Identify an unknown object – Sky-Watcher Multi-Purpose Computerized Mount User Manual

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Recalling a User Defined Object
1.

From the User Object menu, use the scroll keys to select Recall Object and press ENTER.

2.

Use the scroll keys to browse through the User Object numbers until you locate the object you want to view. Press ENTER to

show its coordinates. Pressing ENTER will prompt you with “View Object?” Press ENTER again to slew to the object.

3.

If a vacant number is selected, the hand control will not respond. Choose another number and try again.

Hint: If the recalled object is below the horizon, the hand control will display the “Below Horizon” warning and automatically return to
the Recall Object menu.

Identify an Unknown Object

SynScan AZ has the ability to identify an unknown astronomical object that the telescope is currently pointing at. To do so, simply:

 

1.

Center the unknown object in the field of view of the eyepiece.

2.

Press the ID key, as pictured in Fig. 46.

4.

The hand control will display a list containing the closest known object in each

M, IC, NGC, and Named Star catalogs and its distance from the exact location where

the telescope is pointed. Use the scroll keys to view the objects in this list.

5. Press ESC to exit from this function.

Fig. 46

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