MALIGNING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (Continued)

The distance the object is from the center is related to how far outside of a city you might be located or how accurately you aligned with north.

Repeat this process for STAR 2 and press ENTER.

After this step is completed, you will see a display that reads:

ALIGN COMPLETE

RATING *****

(Note: The more stars that appear on the second line of the display the better, up to 5)

After the two star alignment is complete, your Northstar now knows with pinpoint accuracy where all 20,000+ objects are!!

MUSING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME

After EARTH ALIGN, the display will then read:

SELECT MODE

EXPLORE ][

Select EXPLORE by pressing ENTER. SCROLL UP and DOWN to see what flashing menu choices you have. Choose PLANET. These are the most interesting. Even if you are a first time telescope user, PLANET objects can be very exciting.

Press ENTER when the display reads:

EXPLORE

PLANET

This will take you into a list of named PLANET objects. By using the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons, you can explore several items in the object list.

PLANET

JUPITER ][

Press ENTER to choose the PLANET you wish to view. The display will then be:

PLANET

{120 ]52 JUPITER

NOTE: IF AN OBJECT IS BELOW THE HORIZON, THE DISPLAY WILL PERIODICALLY DISPLAY THE WORD "HORIZON".

SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN to see other PLANETS in the list. Notice the display shows you directions to each object. But what if you are a first time user wanting to find out more about the object? Wouldn’t it be nice to know what the object is before moving the telescope?

PRESS ENTER when:

PLANET

{120 ]52 JUPITER

any other PLANET item is displayed. You will see a scrolling message telling you the coordinates for the object, how bright it is, how big it is, what its proper name is, what constellation it is in, and a brief description of what the object is. For JUPITER it reads:

JUPITER fifth planet from sun. Largest planet in solar system.

16 moons. Orbit is 11.86 years.

Diameter 143,000 km. Named for roman king of gods.

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Bushnell 78-8831, 78-8846 instruction manual Musing Northstar for the First Time

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