User`s guide

140 Starry Night User’s Guide
• Alt/Az: This keeps your indicator
centred on a specific altitude and
azimuth, relative to your local horizon
and direction.
Tip: If you want to centre your indicator
on a specific object or area of sky, right-
click (Ctrl-click on the Mac) on the object
or area of sky and choose Add FOV
Indicator from the contextual menu that
pops up. Choose an RA/Dec position or
Alt/Az position. The default co-ordinates
for this indicator will be centred on the
object or area of sky in question.
There are several cases where adding
specially positioned indicators might come
in handy. For example, assume you want
to create a star chart that shows you how to
“star-hop” from a bright deep space object
to a more obscure object. You could add
multiple indicators to your Starry Night
view (and printed chart), tracing out the
path that you would need to follow.
Deleting indicators: You can delete any of
your Field of View indicators by double-
clicking on the indicator’s name in the
FOV pane, then clicking the Delete button
in the dialog box that opens.
Flip
Another way of
modifying Starry
Night’s screen
appearance to match
your telescope is to
flip your view. You can flip your view
horizontally, vertically, or in both
directions, to match what you see through
your telescope. You flip your view by
choosing Options->Flip from the menu.
You can then print out charts that match
the telescope’s view and use those charts
during observing sessions. If you observe
the sky with binoculars or the naked eye,
you will not need to use this option.
Printing
Starry Night allows you to create finder
charts in a variety of layouts. From naked
eye charts that help you become familiar
with the pattern of the constellations to
finder charts that accurately simulate what
you can see in your telescope, finderscope
or binoculars. The finder charts are
designed for use in the field and will help
guide you to the most challenging of
objects.
Centre on the area of sky you are
interested in and use the Field of View
buttons in the Zoom control of the Toolbar
to set the correct field of view for your
printed chart. For example, if you want a
chart that shows the northern part of the
sky, press the N button in the Toolbar to
face north and set your field of view to 100
degrees.
Remember that the appearance of the sky
is time-sensitive; so make sure to set the
time in Starry Night to the time you plan to
go outside to observe!
Once you have set the time, viewing
direction and field of view, select
File->Print from the menu. Alternatively,
if you wish to print a chart centered on a
specific object, right-click (Ctrl-click on
the Mac) on the object and select Print
Chart from the contextual menu.