Bject data base in the sy nscan, An object – Nexstar SynScan User Manual

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bject data base in the Sy nScan

TM

comes with a vast database with over 13,400 objects coordinates and information

all available in the palm of your hand. The database contains the following catalogs:

Solar System

-

The other 8 planets of our solar system, plus the Moon.

Named Star

-

A list of 21

2

best known stars from the

database.

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7,840 of the brightest deep sky objects from the Revised New General Catalog.

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5,386 of standard stars and deep sky objects from the Indexed Catalog.

Messier

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Complete list of 11 0 Messier objects.

Caldwell

Complete list of 109 Caldwell objects.

Double Stars

Includes 55 well-known double stars.

Variable Stars

Includes 20 will-known variable stars.

an Object

Once the telescope has been aligned. You can now access and view the 13,400 different objects
in the

database. There are three methods of selecting a celestial object to view:

TOUR

-

Takes you on a preset tour across your current sky. It

will automatically choose from the database the brightest and

most beautiful deep-sky objects for your viewing pleasure. Use
the down scroll key to view through the deep sky objects.
Choose the desired object by pressing

ENTER.

It will show the

coordinate of the chosen object. Pressing

ENTER

once more will

cause the telescope to slew to the object.

M, NGC,

-

These shortcut keys give you access to the most

popular celestial catalogues to date. Each Catalog has a set
number of objects to choose from. Use the numeric keys to
select an object by entering its number. Pressing

ENTER

will

display its

Primary information such as size,

magnitude, and constellation are obtained by pressing the scroll
keys. Pressing

ENTER

once more will cause the telescope to

The

slew to the object.

PLANET

-

This shortcut key takes you straight to the Planets

sub menu in the database. Use the scroll keys to scroll through
the list of planets in our solar system. Press

ENTER

to view its

coordinates, and

ENTER

once more to slew to the planet.

USER

-

This will take you to the database that you have defined

for yourself. You can enter a new location or recall the objects

that have been previously saved (see Using the User Defined
Database).

The OBJECT key takes you to the Objects Catalogue, where
you have complete access to over 13,400 celestial objects in the
database. (See Object database in the

and the menu

tree.)

In the Main Menu, scroll down to

OBJECT CATALOG

and press

ENTER.

Similar to the OBJECT key, this gives you the complete

access to all 13,400 celestial objects in the database. (See
Object database in the

and the menu tree.)

2000.0

database, edited by Roger

W

copyright by Sky Publishing Corporation. Used with permission.

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