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SLEWING TO AN OBJECT
Once the desired object is displayed on the hand
control screen, you have two options:
• Press the OBJECT INFO Key. This will display
information about the selected object such as
magnitude, constellation, and extended informa-
tion about the most popular objects.
• Use the UP/DOWN keys to scroll through the
displayed object info.
• Press BACK or OBJECT INFO to return to the
object database.
• Press ENTER. The telescope will slew to the
object displayed on the hand control. While the
telescope is slewing, you can still access many
of the hand control functions, such as displaying
information about the object.
Caution: Never slew the telescope when someone
is looking into the eyepiece. The telescope can move
quickly and may hit an observer in the eye.
SKY TOUR BUTTON
The StarSense includes a tour feature, which takes
you through the most interesting celestial objects
based on your time and location. The list of objects
is prioritized based on where your telescope is
pointed, so the telescope always slews to an object
nearby rather than scattered throughout the sky. The
tour will display only those objects that are within
your set catalog filter limits. To activate the tour fea-
ture, press the SKY TOUR key on the hand control.
1. Press the SKY TOUR button on the hand control.
2. Follow the prompts on the hand control. Using
the direction buttons, slew the telescope to its
index marks or home position.
3. Press ENTER and the Sky Tour will begin. A
message will appear SkyTour Searching.
StarSense will slew to the first object. After the
object is located, you may press ENTER to
proceed to the next object.
IDENTIFY BUTTON
Pressing the IDENTIFY button will search
StarSense’s database and display the name and
angular distances to the nearest matching objects
from the telescope’s current location. This feature
can serve two purposes. First, it can be used to
identify an unknown object in the field of view
of your eyepiece. Stars will be searched first,
followed by deep sky objects.
Additionally, IDENTIFY can be used to find other
celestial objects that are close to the objects you
are currently observing.
For example, if your telescope is pointed at the
brightest star in the constellation Lyra, choosing
IDENTIFY will no doubt return the star Vega as
the star you are observing. However, the Identify
feature will also search its NGC and Solar System
databases and display any planets or Deep Sky
objects that are close by. In this example, StarSense
would identify the Ring Nebula (M57), which is
approximately 6º away.
You can specify the brightness and proximity of the
objects displayed by the IDENTIFY feature using
the Identify Filter under Telescope Setup.
DIRECTION BUTTONS
The StarSense has four direction buttons in the
center of the hand control which slew the telescope
in altitude (up and down) and azimuth (left and right).
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