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GoToNovaTM 8401 Hand-Held Controller
Manual
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CONTENTS
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Chapter 0 Quick Start Reference
http//hubblesite.org
Sky and Telescope
The Hubble Site
Useful Links
0.2 Getting Started
A GPS module makes life a lot easier. It automatically sets the time and location for you
Set Local Time 2007-06-18 Daylight Time saving√
What’s Next?
Appendix
Chapter.1 Set Up And Alignment
1.0 Basic Symbols
1.1 Set Up
1.2.2 Two-Star Align
2.1 Planets, sun, moon
Chapter. 2 Select And Slew
NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYES OR WITH
You can define and save new celestial objects in the database
2.6 Constellations Contains 88 constellations 2.7 User Objects
2.5 Stars 2.5.1 Named Stars Contains 191 stars 2.5.2 Constellations
2.5.4 Variable Stars
2.5.5 SAO Bright Stars
3.1 Sync To Target
Chapter. 3 Other Functions
3.4 Set up tracking Set up tracking speed 3.5 User objects
Check Appendix A for complete menu structures
FIG.4
Equatorial Mode
People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land objects
Chapter. 4 How to Observe
Use slower speed for fine tuning
4.2 Observing using arrow keys
4.4 Tracking
APPENDIX A MENU STRUCTURE
o M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxy
APPENDIX B Messier Catalog
o M44 Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster open cluster
o M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy spiral galaxy
o M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebula
o M57 The Ring Nebula planetary nebula
o M42 The Great Orion Nebula diffuse nebula
o M43 part of the Orion Nebula de Mairans Nebula diffuse nebula
o M1 The Crab Nebula supernova remnant
o M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster
o M7 Ptolemys Cluster open cluster
o M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster
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APPENDIX C
Modern Constellations
constellation
Canis Minoris
1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
Musca
Lynx
Microscopium
1624, Bartsch
Pyxis
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
Puppis
Volans
Australe
Azimuth
APPENDIX D Celestial Coordinates
FIG.D1
Altitude
t, hour angle
FIG.D2
δ, declination
δ, declination α, right ascension
FIG. D3
You need two numbers to define a position on the celestial sphere
Celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of infinite radius
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GoToNovaTM 8401 Specifications
Appendix E SPECIFICATIONS
Product
Appendix F
Products List
Item #
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