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pur

chas

e of

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Orio

n In

telli

Sco

pe™

Com

-pu

ter iz

ed O

bjec

t Lo

cato

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hen

used

with

any

of

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Sky

Que

st

Inte

lliS

cope

XT

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soni

ans,

the

obj

ect

loca

tor

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trol

ler)

will

pr

ovid

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eas

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cess

to

thou

sand

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cel

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ject

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scop

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con

trol

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use

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its

dat

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vi

ew,

pres

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nter

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en m

ove

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tele

scop

e m

anua

lly f

ollo

win

g th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

on t

he

liqui

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ysta

l dis

play

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scre

en. I

n se

cond

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he I

ntel

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dig

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pinp

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ect,

plac

ing

it sm

ack-

dab

in t

he t

eles

cope

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eld

of

view

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asy!

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pare

d to

mot

or-d

epen

dent

com

pute

rized

tel

esco

pes

syst

ems,

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ster

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iete

r, ea

sier

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d m

ore

pow

er e

ffi ci

ent.

And

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elliS

cope

Dob

s es

chew

the

com

plex

in

itial

izat

ion,

dat

a en

try,

or

“driv

e tr

aini

ng”

proc

edur

es r

equi

red

by m

ost

othe

r co

mpu

ter-

ized

tele

scop

es. I

nste

ad, t

he In

telli

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pe s

etup

invo

lves

sim

ply

poin

ting

the

scop

e to

two

brig

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tars

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pre

ssin

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e E

nter

key

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t’s it

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hen

you’

re r

eady

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actio

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se in

stru

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ill h

elp

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oper

ly o

pera

te y

our

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lli S

cope

Com

pu te

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ed O

bjec

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r. P

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e re

ad t

hem

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roug

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le o

f C

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ten

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talla

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verv

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47 32

Fig

ure

1.

The

Int

elliS

cope

Com

pute

rized

Obj

ect

Loca

tor.

Bac

klit

liqui

d-cr

ysta

l dis

play

Use

r-fr

iend

ly

keyp

ad

Illum

inat

ed

push

butto

ns

Coi

l cab

le ja

ck

RS

-232

jack

bly.

The

refo

re,

the

obje

ct

loca

tor

com

es

with

fou

r ny

lon

was

hers

, bu

t on

ly t

wo

are

requ

ired

for

inst

alla

tion.

Not

e th

at t

wo

of

the

was

hers

hav

e a

thic

knes

s of

1/8

th o

f an

inc

h, w

hile

the

oth

er t

wo

have

a t

hick

-ne

ss o

f 1/

16th

of

an in

ch.

If

you

r S

kyQ

ue

st

Inte

lliS

cop

e

XT

D

obso

nian

opt

ical

tub

e ha

s si

de b

earin

gs

that

app

ear

as in

Fig

ure

2.5a

, the

n us

e th

e tw

o th

icke

r (1

/8th

of

an i

nch)

nyl

on w

ash-

ers

behi

nd t

he a

ltitu

de e

ncod

er a

ssem

bly.

If yo

ur S

kyQ

uest

Inte

lliS

cope

XT

Dob

soni

an

optic

al t

ube

has

side

bea

rings

tha

t ap

pear

as

in

Fig

ure

2.5b

, th

en u

se t

he t

wo

thin

-ne

r (1

/16t

h of

an

in

ch)

nylo

n w

ashe

rs

behi

nd

the

altit

ude

enco

der

asse

mbl

y.

Onc

e in

stal

latio

n is

com

plet

e, y

ou w

ill h

ave

two

nylo

n w

ashe

rs l

eft

over

. F

eel

free

to

disc

ard

thes

e w

ashe

rs,

as t

hey

will

not

be

nee

ded

for

use

of t

he o

bjec

t lo

cato

r.

Now

, w

ith t

he s

crew

s pu

shed

thr

ough

the

en

code

r bo

ard,

pla

ce a

nyl

on w

ashe

r on

th

e en

d of

eac

h sc

rew

(F

igur

e 3)

. T

hen,

th

read

the

scr

ews

into

the

sta

rter

hol

es

in t

he s

ide

pane

l. T

he s

haft

on t

he a

lti-

tude

en

code

r as

sem

bly

shou

ld

prot

rude

th

roug

h th

e 5/

8" t

hrou

gh-h

ole

in t

he s

ide

pane

l. It

will

tak

e a

bit

of d

exte

rity

to k

eep

the

was

hers

on

the

ends

of

the

scre

ws

whe

n in

stal

ling,

so

don’

t ge

t fr

ustr

ated

if

it ta

kes

a co

uple

trie

s. T

he s

crew

s sh

ould

no

t be

ful

ly t

ight

ened

; the

y sh

ould

be

tight

, bu

t no

t tig

ht e

noug

h to

pre

vent

the

alti

tude

en

code

r fr

om m

ovin

g up

and

dow

n w

ithin

th

e sl

ots

in t

he e

ncod

er b

oard

.

2)

The

re

is

a pi

lot

hole

ab

ove

the

5/8

thro

ugh

hole

in th

e rig

ht s

ide

pane

l’s in

terio

r su

rface

; thi

s is

whe

re th

e pl

astic

bum

per t

hat

prot

ects

the

alti

tude

enc

oder

ass

embl

y w

ill

be in

stal

led.

Tak

e th

e re

mai

ning

woo

d sc

rew

, pu

sh it

thro

ugh

the

bum

per,

and

thre

ad it

into

th

e pi

lot h

ole

until

tigh

t (F

igur

e 4)

.

3) C

onne

ct o

ne e

nd o

f the

azi

mut

h en

code

r ca

ble

(the

sho

rter

of

the

two

cabl

es)

to t

he

enco

der

jack

in

the

top

base

plat

e of

the

D

obso

nian

bas

e. C

onne

ct t

he o

ther

end

to

the

enco

der

conn

ecto

r bo

ard

that

sho

uld

be a

lread

y in

stal

led

on t

he b

ase’

s le

ft si

de

5

Pa

rts

Lis

tYo

ur I

ntel

liSco

pe™

Com

pute

rized

Obj

ect

Loca

tor

com

es w

ith t

he fo

llow

ing

part

s:

Qty

. D

escr

ipti

on

1 O

bjec

t lo

cato

r co

mpu

ter

(con

trol

ler)

1 A

ltitu

de e

ncod

er a

ssem

bly

1 C

oil c

able

1 A

ltitu

de e

ncod

er c

able

(53

" lo

ng)

1 A

zim

uth

enco

der

cabl

e (2

4" lo

ng)

6 W

ire r

etai

ning

clip

s

2 H

ook-

and-

loop

str

ips

(1 “

hook

” st

rip,

1 “lo

op”

strip

)

1 P

last

ic b

umpe

r

3 W

ood

scre

ws

2 N

ylon

was

hers

(1/

8" t

hick

)

2 N

ylon

was

hers

(1/

16"

thic

k)

1 9-

volt

batte

ry

The

onl

y to

ol n

eede

d fo

r in

stal

latio

n is

a P

hilli

ps-h

ead

scre

wdr

iver

. R

emov

e th

e op

tical

tu

be f

rom

the

bas

e to

beg

in in

stal

latio

n.

