User`s guide

124 Starry Night User’s Guide
Observation Lists
The Observation List is a tool that you can
use to help create a list of astronomical
objects that you wish to observe. You can
make a list of targets for a particular night
or create a list of targets that you want to
observe over a period of time. For
example, you can create a list of open
clusters that are visible tonight in your 8-
inch telescope from your backyard
between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Or you may
want to observe all galaxies brighter than
9th magnitude over the course of a year.
On any given night, Starry Night will let
you know what galaxies are visible. Starry
Night will even let you know what
galaxies you have already observed and
which ones you still need to hunt down.
After you have created the list, you have
the option of saving the observing list, or
printing it to take outside with you. It is
possible to create and save observing lists
not only for you but also for sharing with
other Starry Night users! See “Observing
Lists” on page 180 for more information.
You open the Observation
Lists by clicking the Lists side
pane. The “Observing Lists”
layer displays the observing lists that are
available. Click on an observing list name
and expand the “List Viewer” layer to
view the objects that make up that list.
Tip: If you wish to create an observing list
for a different location, first change the
location in Starry Night, then open the
Lists pane.