Stellar Cartography - Celestron NexStar 90 MAK Instruction Manual

TheSkyX First Light Edition User Guide
The Wide Field option shows you the sky from
horizon to horizon, 180 degrees. The Naked Eye
option gives you a 100-degree field of view – a bit
wider field than what you can actually see with your
eyes, but we wouldn't want you to miss anything.
You can also define a zoom box to zoom in on a
particular area of the Sky Chart. Place your cursor
on one corner of the area you want to zoom in on.
Click and hold while you move your cursor to the
opposite corner, then click anywhere inside the
zoom box to enlarge it (you can click outside the
zoom box to cancel this operation).
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Stellar Cartography

Just as you would use a map to find your way
around a city, state, or country, celestial maps or
star charts are designed to help you find your way
around the sky.
Use your mouse or track pad to move the arrow
around the Sky Chart. You'll notice that when the
tip of the arrow touches an object, an information
box describing that object is automatically
displayed. The kind of information displayed
depends in part on the nature of the object, but one
thing that is always displayed is the location of the
object. This is indicated by two different sets of
coordinates.
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