Menus And Menu Options; Complete Autostar Menu Structure; Object Menu - Meade DS-114AT Instruction Manual

Select Item: Select Item:
Object Event
Sunrise
Solar System
Mercury Sunset
Etc. Moonrise
Moonset
Moon
Moon Phases
Asteroids
Comets
Constellations
Andromeda
Etc.
Deep Sky Meteor Showers
Named Object
Galaxies
Nebulae
Planetary Neb.
Etc.
Star
Named
SAO Catalog
Double
Etc.
Satellite Solar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
Select
Min. of Algol
Add
Delete Autumn Equinox
Edit Vernal Equinox
Winter Solstice
User Objects
Summer Solstice
Select
Add
Delete
Edit
Landmarks
Select
Add
Delete
Identify
Fig. 25: The complete Autostar Menu structure.

MENUS AND MENU OPTIONS

Object Menu

Almost all observing with Autostar is performed using the Object menu category. (NOTE:
Exceptions include Guided Tour and Landmark Survey.) See
example of observing using the Object menu. Also see
Many Autostar menu categories contain databases. An Autostar database is a list of viewable
objects, such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, and so forth. When one of these objects is
selected from a database, Autostar moves your telescope (if properly aligned) and points it at
the selected object.
The Object Menu options include:
Solar System is a database of the eight planets (Earth is not included) in order out from the
Sun, followed by the Moon, asteroids, and comets.
Constellation is a database 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 constel-
lation. 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 database of objects outside our Solar System such as nebulae, star clusters,
galaxies, and quasars.
Star is a database of stars listed in different categories such as named, double, variable, or
nearby.
Satellite is a database of Earth-orbiting objects such as the International Space Station, the
Hubble Space Telescope, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, and geosynchronous
orbit satellites.
User Objects allows the user to define and store in memory deep-sky objects of specific inter-
est that are not currently in the Autostar database. See "Appendix B" for more information.
Select Item:
Guided Tour
Tour Objects
Tonight's Best
How Far is Far
A Star's Life
Next Full Moon
Next New Moon
Next 1st Qtr
Next 3rd Qtr
Quadrantids
Lyrids
Eta Aquarids
Delta Aquarids
Perseids
Orionids
Taurids
Leonids
Geminids
Ursids
USING THE GUIDED TOUR
Select Item: Select Item:
Glossary Utilities
A... Timer
Accretion Disk Set
Etc. Start & Stop
B... Alarm
Set
C...
D... On & Off
E... Eyepiece Calc.
F... Field of View
G... Magnification
H... Suggest
I... Display Options
J... Sun Warning
K... Getting Started
L... Brightness Adj.
M... Contrast Adj.
Battery Alarm
N...
O... Landmark Survey
P... Sleep Scope
Q... Park Scope
R...
S...
T...
U...
V...
W...
X...
Y...
Z...
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Select Item:
Setup
Align
Easy
One Star
Two Star
Date
Time
Daylight Saving
Telescope
Tele. Model
Focal Length
Az/Alt Ratio
Mount
Train Drive
Tracking Rate
Reverse L/R
Reverse Up/Dn
Calibrate Motor
High Precision
Targets
Astronomical
Terrestrial
Site
Select
Add
Delete
Edit
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