Not

e: T

he I

ntel

liSco

pe C

ompu

teriz

ed O

bjec

t Lo

cato

r is

onl

y co

mpa

tible

with

Orio

n S

ky-

Que

st X

T I

ntel

liSco

pe D

obso

nian

s. I

f yo

u ha

ve a

noth

er D

obso

nian

, or

any

oth

er t

ele-

scop

e, t

he I

ntel

liSco

pe s

yste

m w

ill n

ot f

unct

ion

prop

erly

.

1.

Inst

alla

tio

n1)

In

stal

l th

e al

titud

e en

code

r as

sem

bly

onto

the

base

’s r

ight

sid

e pa

nel.

Thi

s is

th

e si

de o

f th

e ba

se o

ppos

ite t

he s

ide

with

th

e In

telli

Sco

pe

Com

pute

rize

d C

ontr

olle

r P

ort.

Bel

ow th

e 5/

8" th

roug

h-ho

le i

n th

e pa

nel,

ther

e ar

e tw

o pr

e-dr

illed

sta

rter

hol

es i

n th

e in

war

d-fa

c-in

g su

rfac

e (F

igur

e 2)

. Tak

e tw

o of

the

su

pplie

d w

ood

scre

ws

and

push

the

m

thro

ugh

the

two

slot

ted

hole

s in

the

bo

ttom

of

the

altit

ude

enco

der’s

com

-pu

ter

boar

d. T

he s

crew

hea

ds s

houl

d be

on

the

sam

e si

de a

s th

e al

titud

e en

code

r’s m

odul

ar ja

ck.

B

ecau

se

ther

e ar

e tw

o ve

rsio

ns

of

the

side

be

arin

gs

on

the

Sky

Que

st

Inte

lliS

cope

X

T

Dob

soni

an

optic

al

tube

, we

have

sup

plie

d tw

o se

ts o

f tw

o ny

lon

was

hers

to

assu

re b

est

perf

or-

man

ce o

f th

e al

titud

e en

code

r as

sem

-

4

Fig

ure

2.

The

tw

o pi

lot

hole

s us

ed t

o m

ount

th

e al

titud

e en

code

r as

sem

bly

are

loca

ted

on

the

inte

rior

surf

ace

of t

he r

ight

sid

e pa

nel o

f th

e-ba

se.

Alti

tude

enc

oder

pi

lot

hole

s

Fig

ure

3.

Pla

ce a

nyl

on w

ashe

r on

the

end

of

eac

h sc

rew

afte

r th

e sc

rew

s ar

e pu

shed

th

roug

h th

e al

titud

e en

code

r as

sem

bly.

Alti

tude

enc

oder

as

sem

bly

Nyl

on w

ashe

rs

Woo

d sc

rew

s

Mod

ular

jack

Fig

ure

4.

Inst

all t

he b

umpe

r in

to t

he p

ilot

hole

abo

ve t

he a

ltitu

de e

ncod

er a

ssem

bly.

Fig

ure

2.5

a.

If yo

ur o

ptic

al t

ube

has

side

bea

rings

tha

t lo

ok li

ke t

his,

the

n us

e th

e tw

o th

icke

r w

ashe

rs.

Fig

ure

2.5

b.

If yo

ur o

ptic

al t

ube

has

side

bea

rings

tha

t lo

ok li

ke t

his,

the

n us

e th

e tw

o th

inne

r w

ashe

rs. N

ote

the

rais

ed c

ircul

ar fe

atur

e in

the

cen

ter.

hole

in

the

cent

er o

f th

e tu

be’s

sid

e be

arin

g.

8) R

eins

tall

the

tele

scop

e’s

reta

inin

g kn

ob,

with

out i

ts b

lack

nyl

on b

ushi

ng, t

hrou

gh

the

altit

ude

enco

der’s

alu

min

um s

haft

(now

pr

otru

ding

fr

om

the

right

si

de

pane

l) an

d in

to t

he t

ube’

s si

de b

earin

g (F

igur

e 6)

. Mak

e su

re t

his

knob

is f

ully

tig

hten

ed.

9)

Inse

rt o

ne e

nd o

f the

coi

l cab

le in

to th

e la

rger

of t

he tw

o ja

cks

on th

e to

p of

the

Inte

lliS

cope

con

trol

ler

(Fig

ure

1). I

nser

t th

e ot

her

end

into

th

e “I

ntel

liSco

pe

Com

pute

rized

Con

trol

ler

Por

t” on

the

le

ft si

de o

f th

e D

obso

nian

bas

e.

10)

Two

hook

-and

-loop

str

ips

(one

str

ip o

f “h

ooks

” an

d on

e st

rip o

f “lo

ops”

) ha

ve

been

pro

vide

d to

han

g th

e In

telli

Sco

pe

cont

rolle

r in

a c

onve

nien

t lo

catio

n on

th

e ba

se w

hen

not

in u

se.

Pla

ce t

he

“hoo

ks” s

trip

on

the

back

of t

he c

ontr

ol-

ler,

and

the

“loop

s” s

trip

on

the

base

in

a

conv

enie

nt

spot

. M

ake

cert

ain

the

loca

tion

of t

he s

trip

on

the

base

w

ill n

ot c

ause

the

con

trol

ler

to i

nter

-fe

re

with

th

e m

otio

ns

of

the

mou

nt.

You

may

wan

t to

con

side

r us

ing

the

optio

nal h

olst

er in

stea

d of

the

supp

lied

hook

-and

-loop

str

ips.

