Meade Autostar 494 Instruction Manual page 30

9. Autostar then prompts you to enter the Magnitude of
the object. This step is also optional. Use the Arrow
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:
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.
Season Star Name
Spring Arcturus
Spring Regulus
Spring Spica
Summer Vega
Summer Deneb
Summer Altair
Summer Antares
Fall Markab
Fall Fomalhaut
Fall Mira
Winter Rigel
Winter Betelgeuse
Winter Sirius
Winter Aldebaran
3. The name of the object and the Right Ascension and
4. Press GO TO and the telescope slews to the object.
STAR LOCATOR
The chart below lists bright stars with their R.A. and Dec
coordinates, along with the Northern Hemisphere season
when these stars are prominent in the night sky. This list
aids the observer to find alignment stars at various times of
the year. For example, if it is a midsummer evening in the
Northern Hemisphere, Deneb in the constellation Cygnus,
is an excellent alignment star, while Betelgeuse is not
because it is in the winter constellation Orion and thus,
below the horizon.
Constellation R.A.
Bootes 14h16m
Leo 10h09m
Virgo 13h25m
Lyra 18h37m
Cygnus 20h41m
Aquila 19h51m
Scorpius 16h30m
Pegasus 23h05m
Pisces Austrinus 22h58m
Cetus 02h19m
Orion 05h15m
Orion 05h55m
Canis Major 06h45m
Taurus 04h35m
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Declination coordinates display.
Dec
19° 11"
11° 58"
-11° 10"
38° 47"
45° 17"
08° 52"
-26° 26"
15° 12"
-29° 38"
-02° 58"
-08° 12"
07° 25"
-16° 43"
16° 31"