NYXTECH Nyx Tracker User Manual

NYXTECH Nyx Tracker

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NYX TRACKER PURCHASE. AND WELCOME TO NYX TECH! IN JUST A FEW EASY STEPS YOU WILL BE ON YOUR WAY TO IMAGING THE NIGHT SKY.

NObTE: THE ALIGNMENT LASER IS NOT DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING.
IF ALIGNING IN VERY COLD WEATHER, KEEP THE LASER WARM WITH A HAND WARMER

DANGER

POWER

• PLUG IN USB-C POWER
  ANY USB POWER SOURCE WILL WORK

PROGRAMMING

• THE NYX TRACKER IS SHIPPED WITH SOFTWARE FOR THE HEMISPHERE FROM WHICH THE ORDER ORIGINATED. TO MODIFY THE SOFTWARE FOR OPERATION
  IN THE OPPOSITE HEMISPHERE, VISIT NYXTECH.US/PAGES/TIPS-TUTORIALS FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
• UPON POWERING THE TRACKER AND TURNING THE MOTOR SWITCH ON, THE TRACKER WILL MATCH THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH. AFTER 1.5 HOURS THE DRIVING ROD MUST BE RESET BY PRESSING THE HOME BUTTON.
• PRESSING THE HOME BUTTON WILL REWIND THE DRIVING ROD AT MAX MOTOR SPEED
• PRESSING THE HOME BUTTON AGAIN WILL RETURN IT TO NORMAL STAR TRACKING SPEED AND DIRECTION.

OPERATION

1. OPEN YOUR NYX TRACKER LIKE A BOOK. REMOVE, THE DRIVING ROD FROM ITS STOWAGE SLOT, THEN CLOSE THE TRACKER.
2. SCREW THE DRIVING ROD INTO THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRACKER, THEN INTO THE TOP CLEVIS (APPROXIMATELY 20 TURNS REQUIRED). Torque HanD-TIGHT.
3. SCREW THE BALLHEAD ONTO THE TRACKER.
4. SCREW THE TRACKER ONTO A TRIPOD AND MOUNT YOUR CAMERA TO THE BALLHEAD. PLACE THE TRIPOD ON FIRM GROUND (NOT IN A BUILDING, ON A CAR, OR ON A BENCH).
5. ACTIVATE THE LASER WITH THE RED BUTTON AND POINT IT AT THE CELESTIAL POLE NEAR THE NORTH STAR POLARIS IF IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE).
6. POINT THE CAMERA AT THE SECTION OF THE SKY YOU WANT TO IMAGE. MAKE SURE YOUR CAMERA IS IN FOCUS AND WELL BALANCED! THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT – SEE THE WEBSITE TIPS AND TUTORIALS PAGE FOR MORE DETAILED SUGGESTIONS.
7. TURN THE MOTOR ON BY TOGGLING THE MOTOR SWITCH.
8. FINE-TUNE YOUR ALIGNMENT. USING A STAR MAP OR STAR CHART APP (EG STELLARIUM), LOCATE THE PRECISE LOCATION OF THE CELESTIAL POLE AND MAKE SURE THE LASER IS AIMED TO WITHIN NO MORE THAN / A DEGREE, ROUGHLY HALF A PINKY NAIL AT ARM’S LENGTH. ¼ DEGREE OR BETTER IS NECESSARY FOR LONGER EXPOSURES AND LONGER FOCAL LENGTHS.
9. REFER TO THE NYX EXPOSURE TABLE FOR SHUTTER SPEED. ISO AND APERTURE MUST BE BALANCED AGAINST SHUTTER SPEED AND LENS F-RATIO.
   EXAMPLES:
   • ISO 400 @ F/2.2 @ 30s
   • ISO 800 @ F/4.0 @ 30s
   • ISO 1600 F/6.0 @ 105
10. POSTPROCESS YOUR IMAGES. FREE STACKING SOFTWARE AND ONLINE TUTORIALS EXIST IN ABUNDANCE. SEARCH GOOGLE OR VISIT AN ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FORUM SUCH AS REDDIT.COM/R/ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FOR HELP!

CHECK OUT VIDEO TUTORIALS AND TIPS AT NYXTECH.US/PAGES/TIPS-TUTORIALS

NYXTECH.US
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/@NYXTECH2264
ENJOY!

Nyx Tracker

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