The

hol

ster

is

a m

etal

hol

der

cust

om-d

esig

ned

to fi

t the

In

telli

Sco

pe c

ontr

olle

r. W

hen

inst

alle

d at

the

top

of

the

Dob

soni

an b

ase,

it

prov

ides

a fi

rm

mou

ntin

g fo

r th

e co

n-tr

olle

r at

a c

onve

nien

t pos

ition

for

easy

ac

cess

. The

con

trol

ler

can

be r

emov

ed

from

the

hol

ster

whe

n ne

eded

or

kept

in

the

hol

ster

dur

ing

use.

11)

Slid

e th

e ba

ttery

cov

er o

ff th

e ba

ck o

f th

e ha

nd c

ontr

ol a

nd i

nser

t th

e 9-

volt

alka

line

batte

ry. M

ake

sure

the

posi

tive

and

nega

tive

term

inal

s of

the

bat

tery

ar

e or

ient

ed a

s sh

own

in t

he b

otto

m o

f th

e ba

ttery

com

part

men

t. R

epla

ce t

he

batte

ry c

over

.

Your

In

telli

Sco

pe

Com

pute

rize

d O

bjec

t Lo

cato

r is

now

ins

talle

d an

d re

ady

to b

e us

ed.

2.

Alig

nm

en

tT

his

sect

ion

will

fam

iliar

ize

you

with

the

alig

n-m

ent p

roce

dure

for

the

Inte

lliS

cope

sys

tem

.

Po

we

rin

g t

he

Co

ntr

oll

er

To t

urn

the

cont

rolle

r on

, fi r

mly

pre

ss t

he

Pow

er

butto

n.

The

LE

D

light

s w

ill

acti-

vate

and

the

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill d

ispl

ay i

ts

intr

oduc

tion

mes

sage

. The

int

ensi

ty o

f th

e ill

umin

atio

n ca

n be

ad

just

ed

by

repe

at-

edly

pre

ssin

g th

e P

ower

but

ton.

The

re a

re

fi ve

leve

ls o

f LE

D b

right

ness

. C

hoos

e a

brig

htne

ss l

evel

tha

t su

its y

our

cond

ition

s an

d ne

eds.

(D

imm

er s

ettin

gs w

ill p

rolo

ng

batte

ry li

fe.)

To t

urn

the

cont

rolle

r of

f, pr

ess

and

hold

th

e P

ow

er b

utto

n fo

r a

few

sec

onds

, th

en

rele

ase

it.

To c

onse

rve

batte

ry l

ife,

the

cont

rolle

r is

pr

ogra

mm

ed t

o sh

ut i

tsel

f of

f af

ter

bein

g id

le fo

r 50

min

utes

. So,

mak

e su

re to

pre

ss

a bu

tton

at l

east

onc

e ev

ery

50 m

inut

es i

f yo

u do

not

wan

t th

e co

ntro

ller

to t

urn

off.

If th

e co

ntro

ller

does

tur

n of

f, yo

u w

ill n

eed

to p

erfo

rm t

he i

nitia

l al

ignm

ent

proc

edur

e ag

ain.

If th

e LC

D s

cree

n an

d th

e bu

ttons

’ ba

ck-

light

ing

auto

mat

ical

ly b

egin

to d

im, i

t’s ti

me

to c

hang

e ba

tterie

s.

Init

ial

Ve

rtic

al

Ali

gn

me

nt

Afte

r po

wer

ing

up t

he c

ontr

olle

r, th

e to

p lin

e of

the

LC

D d

ispl

ay w

ill r

ead:

“P

OIN

T

7

pane

l. T

he c

able

sho

uld

plug

int

o th

e ja

ck

on t

he l

eft

side

of

the

enco

der

conn

ecto

r bo

ard

(see

Fig

ure

5).

4) C

onne

ct o

ne e

nd o

f th

e al

titud

e en

code

r ca

ble

to t

he m

odul

ar j

ack

on t

he a

ltitu

de

enco

der

asse

mbl

y. C

on ne

ct th

e ot

her

end

of

the

cabl

e to

the

jack

on

the

right

sid

e of

the

en

code

r co

nnec

tor

boar

d (s

ee F

igur

e 5)

.

5) U

se th

e pr

ovid

ed w

ire c

lips

to s

ecur

e th

e al

titud

e an

d az

imut

h ca

bles

nea

tly t

o th

e ba

se. W

e re

com

men

d us

ing

two

clip

s fo

r th

e (s

hort

er) a

zim

uth

cabl

e, a

nd fo

ur c

lips

for t

he

(long

er)

altit

ude

cabl

e (F

igur

e 5.

5a-b

). T

he

clip

s ha

ve a

dhes

ive

back

ing;

sim

ply

peel

the

pape

r of

f th

e ba

ck o

f th

e cl

ip a

nd p

ress

the

ad

hesi

ve b

ack

to t

he b

ase

whe

re y

ou w

ant

the

clip

to b

e lo

cate

d.

6) P

lace

the

tele

scop

e op

tical

tube

into

the

base

. Be

very

car

eful

not

to

hit

the

altit

ude

enco

der

with

the

sid

e be

arin

g on

the

tub

e w

hen

doin

g th

is o

r da

mag

e to

the

enco

der

coul

d re

sult.

The

bum

per

help

s to

pre

vent

su

ch c

onta

ct.

7) R

eins

tall

the

tele

scop

e’s

tens

ioni

ng k

nob

(the

one

with

the

Tefl

on

and

met

al w

ash-

ers)

thr

ough

the

bas

e’s

left

side

pan

el (

the

side

that

has

the

Inte

lliS

cope

Com

pute

rized

C

ontr

olle

r P

ort

labe

l) an

d in

to t

he t

hrea

ded

6

Fig

ure

6.

The

ret

aini

ng k

nob

now

goe

s th

roug

h th

e sh

aft

of t

he a

ltitu

de e

ncod

er

asse

mbl

y be

fore

thr

eadi

ng in

to t

he s

ide

bear

ing

on t

he t

eles

cope

tub

e.

Fig

ure

5.

The

azi

mut

h ca

ble

plug

s in

to

the

jack

on

the

left

of t

he e

ncod

er c

onne

ctor

bo

ard.

The

alti

tude

cab

le p

lugs

into

the

jack

on

the-

right

.

Alti

tude

ca

ble

jack

Azi

mut

h ca

ble

jack

Fig

ure

5a

-b..

Use

the

wire

clip

s to

sec

ure

the

cabl

es n

eatly

to

the

base

. (a.

) F

or t

he X

T6,

XT

8,

and

XT

10 I

ntel

liSco

pes,

the

alti

tude

cab

le c

an b

e ro

uted

acr

oss

the

top

base

plat

e. (

b.)

For

the

X

T12

Int

elliS

cope

, th

e al

titud

e ca

ble

is r

oute

d ac

ross

the

fro

nt b

race

.

Wire

clip

s

Alti

tude

cab

leTo

p ba

sepl

ate

Wire

clip

s

Alti

tude

ca

ble

Fron

t br

ace

Sim

ple

Tw

o-S

tar

Ali

gn

me

nt

Afte

r se

tting

the

ver

tical

pos

ition

of

the

optic

al t

ube,

a s

impl

e tw

o-st

ar a

lignm

ent

pro-

cess

is a

ll th

at is

nee

ded

to r

eady

the

Int

elliS

cope

sys

tem

for

ope

ratio

n. T

his

is a

gre

at

sim

plifi

catio

n fr

om o

ther

com

pute

rized

sys

tem

s, w

hich

req

uire

you

to e

nter

dat

a su

ch a

s yo

ur lo

ngitu

de,

latit

ude,

and

tim

e zo

ne. F

or t

he I

ntel

liSco

pe c

ontr

olle

r to

acc

urat

ely

fi nd

obje

cts,

you

onl

y ne

ed to

cen

ter t

wo

brig

ht s

tars

in y

our t

eles

cope

and

indi

cate

to th

e co

n-tr

olle

r w

hich

two

star

s yo

u ha

ve c

ente

red.

Thi

s is

qui

te e

asy

to d

o. F

or y

our

conv

enie

nce,

w

e ha

ve p

rovi

ded

fi nde

r ch

arts

for

the

alig

nmen

t sta

rs in

App

endi

x B

. Use

the

fi nde

r ch

art

to lo

cate

and

iden

tify

two

brig

ht s

tars

in y

our

curr

ent

nigh

t sk

y. F

or b

est

resu

lts,

choo

se

two

star

s th

at a

re a

t lea

st 6

0˚ a

part

from

eac

h ot

her.

(The

wid

th o

f you

r fi s

t at a

rm’s

leng

th

is a

bout

10˚

, so

you

wan

t th

e st

ars

to b

e at

leas

t si

x fi s

t-w

idth

s ap

art.)

So,

the

opt

ical

tub

e is

now

in t

he v

ertic

al p

ositi

on a

nd y

ou’v

e ch

osen

tw

o br

ight

sta

rs in

th

e sk

y to

use

for

alig

nmen

t. T

he te

lesc

ope

shou

ld h

ave

a hi

gh p

ower

eye

piec

e, s

uch

as

the

10m

m S

irius

Plö

ssl,

in t

he e

yepi

ece

hold

er a

nd t

he fi

nder

sco

pe s

houl

d be

pro

perly

al

igne

d w

ith th

e te

lesc

ope

(the

se p

roce

dure

s ar

e de

scrib

ed in

you

r te

lesc

ope’

s m

anua

l).

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill s

tate

on

its t

op li

ne “

ALI

GN

STA

R 1

,” w

ith t

he n

ame

of a

sta

r fl a

sh-

ing

on t

he s

econ

d lin

e.

Use

the

arr

ow b

utto

ns t

o sc

roll

thro

ugh

the

nam

es o

f th

e al

ignm

ent

star

s. T

he u

p ar

row

bu

tton

scro

lls th

roug

h th

e st

ars

alph

abet

ical

ly fr

om A

to Z

. The

dow

n ar

row

but

ton

scro

lls

alph

abet

ical

ly b

ackw

ards

, fro

m Z

to A

. Whe

n yo

u ar

rive

at th

e na

me

of th

e st

ar y

ou w

ish

to a

lign

on,

you

can

begi

n to

mov

e th

e te

lesc

ope

so t

hat

it is

poi

ntin

g at

tha

t st

ar (

but

don’

t pr

ess

the

En

ter

butto

n ye

t).

Not

e: T

he c

ontr

olle

r w

ill n

ot a

ccep

t P

olar

is a

s th

e fi r

st a

lignm

ent

star

. Thi

s he

lps

prev

ent

the

poin

ting

accu

racy

fro

m d

ecre

asin

g ov

er t

ime.

It

is O

K t

o us

e P

olar

is a

s th

e se

cond

al

ignm

ent

star

, ho

wev

er.

Take

hol

d of

the

“na

viga

tion

knob

” on

the

opt

ical

tub

e an

d m

ove

the

tele

scop

e so

tha

t it

is p

oint

ing

in t

he g

ener

al a

rea

of t

he a

lignm

ent

star

. Aim

the

tel

esco

pe s

o th

e al

ignm

ent

star

app

ears

in

fi nde

r sc

ope.

Be

care

ful

not

to c

onfu

se t

he a

lignm

ent

star

with

oth

er

star

s in

the

are

a w

hen

doin

g th

is. (

It w

ill li

kely

be

the

brig

htes

t st

ar in

the

fi e

ld o

f vi

ew.)

N

ow, m

ove

the

tele

scop

e un

til y

ou h

ave

cent

ered

the

star

on

the

cros

shai

rs o

f the

fi nd

er

scop

e. L

ook

into

the

eyep

iece

of t

he te

lesc

ope,

and

you

sho

uld

see

the

alig

nmen

t sta

r in

th

e fi e

ld o

f vie

w o

f the

eye

piec

e. If

it is

n’t,

then

you

r fi n

der

scop

e is

out

of a

lignm

ent w

ith

your

tele

scop

e an

d w

ill n

eed

to b

e ad

just

ed. O

nce

the

alig

nmen

t sta

r is

in th

e ey

epie

ce’s

fi e

ld o

f vie

w, c

ente

r it

in th

e ey

epie

ce a

s be

st y

ou c

an b

y m

akin

g sm

all m

ovem

ents

to th

e te

lesc

ope.

(If

you

have

one

, an

illu

min

ated

ret

icle

eye

piec

e is

gre

at f

or c

ente

ring

alig

n-m

ent

star

s).

Onc

e th

is i

s do

ne,

pres

s th

e E

nte

r bu

tton

on t

he c

ontr

olle

r. Yo

u ha

ve n

ow

com

plet

ed o

ne-h

alf

of t

he t

wo-

star

alig

nmen

t.

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill n

ow r

ead

“ALI

GN

STA

R 2

” on

the

fi rs

t lin

e w

ith a

n al

ignm

ent

star

’s

nam

e fl a

shin

g on

the

sec

ond

line.

As

befo

re,

scro

ll th

roug

h th

e na

mes

of

the

star

s w

ith

the

arro

w b

utto

ns u

ntil

you

reac

h yo

ur s

econ

d ch

osen

alig

nmen

t st

ar.

Rep

eat

the

pro-

cedu

re d

escr

ibed

abo

ve f

or y

our

seco

nd a

lignm

ent

star

. Whe

n yo

u ha

ve a

ligne

d on

the

se

cond

sta

r, pr

ess

the

En

ter

butto

n. T

he L

CD

will

the

n di

spla

y a

num

ber.

It is

the

alig

n-m

ent

erro

r fa

ctor

, or

“w

arp”

(W

) fa

ctor

.

Th

e A

lig

nm

en

t E

rro

r (W

arp

) F

ac

tor

The

“war

p” a

lignm

ent e

rror

fact

or e

ssen

tially

lets

you

kno

w if

you

r alig

nmen

t was

acc

urat

e or

not

. Ide

ally

, thi

s nu

mbe

r sh

ould

be

as lo

w a

s po

ssib

le, b

ut a

ny “

W”

of 0

.5 o

r sm

alle

r is

ac

cept

able

(re

gard

less

of

+ o

r -

sign

). W

arp

fact

ors

of ±

0.3

and

±0.

4 ar

e th

e m

ost

com

- 9

VE

RT

ICA

L.”

If th

e to

p lin

e re

ads

“ALI

GN

D

EC

M

AR

K”,

si

mpl

y pr

ess

the

up

arro

w

butto

n. T

he t

op l

ine

will

now

rea

d “P

OIN

T

VE

RT

ICA

L”, a

nd y

ou a

re s

et to

use

the

obje

ct

loca

tor

with

you

r In

telli

Sco

pe D

obso

nian

.

If th

e ve

rtic

al

stop

yo

u in

stal

led

on

the

Dob

soni

an

base

du

ring

asse

mbl

y of

th

e te

lesc

ope

is p

rope

rly a

djus

ted

(see

bel

ow),

si

mpl

y ro

tate

th

e te

lesc

ope

upw

ards

in

al

titud

e un

til t

he b

otto

m o

f th

e tu

be c

omes

in

to c

onta

ct w

ith th

e ve

rtic

al s

top.

Onc

e th

e te

lesc

ope

tube

is

in t

he v

ertic

al p

ositi

on,

pres

s th

e E

nte

r bu

tton

to s

tart

the

two-

star

al

ignm

ent

proc

edur

e.

Ad

just

ing

th

e V

ert

ica

l S

top

In

orde

r fo

r th

e In

telli

Sco

pe

syst

em

to

wor

k ac

cura

tely

, th

e ve

rtic

al s

top

mus

t be

pr

ecis

ely

adju

sted

so

that

the

opt

ical

tub

e is

trul

y pe

rpen

dicu

lar

to th

e az

imut

h ax

is o

f th

e ba

se w

hen

the

cont

rolle

r sa

ys “

PO

INT

V

ER

TIC

AL.

” F

or

mos

t In

telli

Sco

pes,

th

e ve

rtic

al s

top

mus

t us

e th

e ny

lon

spac

er,

one

of t

he 1

/16"

-thi

ck w

ashe

rs,

and

the

1/32

"-th

ick

was

hers

to

achi

eve

this

. The

se

part

s, p

lus

an e

xtra

1/1

6"-t

hick

was

her

are

supp

lied

with

the

Dob

soni

an b

ase.

If

you

do n

ot h

ave

acce

ss t

o a

carp

ente

r’s l

evel

, th

en u

sing

the

spa

cer,

1/16

"-th

ick

was

her,

and

1/32

"-th

ick

was

her

will

be

the

best

you

ca

n do

to

adju

st t

he v

ertic

al s

top.

For

the

mos

t pre

cise

adj

ustm

ent o

f the

ver

-tic

al s

top

(whi

ch w

ill a

llow

the

best

poi

ntin

g ac

cura

cy t

o be

ach

ieve

d),

you

shou

ld u

se

a ca

rpen

ter’s

leve

l. A

ny h

ardw

are

stor

e w

ill

have

one

. F

irst,

mak

e su

re t

he b

ase

itsel

f is

le

vel.

Pla

ce

the

carp

ente

r’s l

evel

on

the

top

grou

nd b

oard

and

rot

ate

the

base

180

˚ in

azi

mut

h (F

igur

e 7)

. The

leve

l sho

uld

indi

cate

tha

t th

e ba

se is

leve

l thr

ough

the

ent

ire r

otat

ion.

If

not,

then

re

posi

tion

the

base

on

the

grou

nd,

or p

lace

shi

ms

unde

rnea

th t

he f

eet

until

the

bas

e st

ays

leve

l tho

ugh

a 18

0˚ r

otat

ion.

Nex

t, pl

ace

the

nylo

n sp

acer

, th

e 1/

16"-

thic

k w

ashe

r, an

d th

e 1/

32"-

thic

k w

ashe

r on

the

ve

rtic

al s

top

scre

w,

and

thre

ad t

he e

ntire

ass

embl

y in

to t

he i

nser

t in

the

bas

e’s

fron

t br

ace.

Now

, ro

tate

the

tel

esco

pe u

pwar

ds in

alti

tude

unt

il th

e m

irror

cel

l of

the

tele

scop

e co

mes

into

con

tact

with

the

vert

ical

sto

p. P

lace

the

carp

ente

r’s le

vel a

cros

s th

e to

p of

the

tele

scop

e (s

ee F

igur

e 8)

. Is

the

top

of th

e tu

be le

vel?

If s

o, y

ou a

re fi

nish

ed a

djus

ting

the

vert

ical

sto

p. If

not

, add

or

rem

ove

a w

ashe

r to

the

vert

ical

sto

p sc

rew

unt

il th

e to

p of

the

tube

is le

vel w

hen

the

mirr

or c

ell c

omes

into

con

tact

with

the

ver

tical

sto

p.

Onc

e th

e ve

rtic

al s

top

is a

ccur

atel

y ad

just

ed,

it sh

ould

not

nee

d ad

just

men

t ag

ain.

The

ba

se d

oes

not n

eed

to b

e le

vel f

or th

e In

telli

Sco

pe s

yste

m to

func

tion

prop

erly

; the

bas

e on

ly n

eeds

leve

ling

whe

n in

itial

ly s

ettin

g th

e ve

rtic

al s

top.

8

Fig

ure

8.

Onc

e th

e ba

se is

leve

led,

po

int

the

tube

up

until

th

e m

irror

cel

l com

es

into

con

tact

with

the

ve

rtic

al s

top.

The

n,

plac

e th

e ca

rpen

ter’s

le

vel a

cros

s th

e to

p of

th

e tu

be a

s sh

own.

If

the

vert

ical

sto

p is

set

pr

oper

ly,

the

top

of

the

tube

sho

uld

also

be

leve

l.

Fig

ure

7.

Pla

ce a

car

pent

er’s

leve

l on

the

base

as

show

n. T

he b

ase

shou

ld s

tay

leve

l th

roug

h a

180˚

rot

atio

n in

azi

mut

h. O

nce

the

vert

ical

sto

p is

set

, th

e ba

se d

oes

not

need

to

be le

vel t

o fu

nctio

n pr

oper

ly.

tele

scop

e ne

eds

to b

e m

oved

to

reac

h th

e se

lect

ed o

bjec

t. A

s yo

u m

ove

the

tele

scop

e to

war

d th

e ob

ject

, thi

s nu

mbe

r w

ill d

ecre

ase.

Whe

n th

e nu

mbe

r go

es b

elow

ten,

the

fi gur

e w

ill b

e di

spla

yed

in t

enth

s; t

his

help

s to

mak

e sm

all,

prec

ise

mov

emen

ts t

o th

e te

lesc

ope

tube

in o

rder

to

brin

g th

e ob

ject

into

you

r fi e

ld o

f vi

ew. W

hen

both

num

bers

rea

ch z

ero,

st

op m

ovin

g th

e te

lesc

ope.

The

obj

ect

will

be

with

in t

he fi

eld

of

view

of

a m

ediu

m-lo

w

pow

er e

yepi

ece

(25m

m fo

cal l

engt

h or

long

er).

For

exa

mpl

e, l

ook

at F

igur

e 10

a, w

hich

sho

ws

an L

CD

scr

een

for

som

eone

try

ing

to

loca

te M

51, o

ther

wis

e kn

own

as th

e W

hirlp

ool G

alax

y. T

he fi

rst a

rrow

is p

oint

ing

right

and

gi

ves

a nu

mbe

r of

34.

The

sec

ond

arro

w is

poi

ntin

g up

and

dis

play

s th

e nu

mbe

r 12

. Thi

s m

eans

tha

t th

e te

lesc

ope

tube

sho

uld

be m

oved

to

the

right

(cl

ockw

ise)

and

up.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e cl

ose

to M

51, t

he n

umbe

rs w

ill b

e di

spla

yed

in te

nths

, as

is s

how

n in

Fig

ure

10b.

W

hen

the

num

bers

rea

ch z

ero

(Fig

ure

10c)

, th

e te

lesc

ope

will

be

poin

ted

right

at

the

Whi

rlpoo

l Gal

axy.

It is

eas

iest

to

mov

e th

e te

lesc

ope

in o

ne d

irect

ion

at a

tim

e (s

ay a

ltitu

de)

until

the

cor

-re

spon

ding

num

ber

reac

hed

“0.0

”. T

hen

mov

e th

e sc

ope

in t

he o

ther

dire

ctio

n (a

zim

uth)

un

til t

hat

num

ber

also

rea

ds “

0.0”

.

If th

e ob

ject

sel

ecte

d to

vie

w is

cur

rent

ly lo

cate

d be

low

the

horiz

on, t

he w

ord

“HO

RIZ

ON

” w

ill fl

ash

befo

re t

he g

uide

arr

ows

are

disp

laye

d. C

hoos

e an

othe

r ob

ject

to

view

.

4.

Lo

ca

tin

g t

he

Pla

ne

tsB

y fa

r th

e m

ost

popu

lar

obje

cts

for

view

ing,

afte

r th

e M

oon,

are

the

pla

nets

. S

ince

the

ot

her

eigh

t pl

anet

s in

our

sol

ar s

yste

m a

re a

lso

orbi

ting

the

Sun

, th

ey d

o no

t ap

pear

in

fi xed

pos

ition

s in

the

nig

ht s

ky l

ike

deep

-sky

obj

ects

and

sta

rs d

o. B

ecau

se o

f th

is,

the

cont

rolle

r re

quire

s yo

u to

inpu

t th

e da

te b

efor

e it

can

fi nd

the

plan

ets.

To fi

nd

plan

ets

with

you

r In

telli

Sco

pe C

ompu

teriz

ed O

bjec

t Lo

cato

r, us

e th

e fo

llow

ing

proc

edur

e:

1)

Pre

ss t

he P

lan

et b

utto

n on

the

con

trol

ler.

2)

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill d

ispl

ay a

dat

e si

mila

r to

the

follo

win

g:

11

mon

. War

p fa

ctor

s un

der

±0.

2 ar

e ty

pica

lly n

ot a

chie

vabl

e. I

f yo

u co

mpl

ete

an a

lignm

ent

and

the

war

p fa

ctor

is la

rger

tha

n ±

0.5

(e.g

., +

0.6,

-0.

6, +

0.7,

-0.

7, e

tc.)

, th

en y

ou m

ust

turn

the

con

trol

ler

off

(by

hold

ing

dow

n th

e P

ow

er b

utto

n) a

nd b

egin

the

alig

nmen

t pr

o-ce

dure

aga

in. O

ther

wis

e, t

here

is n

o gu

aran

tee

that

the

con

trol

ler

will

con

sist

ently

pla

ce

obje

cts

with

in t

he fi

eld

of v

iew

of

a m

ediu

m-lo

w p

ower

eye

piec

e.

An

unac

cept

able

war

p fa

ctor

may

indi

cate

tha

t yo

u al

igne

d on

the

wro

ng s

tar

or d

id n

ot

have

the

tele

scop

e in

itial

ly in

a p

reci

sely

ver

tical

pos

ition

. If y

ou a

re h

avin

g pr

oble

ms

get-

ting

the

war

p fa

ctor

at

or b

elow

±0.

5, s

ee t

he t

roub

lesh

ootin

g se

ctio

n in

App

endi

x A

.

Your

Inte

lliS

cope

Com

pute

rized

Obj

ect L

ocat

or is

now

rea

dy to

fi nd

obj

ects

. Rep

lace

the

high

- po

wer

ed e

yepi

ece

you

used

for

cen

terin

g th

e al

ignm

ent

star

s w

ith a

low

-pow

er,

wid

e-fi e

ld e

yepi

ece,

suc

h as

the

25m

m S

irius

Plö

ssl.

