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Explore: The Explore Mode of Northstar provides the ability to explore various astronomical objects
categorized by object type. These objects would fall under one or more of the following types of objects:
Deep Sky, Planets, Constellations, and Stars. Each of these subheadings would also have subcategories of
objects beneath their menu structure. (See Menu Tree for full list of menu functions and options.)
Sky Tour: The Sky Tour Mode of Northstar provides the ability to take a quick tour of the best and brightest objects
for any given month of the year. If the date has been input into the system, the Sky Tour Mode will automatically
default to that month. Objects can be chosen by using the scroll up
or down arrows and pressing ENTER. To find
out more information about any given object press the ENTER button while that object is displayed to see the scrolling
text message.
Telescope: The Telescope Mode of Northstar provides real-time data on where the telescope is pointing.
Astronomical Coordinates for Right Ascension (RA) and Declination (DEC) as well as Altitude (ALT) and Azimuth (AZ)
are displayed simultaneously. In addition, in the lower right-hand corner will be the abbreviation for the current
constellation that the telescope is pointed at.
Identify: The Identify Mode of Northstar provides the ability to identify any object within your telescope field of view.
Subcategories for different classes of identifiable objects are included as well as an Identify Any option.
Align Earth: The Align Earth Mode of Northstar provides the ability to easily align your telescope utilizing common
information non-astronomers would readily know. By entering simple information such as time, date, city, etc. a first
time telescope user can explore the immense Northstar database of astronomical objects
within minutes.
Align Star: The Align Star Mode of Northstar provides the ability to align your telescope utilizing some astronomical
knowledge. By knowing where two stars are located in the sky, a novice user can circumvent the city, date, and time
input and quickly start utilizing the Northstar database to locate amazing astronomical objects.
Align Object: The Align Object Mode of Northstar provides the ability to refine your telescope alignment during the
middle of your observing session. This might come in very handy if the family dog has just bumped the telescope
out of alignment. By using this mode you can center the telescope on any known object and select align object to
quickly recalibrate the Northstar alignment allowing continued enjoyment for the duration
of the evening.