User`s guide

68 Starry Night User’s Guide
SkyGuide
Dozens of interactive multimedia tours
await you in the SkyGuide pane. These in-
depth experiences reveal the fascinating
science and history of the solar system, the
stars, the galaxies, the beginning of time,
and the fate of the universe. It also
includes daily headline news on
astronomy and step-by-step instructions
on how to use the most common Starry
Night features.
There’s no interface to learn: it works just
like a web browser!
As you and SkyGuide explore together,
you will learn tips for navigating the sky,
fun facts of the solar system, seasonal
tours of the sky, and much, much more.
Throughout this multimedia matrix you’ll
discover images and movies to enhance
the experience.
This section highlights some of the main
features in SkyGuide.
Click on the tab named
SkyGuide to open the
SkyGuide panel.
From the home SkyGuide page you can
select several main options:
Daily headline news: The latest astron-
omy and hobby news. This is a page
devoted to amateur astronomers and space
enthusiasts, written by professional space
journalists. It is updated daily and has lots
of skywatching tips, plus topical stories on
astronomical events (new comets, meteor
showers, planet conjunctions, and much
more). Many of the stories are illustrated
with graphics created with Starry Night.
An Internet connection is required to view
this content.
Guided Tours: Begin your exploration of
the night sky here. This link will take you
to dozens of interactive tours - your pass-
port to a voyage through the universe.
Starry Night basics: Review the basic
controls and functions in Starry Night.
Starry Night features: Highlights the
main features of your program. We highly
recommend that you read through this sec-
tion.
To start exploring the main SkyGuide con-
tent, select the Guided Tours link. The
Guided Tours menu is divided into eight
major categories:
Welcome Tour: A self-running guided
introduction to Starry Night and the things
you can do.