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Manual
GoToNovaTM 8401 Hand-Held Controller
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CONTENTS
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Chapter 0 Quick Start Reference
The Hubble Site
Sky and Telescope
Useful Links
http//hubblesite.org
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?
1.0 Basic Symbols
Chapter.1 Set Up And Alignment
1.1 Set Up
Appendix
1.2.2 Two-Star Align
NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYES OR WITH
Chapter. 2 Select And Slew
You can define and save new celestial objects in the database
2.1 Planets, sun, moon
2.5.4 Variable Stars
2.5 Stars 2.5.1 Named Stars Contains 191 stars 2.5.2 Constellations
2.5.5 SAO Bright Stars
2.6 Constellations Contains 88 constellations 2.7 User Objects
3.4 Set up tracking Set up tracking speed 3.5 User objects
Chapter. 3 Other Functions
Check Appendix A for complete menu structures
3.1 Sync To Target
FIG.4
Equatorial Mode
Use slower speed for fine tuning
Chapter. 4 How to Observe
4.2 Observing using arrow keys
People usually use alt-zi mode to observe land objects
4.4 Tracking
APPENDIX A MENU STRUCTURE
o M44 Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster open cluster
APPENDIX B Messier Catalog
o M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy spiral galaxy
o M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxy
o M42 The Great Orion Nebula diffuse nebula
o M57 The Ring Nebula planetary nebula
o M43 part of the Orion Nebula de Mairans Nebula diffuse nebula
o M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebula
o M7 Ptolemys Cluster open cluster
o M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster
o M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster
o M1 The Crab Nebula supernova remnant
Modern Constellations
APPENDIX C
constellation
genitive
Canis Minoris
1690, Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Hevelius
Microscopium
Lynx
1624, Bartsch
Musca
Piscis Austrinus
Pisces
Puppis
Pyxis
Volans
Australe
FIG.D1
APPENDIX D Celestial Coordinates
Altitude
Azimuth
δ, declination
FIG.D2
t, hour angle
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
Products List
Appendix F
Item #
Product
IOPTRON TWO YEAR TELESCOPE, MOUNT, AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY
