Introduction
Nexus DSC is a digital setting circles computer with included WiFi interface for your telescope. It works with
most popular telescopes – on equatorial or Alt-Azimuth
mounts.
Nexus DSC is a very sophisticated device for locating
celestial object in the sky. Only two rotary encoders have
to be fitted to your telescope in order to be able to locate
celestial object with Nexus DSC.
Encoders and wiring are not included.
Digital setting circles specifications
• Intuitive graphical user interface
• Supports Alt-Az mounts, Equatorial Mounts, Equatorial
Platforms
• Supports a two star alignment
• Filter objects by magnitude, constellation and object
type
• Internal FLASH memory contains a database of more
than 73500 objects:
o Named stars
o Bright stars, Flamsteed, Bayer, Asterisms
o Planets, Sun, Moon
o Common named objects
o Full catalogues: Abell Galaxy Clusters, Abell
Planetaries, Arakelian, Arp Peculiar Galaxies,
Barnard, Caldwell, Collinder, ESO, Herschel, Hickson
Compact Groups, King, LBN, Markarian galaxies,
Messier, Minkowski planetaries, IC, NGC, Palomar
Globulars, PK, PN, Sharpless, Stock, Terzan,
Trumpler, UGC, etc.--64 in all.
* catalogues can be deselected so they don't show up in a nightly search.
• More than 2.44 million objects are located on the microSD card:
o Comets and Asteroids (updatable from the MPC)
o HyperLEDA catalog
o MCG, SAO catalogs
o Full Washington Double Stars catalog
• Displays object’s information: magnitude, size, surface
brightness, spectral class, double star separations,
galaxies morphology, alternative names, rise time, set
time, transit time etc.
• Identify function; can also display up to 128 nearby
objects
• Tour function
• Supports a multi point telescope pointing analysis
system for telescope pointing corrections
• Supports rotary encoders with up to 999999 steps per
revolution
• Shows internal battery status – remaining capacity,
current power consumption and percentage of charge
remaining
• Can be interfaced to a tablet/smartphone/computer
using a standards RS232 interface or included WiFi
interface
• Internal real-time clock can be synchronized with GPS
time
• Time display of local time, UTC and local sidereal time
• Supports LX200 emulation
• Supports ServoCAT, SiTech, SkyTracker motor
* Easy sync on target enhances accuracy in a 10° circle.
* Compatible with most major software programs on tablets, PCs, laptops and cell phones
Quick Setup guide:
http://www.astrodevices.com/resources/Nexus_DSC_Qu...