Press Enter

MUSING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (Continued)

By pressing the BACK button, you move back to the previous level each time the button is pressed. Press the button three times and you are back at the main level menu. The display will read:

SCROLLUP or SCROLL DOWN to select

Press ENTER.

This mode will take you through the best and brightest objects for each month. If you have done the ALIGN EARTH alignment and entered the date, it will automatically take you to the current month. Don’t know what some of these obscure objects and abbreviations mean? Just press the ENTER key for more information.

Press the BACK button until you get back to the main menu:

SCROLL UP or SCROLLDOWN until the display reads:

This mode will default to the level

By selecting this option with the ENTER key, it will IDENTIFYthe object that you are currently viewing OR the closest object to where your telescope is currently pointed. You also have the options to choose other types of IDENTIFY menus. These will IDENTIFY the closest CLUSTERS, NEBULAS, etc. to your current telescope position.

To select the final mode press ENTER at the display:

The display reads something like:

The TELESCOPE mode gives you dynamic real-time information on your telescope’s current position in terms of astronomical coordinates. Play around with this mode by moving the telescope around. Notice the three letter abbreviation in the lower right portion of the display. This dynamically displays the current CONSTELLATION that the telescope is pointing at. These names are abbreviated in this mode. Definitions for the abbreviations will be in the catalog index.

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