Meade LX200 Toc 4. Select Star by Name, Toc 5. The M Catalog, Toc 6. The Planets

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[ toc ] 4. Select Star by Name

When selecting a star from the object library, any of the 33 stars listed in the LX200 Instruction Manual can now by accessed by its name.

1.Press the STAR key. The Keypad display will show "STAR object:" on the first line and a blinking cursor on the second line.

2.To enter a Star by number, simply type in the star number and press ENTER, as described in the LX200 Instruction Manual.

To enter a Star by name, press the ENTER key. The Keypad display will show a new menu.

3.Select the NAME menu option by pressing the ENTER key.

4.Scroll through the list of Star names (using the PREV and NEXT keys) until the desired Star name is selected.

5.Press ENTER to select this Star.

[ toc ] 5. The M Catalog

The M Catalog has been the benchmark deep-sky catalog for years. Recently expanded to 110 objects, the M (Messier) catalog contains most of the best deep-sky objects.

[ toc ] 6. The Planets

The LX200 calculates the orbital positions of the eight major planets for the current calendar date. To access a planet, use the STAR key and enter the appropriate number as indicated below:

OBJECT LIBRARY PLANET LEGEND

PLANET MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO

STAR # 901 902 904 905 906 907 908 909

Table 12: Object Library Planet Legend

[ toc ] 7. Other Databases

The other object catalogs are accessed through the CNGC key on the Keypad.

1.Press the CNGC key. The Keypad display will show "NGC object:" on the first line and a blinking cursor on the second line.

2.To enter a NGC object, simply type in the NGC number and press ENTER, as described in the LX200 Instruction Manual.

To enter an object from a different database, press the ENTER key. The Keypad display will show a new menu of the available databases.

3.Select the database from the menu by moving the arrow to the selection desired and pressing the ENTER key. Press MODE to exit the database menu.

4.The Keypad display will ask for the object number. Enter the object number desired and press ENTER.

The LX200 will "remember" the database you last accessed. Each time you press the CNGC key, the same object database will be displayed on the first line of the Keypad display. To change databases, press ENTER to bring up the database menu.

The STAR databases are accessed by pressing the STAR key and following the above steps. Variable stars from the GCVS are entered using a six digit number. The first two digits, refer to the

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