3.

Ove

rvie

w o

f C

on

tro

lle

rT

he In

telliS

cope

Com

pute

rized

Obj

ect L

ocat

or h

as b

een

spec

ifi ca

lly d

esig

ned

for

ease

of u

se.

Thi

s se

ctio

n w

ill he

lp fa

milia

rize

you

with

the

basi

c la

yout

and

ope

ratio

n of

the

cont

rolle

r.

Pu

shb

utt

on

sB

esid

es th

e P

ow

er, E

nte

r, ID

, FC

N, a

nd u

p/do

wn

arro

ws,

all

push

butto

ns h

ave

lette

rs o

n th

em w

ith n

umbe

rs a

bove

them

. The

lette

rs d

esig

nate

the

func

tion

of th

e pu

shbu

tton.

The

nu

mbe

rs a

bove

the

m a

re u

sed

for

ente

ring

num

eric

al d

ata

only

; the

num

bers

are

nev

er

activ

e un

til a

func

tion

is fi

rst c

hose

n. T

he n

umbe

rs a

re a

rran

ged

like

a te

leph

one

keyp

ad

for

ease

of

num

ber

entr

y. N

one

of t

he f

unct

ion

butto

ns w

ill w

ork

prop

erly

unt

il an

ini

tial

alig

nmen

t, as

out

lined

pre

viou

sly,

is c

ompl

eted

. If

you

pres

s a

func

tion

butto

n be

fore

the

tw

o-st

ar a

lignm

ent

is c

ompl

eted

, th

e co

ntro

ller

will

dis

play

“M

US

T S

TAR

ALI

GN

.” Tu

rn

the

unit

off,

then

on

agai

n (b

y us

ing

the

Po

wer

but

ton)

, to

beg

in t

he a

lignm

ent

rout

ine

agai

n.

Th

e G

uid

e A

rro

ws

The

con

trol

ler

lead

s yo

u to

ast

rono

mic

al

targ

ets

with

gui

de a

rrow

s di

spla

yed

on t

he

LCD

scr

een.

Afte

r an

obj

ect

is s

elec

ted

to

view

, yo

u w

ill s

ee t

wo

guid

e ar

row

s, o

ne

that

poi

nts

left

or r

ight

, an

d on

e th

at p

oint

s up

or

dow

n. M

ove

the

tele

scop

e tu

be i

n th

e co

rres

pond

ing

dire

ctio

n of

the

gui

de

arro

ws.

If y

ou a

re s

tand

ing

to th

e le

ft of

the

tele

scop

e an

d fa

cing

the

sam

e di

rect

ion

the

tele

scop

e is

poi

nted

, th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

will

exa

ctly

cor

resp

ond

with

the

dire

ctio

n yo

u sh

ould

m

ove

the

tele

scop

e (F

igur

e 9)

. O

ther

wis

e, i

f an

up

arro

w i

s di

spla

yed,

m

ove

the

tele

scop

e tu

be u

pwar

d, if

a d

own

arro

w

is

disp

laye

d,

mov

e th

e te

lesc

ope

tube

dow

nwar

d, if

a le

ft ar

row

is d

ispl

ayed

, ro

tate

the

tel

esco

pe c

ount

ercl

ockw

ise,

and

if

a rig

ht a

rrow

is d

ispl

ayed

, ro

tate

the

tel

e-sc

ope

cloc

kwis

e. T

here

is a

num

ber

next

to

each

gui

de a

rrow

that

indi

cate

s ho

w fa

r th

e

10

Fig

ure

10

a-c

. T

his

sequ

ence

of

pict

ures

illu

stra

te h

ow t

he c

ontr

olle

r’s g

uide

arr

ows

will

look

as

you

are

fi nd

ing

an o

bjec

t. (a

.) W

hen

you

are

far

away

fro

m t

he o

bjec

t, th

ere

will

be

a nu

mbe

r (f

rom

10

to 1

79)

to t

he le

ft of

the

gui

de a

rrow

s. (

b.)

Whe

n yo

u ar

e cl

ose

to t

he o

bjec

t, ea

ch g

uide

ar

row

will

dis

play

a n

umbe

r on

its

imm

edia

te le

ft (f

rom

0 t

o 9)

and

imm

edia

te r

ight

(fr

om 0

to

9);

the

num

ber

on t

he le

ft is

who

le n

umbe

r in

crem

ents

, w

hile

the

num

ber

on t

he r

ight

is in

incr

emen

ts

of t

enth

s. T

his

help

s in

mak

ing

smal

l mov

emen

ts t

o th

e te

lesc

ope

to p

inpo

int

the

obje

ct’s

loca

tion.

(c

.) W

hen

the

guid

e ar

row

s di

spla

y “0

.0 0

.0”,

the

obj

ect

will

be

with

in t

he fi

eld

of v

iew

of

the

tele

scop

e (w

ith a

25m

m o

r lo

nger

foca

l len

gth

eyep

iece

).

a.b

.c.

Fig

ure

9.

If yo

u st

and

to t

he le

ft of

the

te

lesc

ope,

and

face

the

dire

ctio

n th

e tu

be is

po

intin

g, t

he g

uide

arr

ows

will

cor

resp

ond

exac

tly w

ith t

he d

irect

ion

you

shou

ld m

ove

the

tele

scop

e in

ord

er t

o fi n

d th

e se

lect

ed o

bjec

t.

UR

AN

US

Ura

nus

is a

fai

nt p

lane

t, an

d re

quire

s hi

gh p

ower

s (a

t le

ast

100x

) be

fore

it

star

ts t

o sh

ow a

ny d

etai

l th

at d

istin

guis

hes

it fr

om s

tars

. U

ranu

s w

ill a

ppea

r as

a p

ale,

bl

ue-g

reen

dis

k.

NE

PT

UN

E L

ike

Ura

nus,

Nep

tune

will

req

uire

hig

h po

wer

s be

fore

sho

win

g an

ythi

ng t

o di

stin

guis

h its

elf f

rom

sta

rs. N

eptu

ne w

ill a

ppea

r as

a b

luis

h-co

lore

d di

sk, p

ossi

bly

with

a

very

fain

t m

oon

near

by if

you

are

usi

ng a

larg

er-a

pert

ure

Inte

lliS

cope

.

