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