iOptron SmartStar 8403 - Manual (Page 15)

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number. A check mark “ √” indicates the
object is above the horizon, and cross mark
“X
” means it is below the horizon. Only
those objects above the horizon can be
observed. In some catalogs, those stars
below the horizon may not display.
5.2.1. Planets, Sun, Moon
There are 9 objects in Solar system.
5.2.2. Deep Sky Objects
This menu includes objects outside our
Solar system such as galaxies, star
clusters, quasars, nebulae.
• Named Deepsky Objects: It consists of
60 deep sky objects with their common
names. More information will be
available by pressing HELP key. A list of
named deep sky objects is also
attached in Appendix C.
• Messier Catalog: It consists of all 110
objects in Messier catalog. More
information will be available by pressing
HELP key.
5.2.3. Comets
It contains up to 64 comets, with 16 pre-
loaded comets. This database is customer
upgradeable.
5.2.4. Asteroids
It contains up to 64 asteroids, with 16 pre-
loaded asteroids. This database is customer
upgradeable.
5.2.5. Stars
• Named Stars: It consists of 191 stars
with their common names. They are
listed alphabetically. A list is attached in
Appendix C.
• Constellations: It consists of 88 modern
constellations with their names. They
are listed alphabetically. A list is
attached in Appendix C.
• Double Stars: It consists of 40 double
stars. A list is attached in Appendix C.
• SAO Bright Stars: It consists of 3128
bright SAO catalog objects.
5.2.6. User Objects
It can consist up to 128 user predefined
objects. These objects need to be entered
before they can be selected for slewing
(Refer to 5.7.1 R.A. and DEC).
5.2.7. Enter Position
Go to a target by entering its R.A. and DEC
numbers.
5.2.8. Watch List
A watch list is a list of your favorite celestial
objects in the database. It can be selected
for slewing. User can add, delete and
browse the watch list. (Refer to 5.8 Watch
List).
5.2.9. Watch List Auto
This function will set the mount
automatically slew to all the objects listed in
Watch List at a preset time interval. The
time interval can be set to from 10 seconds
to 1200 seconds by using ▼ or ▲ button.
5.3. Land Objects
Up to 64 your favorite land objects can be
stored in the hand controller. Press MENU,
select “Land Objects” and press ENTER,
the Land Objects screen will show.
Scroll down the menu, there are two more
options, as shown
Goto Landmark
Record New Landmark
Add a New landmark
Edit One Data