Sky-Watcher SynScan V3 Hand Controller User Manual
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PART V : LOCATING OBJECTS
The process for locating NGC or IC objects is similar to that for locating Messier objects (Sec-
tion 5.1), with the following differences:
• Press the “
NGC
” shortcut key to access the NGC catalog. The screen will display “
NGC
Catalog / NGC =
”. The NGC catalog index number ranges from 1 to 7840.
• Press the “
IC
” shortcut key to access the IC catalog. The screen will display “
IC Catalog / IC
=
”. The IC catalog index number ranges from 1 to 5386.
5.2 Locating NGC and IC Objects
5.3 Locating Planets and the Moon
1.
Choosing an Object:
2.
View Information on the Object:
3.
Locate the Object:
Press the “
PLANET
” shortcut key. The screen will display “
Solar System
” in the top row.
Use the two scrolling keys to browse through a list of star names in the bottom row, which
includes Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Moon.
Press
ENTER
key to pick one of the targets.
• The operation is similar to that for locating Messier objects; refer to Section 5.1 for
details.
• If the selected object is below the horizon at this time, the SynScan hand control will
display “
Below horizon
” for 2 seconds; otherwise, it will display the object’s current az-
imuth and altitude.
• By using the scroll keys, users can browse the following information of the object:
J2000 celestial coordinates, rise time (
Rise:
), transit time (
Transit:
), set time (
Set:
)
• Press
ENTER
key to proceed to the next step.
5.4 Locating Caldwell Objects
1.
Choosing an Object:
Press the “
OBJECT
” shortcut key. The screen will display “
Object List
” in the top row. Use
the two scroll keys to browse the list until “
Caldwell Catalog
” is displayed, and then press
the
ENTER
key. The screen will then display “
Caldwell Catalog / Cald. #=
” for a 3-digit Cald-
well index number between 1 and 109 to be entered in.
2.
View Information on the Object:
• The operation is similar to that of locating Messier objects;
refer to Section 5.1
for de-
tails.
3.
Locate the Object:
• The operation is similar to that of locating Messier objects;
refer to Section 5.1
for de-
tails.