Sky-Watcher SynScan V4 Hand Controller - Manual (Page 22)

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PART V : LOCATING OBJECTS
5.5 Locating SAO Stars
1. Choosing an Object:
2. View Information on the Object:
3. Locate the Object:
Press the “ OBJECT ” shortcut key. The screen will display “ OBJECT LIST ” in the top row. Use
the two scrolling keys to browse the list until “ SAO Catalog ” is displayed, and then press the
ENTER key. The screen will then display “ SAO Catalog / SAO 0000xx ” to wait for input of the
4 left-most digits of the 6 digits SAO index number (i.e. “ SAO 0238xx ”). Press ENTER key
and then the hand control will find the first SAO number in the database that matches the
4 left-most digits entered (i.e. “ SAO 023801 ”)
Use the scroll keys to change the last 2 digits until the screen displays the desired SAO
index number. Press the ENTER key to confirm the input. (i.e. “ SAO 023825 ”)
Note: The SAO catalog in the SynScan hand control is a sub-set of the SAO catalog. It
only contains stars brighter than magnitude 8.
• The operation is similar to that of locating Messier objects; refer to Section 5.1 for de-
tails.
• The operation is similar to that of locating Messier objects; refer to Section 5.1 for de-
tails.
5.6 Locating Named Stars, Double Stars, and Variable Stars
1. Choosing an Object:
2. View Information on the Object:
Press the “ OBJECT ” shortcut key. The screen will then display “ OBJECT LIST ” on the top
row. Use the two scroll keys to browse the list until “ Named Star ”, “ Double Stars ” or “ Variable
Stars ” is displayed, and then press the ENTER key to select the desired option. Once inside,
use the two scroll keys to go through and find the desired object in the list of star names.
Press the
ENTER key to confirm the selection.
Note: For Named Stars, the SynScan hand control can display the common name or Bay-
er designation.Refer to Section 7.4 for details.
• The operation is similar to that of locating Messier objects; refer to Section 5.1 for de-
tails.
• For named stars, Distance to Earth in light years( DIST.), Spectral type, Bayer Desig-
nated name, catalog(SAO, HIP, HD) number are provided.
• For double stars, the separation angle ( Separation: ) and the position angle ( Position
Angle ) are provided.
• For varialble stars, the separation angle ( Separation: ) and the position angle ( Position
Angle ) are provided.