User`s guide

Appearance of the Sky 61
view (FOV) indicators. Field of view
indicators are useful because they show
the exact size of the patch of sky that you
will be able to see through a given
astronomical instrument. Therefore, the
area shown inside the indicator by Starry
Night should correspond very well to what
you actually see outdoors when you are
observing.
You can also create special indicators that
highlight specific objects or areas of the
sky.
Indicator List: To see a list of available
FOV indicators open the FOV pane.
The name of each indicator and its field of
view are shown. The colour of the
indicator is displayed to the right of its
name.
Tip (Pro and Pro Plus only): See “Field
of View Indicators 1 (Creating an
Equipment List)” on page 135 for more
information on FOV indicators and on
how to create an Equipment List.
Turning indicators on/off: Checking/
unchecking the box to the left of the
indicator name turns on/off the outline for
that indicator.
After you have turned an
indicator on, you should see
the indicator in the main
Starry Night sky view at the
centre of the screen.
Multiple Indicators: You can turn on more
than one FOV indicator at a time. You may
wish to make each indicator a different
colour to make them easier to distinguish.
One situation where you might wish to
display indicators is if you are using a
primary telescope and a finderscope.
Adding Indicators: To add a new indicator,
click the Add button in the “Other (All
Charts)” or “Other (This Chart)” layer in
the FOV pane.
The difference between these two layers is
that indicators added to “Other (This
Chart)” will automatically disappear from
your list of indicators when you adjust the
sky view in Starry Night. This is handy if
you want to add indicators only to create a
specific image, as you will not need to go
to the trouble of deleting these indicators
after you have created the image.
Once you press the Add button, a dialog
box opens that allows you to specify the
properties for your new indicator. You can
choose a name, colour, and field of view
for the indicator. Unlike FOV indicators
that are associated with an item from your
Equipment List (which are automatically
centred onscreen), you can also specify the
indicator position.
There are three ways to enter an indicator
position: