Menus And Menu Options; Complete Autostar Menu Structure; Object Menu - Meade DS-2000 Instruction Manual

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: Select Item:
Object Event
Sunrise
Solar System
Sunset
Mercury
Etc. Moonrise
Moon Moonset
Moon Phases
Asteroids
Next Full Moon
Comets
Constellations Next New Moon
Andromeda Next 1st Qtr
Next 3rd Qtr
Etc.
Meteor Showers
Deep Sky
Quadrantids
Named Object
Galaxies Lyrids
Eta Aquarids
Nebulae
Delta Aquarids
Planetary Neb.
Perseids
Etc.
Star Orionids
Named Taurids
Leonids
SAO Catalog
Geminids
Double
Etc. Ursids
Satellite Solar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
Select
Min. of Algol
Add
Autumn Equinox
Delete
Edit Vernal Equinox
Winter Solstice
User Objects
Summer Solstice
Select
Add
Delete
Edit
Landmarks
Select
Add
Delete
Identify
Fig. 22: The Complete Autostar Menu Structure.
Select Item: Select Item:
Guided Tour Glossary
Tour Objects A...
Accretion Disk
Tonight's Best
Etc.
How Far is Far
B...
A Star's Life
C...
D...
E...
F...
G...
H...
I...
J...
K...
L...
M...
N...
O...
P...
Q...
R...
S...
T...
U...
V...
W...
X...
Y...
Z...
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Select Item:
Select Item:
Utilities
Setup
Align
Timer
Set Easy
Start & Stop One Star
Alarm Two Star
Date
Set
Time
On & Off
Eyepiece Calc. Daylight Saving
Field of View Telescope
Magnification Tele. Model
Focal Length
Suggest
Display Options Az/Alt Ratio
Sun Warning Mount
Getting Started Train Drive
Tracking Rate
Brightness Adj.
Contrast Adj. Reverse L/R
Battery Alarm Reverse Up/Dn
Landmark Survey Calibrate Motor
High Precision
Sleep Scope
Targets
Park Scope
Astronomical
Terrestrial
Site
Select
Add
Delete
Edit
Owner Info
Download
Statistics
Reset
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