Meade Instruments DS-2000 MAK Generation II Maksutov-Cassegrain Telesopes - Manual (Page 22)

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
MENUS AND MENU OPTIONS
Object Menu
Almost all observing with Autostar is performed using the Object menu category. ( NOTE:
Exceptions include Guided Tour and Landmark Survey. ) See GO TO SATURN , page 19, for an
example of observing using the Object menu. Also see TAKE A GUIDED TOUR , page 19.
Many Autostar menu categories contain databases. An Autostar database is a list of viewable
objects, such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, and so forth. When one of these objects is
selected from a database, Autostar moves your telescope (if properly aligned) and points it at
the selected object.
The Object Menu options include:
Solar System is a database of the eight planets (Earth is not included) in order out from the
Sun, followed by the Moon, asteroids, and comets.
Constellation is a database of all 88 Northern and Southern Hemisphere constellations. When
this menu option is chosen and a constellation name appears on the first line of the screen,
press GO TO once to change the second line to the name of the brightest star in the constel-
lation. Press GO TO a second time to slew the telescope to that star. Use the Scroll keys to
cycle through the list of stars in the constellation, from brightest to dimmest.
Deep Sky is a database of objects outside our Solar System such as nebulae, star clusters,
galaxies, and quasars.
Star is a database of stars listed in different categories such as named, double, variable, or
nearby.
Satellite is a database of Earth-orbiting objects such as the International Space Station, the
Hubble Space Telescope, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, and geosynchronous
orbit satellites.
User Objects allows the user to define and store in memory deep-sky objects of specific inter-
est that are not currently in the Autostar database. See "Appendix B" for more information.
Tonight's Best
How Far is Far
A Star's Life
Downloaded Tours
User-created Tours
Solar System
Mercury
Etc.
Moon
Asteroids
Comets
Constellations
Andromeda
Etc.
Deep Sky
Named Object
Galaxies
Nebulae
Messier
Etc.
Star
Named
SAO Catalog
Double
Variable
Etc.
Satellite
Select
Add
Delete
Edit
User Objects
Select
Add
Delete
Edit
Landmarks
Select
Add
Delete
Identify
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
Moon Phases
Next Full Moon
Next New Moon
Next 1st Qtr
Next 3rd Qtr
Meteor Showers
Quadrantids
Lyrids
Eta
Aquarids
Delta Aquarids
Perseids
Orionids
Taurids
Leonids
Geminids
Ursids
Solar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
Autumn Equinox
Vernal Equinox
Winter Solstice
Summer Solstice
Tour Objects A...
Accretion Disk
Etc.
B...
C...
D...
E...
F...
G...
H...
I...
J...
K...
L...
M...
N...
O...
P...
Q...
R...
S...
T...
U...
V...
W...
X...
Y...
Z... Timer
Set
Start & Stop
Alarm
Set
On
& Off
Eyepiece Calc.
Field of View
Magnification
Suggest
Display Options
Sun Warning
Getting
Started
Brightness Adj.
Contrast Adj.
Beep
Sleep Scope
Park Scope
Cord Wrap
Align
Easy
One
Star
Two Star
Date
Time
Daylight Saving
Telescope
Telescope Model
Focal Length
Az/RA Ratio
Alt/Dec Ratio
Mount
Az/RA Percent
Alt/Dec Percent
Train Drive
Tracking Rate
Reverse
L/R
Reverse Up/Dn
Quiet Slew
Max Elevation
Min AOS
Calibrate Motor
High Precision
Targets
Astronomical
Terrestrial
Site
Select
Add
Delete
Edit
Download
Statistics
Reset
Select Item:
Object Select Item:
Event Select Item:
Guided Tour Select Item:
Glossary Select Item:
Utilities Select Item:
Setup
Fig. 22: The Complete Autostar Menu Structure.