Congratulations on your purchase of the Celestron NexImage 5 Solar System imaging camera.
Your NexImage camera comes with the following:
+ NexImage 5 Camera
+ 1.25” nose piece
+ CD including NexImage iCap and RegiStax processing software
+ USB Cable
Fig 1
NexImage 5 Camera
Recommended Minimum System requirements:
+ Pentium IV, 2.0 GHz, 1GB RAM
+ Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
+ Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)
+ DirectX 9.0c or higher
1.25”
Nose Piece
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USB Cable
NexImage iCap and
Registax processing
software
Quick Start
1. Place the CD into your computer’s CD rom drive.
2. Install both the NexImage iCap and RegiStax software
onto your computer.
3. Thread the 1.25” nose piece into the body of the
NexImage camera. See Fig 2.
Fig 2
4. Slide the 1.25” nose piece of the camera into the eyepiece barrel of your telescope. See Fig 3.
Fig 3
5. Plug the small end of the USB cable into the port on the back of the camera.
6. Plug camera into the USB port of your computer. Once connected, the Found New Hardware
message will appear. Follow the Installation Wizard until the device has been successfully installed.
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Capturing Images
1. Double-click the NexImage iCap icon on your computer’s desktop to start the program.
See Fig 4.
Fig 4
2. If the NexImage 5 camera is not already detected, select the camera and press OK. See Fig 5.
Fig 5
3. Select an easy target like the moon to begin with. Center and focus your telescope on
the specific feature you wish to image.
4. You should be able to see light displayed in the Preview window of the iCap software.
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