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Instruction Manual
12. Using the Arrow keys, scroll to „Site: Select.“ The site you have just edited
displays. Press ENTER to select the site or press MODE to exit.
Finding objects not listed in the libraries
In this procedure, you will enter coordinates of celestial objects that do not
appear in any of the handbox libraries. You will enter the object‘s name and R.A.
and Dec. coordinates (required information). You may also enter the object‘s
magnitude and size (optional information).
Although the handbox contains an extensive database of celestial objects (stars,
nebulae, planets, etc.) that you can observe, you may eventually want to view
objects that are not part of a library. The handbox provides a feature that allows
you to enter an object‘s R.A and Dec. coordinates in the „User: Objects“ option
of the Object menu and allows automatic slewing of the telescope to the user-
entered coordinates.
In order to use this menu option, you first need to look up the R.A. and Dec.
coordinates of the object or objects you wish to observe. Check out your local
library, computer store, or bookstore for astronomy books, CD Roms, or maga-
zines (such as Sky & Telescope or Astronomy), to find coordinates of celestial
objects. The objects/coordinates you enter become part of your own permanent
database, called „User Objects.“
To enter coordinates of an object into the „User: Objects“ option of the
Object menu:
1. Make sure the handbox has been initialized and the telescope has been
aligned.
2. After the telescope is aligned, „Select Item: Object“ displays. (If necessary,
use the Scroll keys to scroll through the menus, as previously described, to
find this option.) Press ENTER.
3. „Object: Solar System“ displays. Keep pressing the Scroll Up key until
„Object: User Object“ displays and press ENTER.
4. „User Object: Select“ displays. Press the Scroll Down key once. „User
Object: Add“ displays. Press ENTER.
5. „Name“ displays on the top line and a blinking cursor on the second line.
Use the Arrow keys, as previously described, to enter the name of the object
you wish to add to the database. When you are finished, press ENTER.
6. „Right Asc.: 00.00.0“ displays. Use the Number keys to enter the digits for
the Right Ascension coordinate of your object. When you are finished, press
ENTER.
7. „Declination: +00°.00‘ „ displays. Use the Number keys to enter the digits for
the Declination coordinate of your object. If necessary, use the Scroll Keys
to change „+“ to „-.“ When you are finished, press ENTER.
8. The handbox then prompts you to enter the size of the object. This step
is optional. Use the Number keys to enter the size (in arc-minutes), if so
desired, and press ENTER to go to the next display. If you do not wish to
enter this information, simply press ENTER.
9. The handbox then prompts you to enter the magnitude of the object. This
step is also optional. Use the Number keys to enter this information, if so
desired, and press ENTER to go to the next display. „User Object: Add“
displays again.
To GO TO a user-entered object
In this procedure, you will choose an object from the User Object list and GO
TO the object.
1. With „User Object: Add“ displayed, press the Scroll Up key once. „User
Object: Select“ displays. Press ENTER.
2. Use the Scroll keys (if necessary) to scroll to the desired object. Press
ENTER.
3. The name of the object and the Right Ascension and Declination coordinates
display.
4. Press GO TO and the telescope slews to the object.
Tip:
Entering R.A. and Dec.
Coordinates of an object
without using the menus:
If you do not wish to navigate
through the menus, a more
direct way to enter coordi-
nates is to press and hold
MODE for two seconds or
more. R.A. and Dec. coordi-
nates display. Press GO TO.
„Object Position“ and a set
of coordinates displays. Enter
the R.A. and Dec. coordinates
of any celestial object using
Number keys, overwriting
the coordinates currently
displayed. As soon as the
coordinates are entered, the
handbox slews the telescope
to the coordinates. Note that
the telescope must be initial-
ized (see page 16), placed in
the Home position (see page
14), and aligned (see page 18)
for this procedure to operate
properly.
However, if you wish to store
the coordinates of an object
in memory, use the method
described at the right.
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