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One-Star Alt/Az Alignment
One-Star Alignment requires some knowledge of the night sky. AutoStar provides a
library of bright stars. One-Star Alignment is identical to Two-Star Alt/Az: Alignment (see
TWO-STAR ALT/AZ ALIGNMENT
chosen by the observer for alignment.

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This menu allows you to search the database for objects with certain parameters, much
like a search engine. "Edit Parameters" lets you set various parameters for the search,
and "Start Search" activates the search. A typical search might be performed as follows:
1. Select "Browse" from the Object menu. Press ENTER. "Browse: Start Search" dis-
plays.
2. Press one of the Scroll Keys and "Browse: Edit Parameters" displays. Press
ENTER.
3. "Edit Parameters: Largest (mins)" displays. "Mins" stands for arc-minutes. Press
ENTER.
4. "Largest (mins)" and a value displays. Using the Number keys, enter a size in arc-
minutes. AutoStar will search for objects up to this size and no larger. Press
ENTER.
5. "Edit Parameters: Largest (mins)" displays again. Press the Scroll Down key. "Edit
Parameters: Smallest (mins)" displays. Enter the value for the smallest size of an
object that AutoStar will search for in the database. Continue with "Brightest,"
Faintest," and "Minimum Elevation," using the procedure described in steps 3 and
4.
6. After "Minimum Elevation," "Object Type" displays. Press ENTER." "+Black Hole"
displays.If you do not wish wish to have "Black Holes" in your search, press ENTER
and the "+" changes to a "–." Press the Scroll Down to scroll to the next item.
"+Diffuse Nebula" displays. Continue to scroll through the list and press ENTER if
you wish to change the "+" to a "–" or vice-versa.
7. After you have scrolled to the last item on the "Object Type" list, press MODE twice
and the Scroll Down key once. "Browse: Start Search" displays. Press ENTER.
"Start Search: Next" displays. Press ENTER. AutoStar searches the database and
displays the first object that matches the search parameters you have entered. Use
the scroll keys to display information about the object. Press MODE and "Start
Search: Next" displays again. Press ENTER and the next item matching the param-
eters displays. Repeat this procedure to display all the objects.
8. Press MODE repeatedly to leave this menu.
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