EXCALIBUR 765 Space Navigator - Manual (Page 17)

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FINDING REALLY COOL STUFF—
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Check out tonightʼs top five events by pressing the
TONIGHT key repeatedly. Each time you press
TONIGHT, Space Navigator will say and display
one of the top five EVENTS visible tonight.
2. You may want to use binoculars to look for some
deep-sky objects. Some can require a little work to
find, but theyʼre well worth the effort. Binoculars
will also allow you to see the individual stars in
double and multiple star systems.
3. Plan an observing session during the early morn-
ing hours. Planets and other interesting objects are
often visible just before sunrise.
4. Plan your observations in advance. Go into SET-
UP on the main menu, and reset the time and date for
the time and date of your planned observing session.
Then press the toTONIGHT button to display the top
five events for that night, one at a time. (Be sure to
reset the current date and time when you are done.)
Additionally, you can quickly adjust the time and
date rings so that the YOUR SKY TONIGHT win-
dow will show you the section of the sky that will be
visible at any date and time. You may want to visit
the library or scour the Internet to find out about the
objects you plan to observe.
5. Keep a notebook of your observations. Take the
time to draw what you see. You will want to refer to
your notebook to compare and add to your observa-
tions.
GLOSSARY
Constellation A formation of stars perceived as a
figure or design, especially one of 88
recognized groups named after char-
acters from classical mythology and
various common animals and objects.
Daylight
Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is ob-
served in approximately 70 countries.
Daylight Saving Time begins for most
of the United States at 2 a.m. on the
first Sunday of April. Time reverts
to standard time at 2 a.m. on the last
Sunday of October 2006. In 2007
DST will be extended by one month
and will begin for most of the United
States at: 2 a.m. on the Second Sunday
in March and will continue to 2 a.m.
on the First Sunday of November.
Daylight Saving Time—for the U.S.
and its territories — is NOT observed
in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and by
most of Arizona (with the exception
of the Navajo Indian Reservation in
Arizona).
Be sure to go into SETUP and change
the daylight saving time status every
spring and fall when it changes.
Deep-Sky
Objects
A term used in astronomy to denote
objects such as galaxies and star clus-
ters in the night sky.
Latitude The angular distance north or south
of the earthʼs equator, measured in
degrees along a meridian, as on a map
or globe. A region of the earth consid-
ered in relation to its distance from the
equator.
Longitude The angular distance on the Earthʼs
surface, measured east or west from
the prime meridian at Greenwich,
England.