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Instruction Manual
Object Menu
Almost all observing with the handbox is performed using the Object menu category.
(Note: Exceptions include Guided Tour and Landmark Survey.
)
See GO TO SATURN,
page 18, for an example of observing using the Object menu. Also see USING THE
GUIDED TOUR, page 19.
The handbox contains many libraries of viewable objects, such as stars, planets,
comets, nebulae and so forth. When one of these objects is selected from a library,
the handbox moves your telescope (if properly aligned) and points it at the selected
object.
The Object Menu options include:
Solar System is a library of the eight planets (Earth is not included) in order out from
the Sun, followed by the Moon, asteroids, and comets.
Constellation is a library of all 88 Northern and Southern Hemisphere constellations.
When this menu option is chosen and a constellation name appears on the first
line of the screen, press GO TO once to change the second line to the name of the
brightest star in the constellation. Press GO TO a second time to slew the telescope
to that star. Use the Scroll keys to cycle through the list of stars in the constellation,
from brightest to dimmest.
Deep Sky is a library of objects outside our Solar System such as nebulae, star
clusters, galaxies, and quasars.
Star is a library of stars listed in different categories such as named, double, vari-
able, or nearby.
Satellite is a library of Earth-orbiting objects such as the International Space Station,
the Hubble Space Telescope, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, and geo-
synchronous orbit satellites.
User Objects allows the user to define and store in memory deep-sky objects
of specific interest that are not currently in the handbox libraries. See Using the
Handbox to Find Objects Not in the Libraries, page 26 for more information.
Landmarks stores the location of terrestrial points of interest in the permanent
handbox database.
Important Note: To use the Landmark function, the telescope must be
located and aligned exactly as when the landmark was added to the
database.
• Select: To select a Landmark already in the database (see
ADD below),
choose the „Select“ option and scroll through the list. Press ENTER to select a
Landmark, then press GO TO and the telescope slews to the object.
• Add: To add a Landmark, choose the „Add“ option. Enter a name for the
Landmark. Locate and center the Landmark in the eyepiece, then press
ENTER.
Identify is an exciting feature for an observer who wants to scan the night sky and
start exploring. After the telescope has been properly aligned, use the handbox
Arrow keys to move about in the sky. Then follow this procedure:
Important Note: Only use the Arrow keys to move the telescope during
the Identify procedure. Do not loosen the telescope locks or move the
base or alignment is lost.
1. When a desired object is visible in the eyepiece, keep pressing MODE until the
“Select Item: Object” menu is displayed. Press ENTER to select this menu.
2. Scroll through the Object menu options until the “Object: Identify” screen
appears.
3. Press ENTER. The handbox searches the libraries for the identity of the object
being observed.
4. If the telescope is not directly on a handbox library object, the nearest library
object is located and displayed on the screen. Press GO TO and the telescope
slews to that object.
Browse allows you to search the library for objects with certain parameters, much
like a search engine. „Edit Parameters“ lets you set various parameters for the
Want to learn more about
Landmarks?
See page 27.
Want to learn more about
observing satellites?
See page 27.
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