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Zoom the star chart out on the screen by
pressing the
Zoom
- key to find the target
constellation in a large area of the sky.
In CHART MODE , locate your target (hereafter
M3) in Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs)
with the keys.
Zoom the star chart in (along the way) by
pressing the
Zoom
+ key to center M3 on the
crosshairs with the
keys.
Continue zooming in further while centering
M3 in the crosshairs with the
keys.
Press the
GOTO
key.
Automatic slewing becomes available as soon as a two point alignment (the first pair alignment) is
completed. Proceed to automatic slewing when you’ve finished them. Choose celestial objects
that you are interested in observing one by one. Refer to Hint 15 and Hint 19 .
The following is an example for slewing to the globular cluster M3 in the constellation Canes Venatici
(The Hunting Dogs).
Starting Automatic Slewing
GOTO
AUTOMATIC SLEWING