Congratulations on purchasing Celestron Origin,
and welcome to a new world of adventure.
Celestron Origin stands at the forefront of a new era in amateur astronomy, blending stargazing and astrophotography
into a single, user-friendly experience. Your intelligent, all-in-one home observatory takes the complexity out of using a
telescope and transforms your backyard into a gateway to the cosmos. Packed with cutting-edge technology, Celestron
Origin captures the beauty of celestial objects and brings them to life on your phone or tablet.
This manual contains a lot of information, but Origin is simple to use. We recommend reading through at least the first
few sections to get oriented before using Origin at night. Then, as you use Origin and become more familiar with its basic
operation, you can read on to learn about its advanced features.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Your First Night Out with Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. Status LEDs and Origin Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. Manual Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5. Use of Optional Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6. Image Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7.
Scheduled Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8. OneSky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9. Using Origin for Terrestrial Observing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Multiple Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
11. Other Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
12. Accessing Raw Files for Manual Image Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
13. Other Advanced Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
14. Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
15. Transporting and Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
16. Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
17. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Appendix A: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Appendix B: Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Appendix C: USB Key Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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