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Tip:
When multiple choices
are available within a
menu option, the current
option is usually
displayed first and
highlighted by a right
pointing arrow (>).
Look into the Future
The Date option in the Setup menu is much more than just an entry of today's
date; with it you can look far into the future or learn about past events. Autostar
can calculate the date and times of future events and, except for eclipses, past
events as well (based on the current calendar system). E.g., a Sunrise on
March 6, 2043 A.D. or the Vernal Equinox in 1776 A.D. To use this feature,
enter the desired date in the Setup menu or select an option in the Event menu.
Autostar, using the Event menu, can calculate dates and times for Sunrises,
Sunsets, Moonrises, Moonsets, Moonphases, Solar and Lunar Eclipses (for
the next 100 years), meteor showers, equinoxes and solstices and the mini-
mums of Algol.
One very practical use of the Event menu is to check the Sunset option to
determine when you can begin your astronomical observing session.
ETX TIPS
3. Press the ENTER key to choose the "Event" option and move down a level.
"Event: Sunrise" is displayed.
4. Press the Scroll Down key once to display the "Sunset" option in the Event menu.
5. Press the ENTER key to choose the "Sunset" option and move down another
level.
6. Autostar calculates the Sunset time based on the current date, time and location.
Autostar then displays the results of the calculation.
7. Press MODE once to start moving back up through the Autostar levels. The first
level up is the Event menu.
8. Press MODE again to move up another level. This is the top level, "Select Item."
9. Press MODE again to return to the starting point of "Select Item: Object."
Entering data into Autostar
■To enter numbers and text:
a) Use the Number keys, or
b) Use the Arrow keys to scroll through numbers 0 - 9 and the alphabet. The
Down Arrow key begins with the letter "A;" the Up Arrow key begins with digit "9."
■To move the cursor across the display:
Use the Right or Left Arrow key (5,Fig. 4) to move the cursor from one number
to the next in the display.
■Press ENTER when the desired information has been entered.
Navigating Autostar
Autostar's menus are organized for quick and easy navigation:
■Press ENTER to go deeper into Autostar'smenu levels.
■Press MODE (3,Fig. 4) to move back toward the top menu level.
■Press the Scroll keys to move up and down through the options or lists.
■Press the Arrow keysto move the cursor across the display.
■Press the Help (?) key to access on-line help.