Ds-2000 tips, Surf the web – Meade Instruments DS-2090 User Manual
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NOTE: Autostar compensates for daylight savings time, if selected. See
SETUP
MENU: DAYLIGHT SAVING
, page 26.
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Address: Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to enter your street address, city, state, and
zip code. Press ENTER when the entry is complete.
Download transfers information from a personal computer or another Autostar. During the
operation, the warning “Downloading Do Not Turn Off” appears.
NOTE: The Download function requires the optional #506 Astrofinder Software and
Cable Connector Kit. See the instruction sheet included with the kit for more infor-
mation on how to download. Also see
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
, page 28.
Statistics provides basic statistical data about Autostar, including:
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Characters Free: Shows how much room is available in user-defined object memory.
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Version: Shows the current version of the Autostar software.
Reset completely resets Autostar. Most values entered into the menus revert to factory defaults.
Autostar requires initialization again after a Reset before proceeding with observations. See
INI-
TIALIZING AUTOSTAR
, page 16.
DS-2000
TIPS
Surf the Web
One of the most exciting resources for astrono-
my is the Internet. The Internet is full of websites
with new images, discoveries, and the latest
astronomical information. For example, when
comet Hale-Bopp made its approach to our Sun
in 1998, astronomers around the world posted
new photos daily.
You can find websites for virtually any topic
relating to astronomy on the Internet. Try the fol-
lowing key word searches: NASA, Hubble, HST,
astronomy, Messier, satellite, nebula, black
hole, variable stars, extrasolar, Chandra,
gamma burster, comets, Astronomy Day, etc.
Check out Meade’s website for the latest prod-
uct and technical information. You can download
the latest software revisions, links to other
astronomical sites, coordinates of celestial
objects, and the latest satellite tracking informa-
tion for the Autostar handbox. See page 36 for
more information. You’ll find our websites at:
http://www.meade.com/
http://www.meade4M.org/
Here are some other sites you might find useful:
• Sky & Telescope:
http://www.skypub.com/
• Astronomy:
http://www.astronomy.com/astro/
• The Starfield:
http://users.nac.net/gburke/
• Astronomy Picture of the Day:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.goc/apod/
• Heaven’s Above (satellite information):
http://www.heavens-above.com/
• Photographic Atlas of the Moon:
http://www.lpi.ursa.edu/research/lunar_orbiter
• Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html