Tip:
When multiple choices are available within a menu option, the current option is usually displayed first and highlighted by a right point- ing arrow (>).
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
■Use the Number keys to enter digits.
■Use the Arrow keys to scroll through numbers 0 through 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. 2) 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 (2, Fig. 2) to go deeper into Autostar's menu levels.
■Press MODE (3, Fig. 2) to move back toward the top menu level.
■Press the Scroll keys (7, Fig. 2) to move up and down through the options or lists.
■Press the Arrow keys (5, Fig. 2) to move the cursor across the display.
■Press the Help (?) key (8, Fig. 2) to access
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Look into the Future
The Autostar 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: Date menu and select an option in the Event menu.
Autostar 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 minimums of Algol.
One very practical use of the Date and Time menus is to use the Sunset option to determine when you can begin your astronomical observing on any given evening.
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