then there is just something about computers and the crowd that purchase GoTo scopes ...

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Swanson, M.W. (2004). Controlling Your NexStar with a PC or Palmtop Computer. In: The NexStar User’s Guide. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-418-0_10

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