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information about the satellite from its database. For
example: SATELLITE: “Intl Space Stn”
ASTEROID “name”
Enter ASTEROID and then the name of the desired
asteroid in quotes. AutoStar displays information
about the asteroid from its database. For example:
ASTEROID: “Ceres”
COMET “name”
Enter COMET and then the name of the desired
comet in quotes. AutoStar displays information
about the comet from its database. For example:
COMET: “Halley”
LUNAR ECLIPSE
If LUNAR ECLIPSE is part of the tour, AutoStar checks
its database every time the tour is activated to see if
a lunar eclipse is visible that evening. If no eclipse is
visible, this option is skipped and the tour proceeds on
the next object.
METEOR SHOWER
If METEOR SHOWER is part of the tour, AutoStar
checks its database every time the tour is activated
to see if a meteor shower is visible that evening. If no
meteor shower is visible, this option is skipped and the
tour proceeds on to the next object.
DEEP SKY “name”
Enter DEEP SKY followed by the name of the desired
object in quotes. For example:
DEEP SKY “Small Magellanic Cloud”
CONSTELLATION “name”
Enter CONSTELLATION followed by the name of
the desired constellation in quotes. For example:
CONSTELLATION “Leo Major”
NGC xxxx
Enter NGC followed by the desired New General
Catalog number and AutoStar provides the user with
a description of the object from its database. For
example: NGC 4256
IC xxxx
Enter IC followed by the desired Index Catalog number
and AutoStar provides the user with a description of
the object from its database. For example: IC 1217
SAO xxxxxx
Enter SAO followed by the desired SAO number and
AutoStar provides the user with a description of the
object from its database. For example: SAO 30200
Messier xxx
Enter MESSIER followed by the desired Messier number
and AutoStar provides the user with a description of
the object from its database. For example: M 101
CALDWELL xxx
Enter CALDWELL followed by the Caldwell number
and AutoStar provides the user with a description
of the object from its database. For example:
CALDWELL 17
PLANET “name”
Enter PLANET and then the name of the desired planet
in quotes. AutoStar provides the user with a description
of the selected planet from its database. For example:
PLANET “Pluto”
MOON
This command accesses information about the Moon
from the AutoStar database.
SATELLITE “name”
Enter SATELLITE and then the name of the desired
satellite in quotes. AutoStar displays
ADVANCED FEATURES
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