User`s guide

52 Starry Night User’s Guide
Centre Sun: If you are centered on another
galaxy, selecting Centre Sun will move
your view so that you are looking towards
the Sun (and hence our galaxy the Milky
Way). If you are centered on the Sun, you
can use the elevation buttons in the toolbar
to go back to our solar system.
Centre Group: Each galaxy belongs to a
larger group of galaxies. This option will
place that group at the centre of your
screen.
Highlight Group: This displays a special
marker for all other galaxies that are in the
same group as the object you have clicked
on.
Centre Filament: Many (but not all)
galaxies can also be classified as
belonging to a filament. This option
centres on the filament containing your
object.
Highlight Filament: This displays a
special marker for all galaxies belonging
to the same filament as the object you have
clicked on.
Other Object Display Options
The options for other databases in Starry
Night vary greatly. Open the Options
dialog box for any database to see its
display options.
Label Options
Every database in Starry Night has label
options. To access these options, open the
Options pane and click on the name of the
database you are interested in. This will
open the “display options” dialog box for
this database. The label options will be at
the bottom of the dialog box.
Most databases share the following label
options:
Appearance: For all databases, you have
the option of changing the label
appearance. Dropboxes allow you to
change the font and size of the label, and
choose whether you want the labels to be
in bold or italics.
Colour: This determines the colour that
labels appear onscreen. Click on the colour
bars to choose a new label colour. Many
users use different label colours for each of
the major databases, making it easier to
quickly distinguish between planets, stars,
and deep space objects.