iOptron 8401 Chapter. 2 Select And Slew, Appendix, Planets, sun, moon, Deep Sky Objects, Comets

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NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYES OR WITH

Appendix:

Check Appendix B and Appendix C for names of galaxies and constellations

WARNING:

NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYES OR WITH

ATELESCOPE(UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER SOLAR FILTER). PERMANENT AND IRREVERSIBLE EYE DAMAGE MAY RESULT.

TIP:

You can define and save new celestial objects in the database.

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Chapter. 2 Select And Slew

After you have finished the set up and align steps in chapter 1 go to the main menu. Select “Select and slew.” Now you can select any celestial objects in the database and GoToNovaTM will take you there—whether it is a star, a planet, an asteroid, a comet or a galaxy.

Check astronomy books and magazines such as “Sky and Telescope.” Familiarize yourself with the names in the night sky. Use the arrow buttons to move your cursor and press ENTER to select an object.

2.1Planets, sun, moon

This menu includes the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

WARNING: NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYES OR WITH A TELESCOPE (UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER SOLAR FILTER). PERMANENT AND IRREVERSIBLE EYE DAMAGE MAY RESULT.

2.2Deep Sky Objects

This menu includes objects outside our Solar system such as galaxies, star clusters, quasars, nebulae, etc.

2.2.1Named Deep Sky Objects

This menu contains 60 named deep sky objects. If you know the names of the objects you can use this menu.

2.2.2Messier Catalogue

Contains 110 objects from the Messier catalogue.

2.2.3NGC-IC Catalogue

Contains 7840 objects from the NGC-IC catalogue.

2.2.4UGC Catalogue

Contains 129,939 objects from the UGC catalogue.

2.2.5MCG Catalogue

Contains 29,004 objects from the MCG catalogue.

2.2.6CaldWell Catalogue

Contains 109 objects from the CaldWell catalogue.

2.2.4Abel Catalogue

Contains 2712 objects from the Abel catalogue.

2.2.4Herschel Catalogue

Contains 400 objects in Herschel catalogue.

2.3Comets

Contains up to 256 comets.

2.4Asteroids

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Contents Manual www . iOptron . comGoToNovaTM 8401 Hand-Held Controller Page CONTENTS Page Chapter 0 Quick Start Reference Sky and Telescope The Hubble SiteUseful Links http//hubblesite.orgA GPS module makes life a lot easier. It automatically sets the time and location for you 0.2 Getting StartedSet Local Time 2007-06-18 Daylight Time saving√ What’s Next? Chapter.1 Set Up And Alignment 1.0 Basic Symbols1.1 Set Up Appendix1.2.2 Two-Star Align Chapter. 2 Select And Slew NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYES OR WITHYou can define and save new celestial objects in the database 2.1 Planets, sun, moon2.5 Stars 2.5.1 Named Stars Contains 191 stars 2.5.2 Constellations 2.5.4 Variable Stars2.5.5 SAO Bright Stars 2.6 Constellations Contains 88 constellations 2.7 User ObjectsChapter. 3 Other Functions 3.4 Set up tracking Set up tracking speed 3.5 User objectsCheck Appendix A for complete menu structures 3.1 Sync To TargetEquatorial Mode FIG.4Chapter. 4 How to Observe Use slower speed for fine tuning4.2 Observing using arrow keys People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land objects4.4 Tracking APPENDIX A MENU STRUCTURE APPENDIX B Messier Catalog o M44 Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster open clustero M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy spiral galaxy o M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxyo M57 The Ring Nebula planetary nebula o M42 The Great Orion Nebula diffuse nebulao M43 part of the Orion Nebula de Mairans Nebula diffuse nebula o M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebulao M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster o M7 Ptolemys Cluster open clustero M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster o M1 The Crab Nebula supernova remnantAPPENDIX C Modern Constellationsconstellation genitiveCanis Minoris 1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius Lynx Microscopium1624, Bartsch MuscaPisces Piscis AustrinusPuppis PyxisAustrale VolansAPPENDIX D Celestial Coordinates FIG.D1Altitude AzimuthFIG.D2 δ, declinationt, hour angle FIG. D3 δ, declination α, right ascensionCelestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of infinite radius You need two numbers to define a position on the celestial spherePage Appendix E SPECIFICATIONS GoToNovaTM 8401 SpecificationsAppendix F Products ListItem # ProductIOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE, MOUNT, AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY
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