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GoToNovaTM 8401 Hand-Held Controller
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CONTENTS
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Chapter 0 Quick Start Reference
Sky and Telescope
The Hubble Site
Useful Links
http//hubblesite.org
A GPS module makes life a lot easier. It automatically sets the time and location for you
0.2 Getting Started
Set Local Time 2007-06-18 Daylight Time saving√
What’s Next?
Chapter.1 Set Up And Alignment
1.0 Basic Symbols
1.1 Set Up
Appendix
1.2.2 Two-Star Align
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
2.1 Planets, sun, moon
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
2.6 Constellations Contains 88 constellations 2.7 User Objects
Chapter. 3 Other Functions
3.4 Set up tracking Set up tracking speed 3.5 User objects
Check Appendix A for complete menu structures
3.1 Sync To Target
Equatorial Mode
FIG.4
Chapter. 4 How to Observe
Use slower speed for fine tuning
4.2 Observing using arrow keys
People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land objects
4.4 Tracking
APPENDIX A MENU STRUCTURE
APPENDIX B Messier Catalog
o M44 Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster open cluster
o M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy spiral galaxy
o M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxy
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 M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebula
o M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster
o M7 Ptolemys Cluster open cluster
o M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster
o M1 The Crab Nebula supernova remnant
APPENDIX C
Modern Constellations
constellation
genitive
Canis Minoris
1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
Lynx
Microscopium
1624, Bartsch
Musca
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
Puppis
Pyxis
Australe
Volans
APPENDIX D Celestial Coordinates
FIG.D1
Altitude
Azimuth
FIG.D2
δ, declination
t, hour angle
FIG. D3
δ, declination α, right ascension
Celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of infinite radius
You need two numbers to define a position on the celestial sphere
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Appendix E SPECIFICATIONS
GoToNovaTM 8401 Specifications
Appendix F
Products List
Item #
Product
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