User`s guide

Observation Tools 137
• CCD. A CCD is a camera that is
attached to your telescope and used to
take digital astronomical photographs.
Adding items to the equipment list: To
add your pieces of observing equipment to
the equipment list, choose the appropriate
equipment category (e.g. “telescopes”)
from the pull-down menu in the upper left
corner of the Equipment List dialog box,
then press the From Database button on
the lower right corner. A dialog box will
open with a list of equipment available
under that category. If your equipment is
not listed, press the New button in the
lower left corner. A dialog box will open,
which allows you to name your piece of
equipment, and enter its relevant
information. You can also assign a unique
colour for your indicator by clicking on
the colourbar to open a colour palette.
Once you have entered all of the necessary
information, press the OK button to save
this piece of equipment in your equipment
list.
The information that can be entered
depends on the type of observing
equipment. All of the necessary
information should be available in the
documentation that came with your
equipment. Some of this information is
used by Starry Night when it calculates
how the field of view indicator will look
when drawn onscreen.
The following information fields need to
be correct:
Telescope: aperture, f/stop
Eyepiece: focal length, apparent field of
view
Barlow: magnification factor
Focal reducer: reduction factor
CCD: imaging area, camera roll angle
Binoculars: measure of width or angular
field of view
Editing the equipment list: To modify the
details of any piece of equipment, open the
Equipment List, click on the appropriate
piece of equipment, then click the Edit
button. A dialog box will open, allowing
you to modify any details.
Deleting an item from the equipment list:
To remove an item from your equipment
list, open the equipment list, click on the
appropriate piece of equipment, then click
the Delete button.
Shop Online: Pressing this button will
connect you to a website with options to
purchase astronomical equipment.