User`s guide

Basics 25
Many more options exist in Starry Night
Enthusiast, Pro and Pro Plus for displaying
the constellations. These options are
outlined in “Constellations
” on page 53.
Finding Objects
If you are interested in finding a
specific object, such as a planet
or a bright new comet, open the
Find side pane. Click in the text box at the
top of this pane and type in the first few
letters of the object you are looking for. As
you type, Starry Night displays a list of
objects that match your name.
Once the object that you are looking for
appears in the list, double-click on its
name, and Starry Night will centre on the
object. Several information fields are
listed beside each object in the list of
found objects. See “Find Pane Info
” on
page 87 to learn what these fields mean.
Note: The same objects might be available
in more than one database. In these cases,
Starry Night will group and list all the
databases in which the object appears.
The primary database in which the object
is found is listed first.
Tip: The object you are searching for may
be hidden beneath the horizon. If this is the
case, Starry Night will offer you the option
of hiding the horizon or advancing the
time forward to a time when the object will
be above the horizon. Objects below the
horizon are greyed out.
Panning To Found Objects: By default,
Starry Night slowly pans to objects that
you have double-clicked on in the Find
pane. This feature is handy because it
allows you to see where the new object is
relative to your current view.