Chapter 4 AUTOMATIC GOTO SLEWING
The STAR BOOK TEN has command keys to allow direct access to each list of celestial objects in the database.
This choice displays a list of planets in the solar system (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and a dwarf-
planet Pluto) as well as the sun and moon.
Thi s di spl ays a c omp i le d li st o f w ell -kn o wn neb u la e , s tar clu ste rs a nd dee p -s k y g ala x ies .
Catalogs
This displays a complete list of Messier objects.
. Slewing to an Object with Command Keys
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Thi s d isp lay s a c o mpl ete l i st of o bj e cts i n t he NGC and IC c ata l og s . Re fer t o a n e xa m ple o f u sin g t he NGC/ I C key on
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This displays a compiled list of bright and named fixed stars from the SAO catalog.
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