Locating objects – Sky-Watcher Star Discovery User Manual
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Part V: Astronomy with the SynScan Version 4
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4. The SynScan hand control will now
display “Alignment Successful”. Press (
ENTER
) to
complete the alignment process.
Locating Objects
Once properly aligned (see previous chapter) the SynScan Version 4 can automatically point
any object from its huge 42000+ entries in its database, including all popular celestial object
catalogs and planets positions.
1. Selecting an object
Locating Messier Objects
Press the (
M/4
) shortcut key on the SynScan hand control. The
screen will display “Messier Catalog / Messier =” to wait for input of
the 3 digits Messier index number which is between 1 and 110.
Use the number keys on the keypad to enter a number at the
cursor position.
Use the left or right direction keys to move the cursor.
A 3-digit number starting with a 0 is acceptable.
Ex. 001 = 01 = 1
Press (
ENTER
) key to proceed to the next step (continued on p24).
Locating NGC Objects
Press the (
NGC/5
) shortcut key to access the NGC catalog. The
screen will display “NGC Catalog / NGC =”. The NGC catalog index
number ranges from 1 to 7840.
Use the number keys on the keypad to enter a number at the
cursor position.
Use the left or right direction keys to move the cursor.
A 4-digit number starting with a 0 is acceptable.
Ex. 0022 = 022 = 22
Press (
ENTER
) key to proceed to the next step (continued on p24).
Locating IC Objects
Press the (
IC/6
) shortcut key to access the IC catalog. The screen will
display “IC Catalog / IC=”. The IC catalog index number ranges from 1 to
5386.
Use the number keys on the keypad to enter a number at the
cursor position.
Use the left or right direction keys to move the cursor.
A 4-digit number starting with a 0 is acceptable.
Ex. 0033 = 033 = 33
Press (
ENTER
) key to proceed to the next step (continued on p24).
After pressing (ENTER) to complete the alignment process the SynScan hand
control will display the alignment menu again. Press the button (ESC) twice until
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