PL

UTO

Sm

alle

r th

an o

ur o

wn

Moo

n, P

luto

is v

ery,

ver

y fa

int

and

show

s lit

tle m

ore

than

a

poin

t of

lig

ht s

imila

r to

a s

tar.

Eve

n th

e H

ubbl

e S

pace

Tel

esco

pe i

s un

able

to

show

m

uch

deta

il on

Plu

to. M

any

amat

eur

astr

onom

ers

note

how

Plu

to m

oves

with

res

pect

to

back

grou

nd s

tars

(ov

er s

ever

al n

ight

s) in

ord

er t

o co

nfi r

m t

heir

obse

rvat

ion

of o

ur m

ost

rem

ote

plan

et.

5.

Lo

ca

tin

g D

ee

p-S

ky

Ob

jec

ts b

y C

ata

log

Cat

alog

s ar

e gr

oups

of d

eep

sky

obje

cts

of in

tere

st th

at h

ave

been

ass

embl

ed a

nd g

iven

de

sign

atio

ns. V

ery

ofte

n a

deep

-sky

obj

ect w

ill h

ave

a ca

talo

g nu

mbe

r, as

wel

l as

a “c

om-

mon

” nam

e. F

or e

xam

ple,

the

Orio

n N

ebul

a is

list

ed in

the

Mes

sier

cat

alog

as

“M42

.” T

he

cont

rolle

r ha

s th

ree

cata

logs

bui

lt-in

: The

Mes

sier

cat

alog

(M

), th

e N

ew G

ener

al C

atal

og

(NG

C),

and

the

Inde

x C

atal

og (

IC).

Man

y of

the

obje

cts

in th

e M

essi

er c

atal

og a

lso

have

N

GC

cat

alog

des

igna

tions

.

Th

e M

ess

ier

Ca

talo

gT

he M

essi

er c

atal

og c

onta

ins

110

gala

xies

, ne

bula

s, a

nd s

tar

clus

ters

ide

ntifi

ed b

y th

e fa

mou

s Fr

ench

ast

rono

mer

Cha

rles

Mes

sier

and

his

col

leag

ues

in th

e la

te 1

700’

s. T

hese

ar

e so

me

of t

he m

ost

popu

lar

cele

stia

l attr

actio

ns o

bser

ved

by a

mat

eur

astr

onom

ers.

To v

iew

an

obje

ct f

rom

the

Mes

sier

cat

alog

, pr

ess

the

M b

utto

n. T

hen

ente

r th

e nu

mbe

r of

the

Mes

sier

obj

ect

you

wis

h to

vie

w u

sing

the

num

eric

but

tons

and

pre

ss t

he E

nte

r bu

tton.

For

exa

mpl

e, t

o vi

ew M

essi

er 5

7, a

lso

know

n as

“th

e R

ing

Neb

ula,

” yo

u w

ould

pr

ess

the

M b

utto

n, t

hen

pres

s th

e “5

” bu

tton,

the

n pr

ess

the

“7”

butto

n, f

ollo

wed

by

the

En

ter

but

ton.

If th

e nu

mbe

r of

the

Mes

sier

obj

ect y

ou w

ish

to v

iew

con

tain

s th

ree

digi

ts,

it is

not

nec

essa

ry t

o pr

ess

En

ter

afte

r in

putti

ng t

he t

hird

dig

it.

The

obj

ect’s

cat

alog

des

igna

tion

will

be

show

n in

the

upp

er l

eft

corn

er o

f th

e di

spla

y sc

reen

, w

ith t

he g

uide

arr

ows

in t

he u

pper

rig

ht. T

he lo

wer

left

will

dis

play

the

con

stel

la-

tion

the

obje

ct r

esid

es in

and

the

obje

ct’s

com

mon

nam

e (if

it h

as o

ne)

or a

brie

f des

crip

-tio

n of

the

obje

ct. M

ove

the

tele

scop

e in

the

corr

espo

ndin

g di

rect

ions

sho

wn

by th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

to lo

cate

the

obj

ect.

You

can

get

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

sele

cted

obj

ect

by p

ress

ing

the

En

ter

but

ton.

T

he s

econ

d lin

e of

the

LC

D d

ispl

ay w

ill t

hen

cycl

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

obje

ct y

ou a

re

view

ing

such

as

its c

eles

tial c

oord

inat

es (

R.A

. and

Dec

.), m

agni

tude

(br

ight

ness

), s

ize

(in

arc-

min

utes

or

arc-

seco

nds)

, an

d a

brie

f sc

rolli

ng t

ext

desc

riptio

n.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e fi n

ishe

d vi

ewin

g th

e se

lect

ed M

essi

er o

bjec

t, yo

u m

ay s

crol

l to

ano

ther

M

essi

er o

bjec

t by

usi

ng t

he a

rrow

but

tons

, or

you

can

sel

ect

anot

her

Mes

sier

obj

ect

to

view

by

pres

sing

the

M b

utto

n ag

ain.

13

3)

The

num

ber

afte

r th

e w

ord

“DAT

E”

will

be

fl ash

ing

and

repr

esen

ts t

he d

ay o

f th

e m

onth

. Inp

ut t

he t

wo-

digi

t da

y us

ing

the

num

ber

butto

ns.

4)

The

thr

ee-le

tter

mon

th w

ill n

ow b

e fl a

shin

g. U

se t

he a

rrow

but

tons

to

scro

ll to

the

pr

esen

t m

onth

and

the

n pr

ess

the

En

ter

butto

n.

5)

Now

the

yea

r w

ill fl

ash.

Inp

ut t

he y

ear

usin

g th

e nu

mbe

r bu

ttons

.

If yo

u m

ake

a m

ista

ke w

hile

inpu

tting

the

date

, pre

ss th

e E

nte

r bu

tton

at a

ny ti

me

whi

le

still

with

in t

he P

lan

et b

utto

n fu

nctio

n. T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

the

n di

spla

y th

e la

st d

ate

inpu

t, w

ith t

he t

wo-

digi

t da

y af

ter

the

wor

d “D

ATE

” fl a

shin

g. I

nput

the

cor

rect

dat

e as

ou

tline

d ab

ove.

Now

, to

cho

ose

a pl

anet

to

view

, pr

ess

the

arro

w b

utto

ns a

nd s

crol

l thr

ough

the

pla

nets

. T

he p

lane

t’s n

ame

will

be

disp

laye

d in

the

upp

er l

eft

sect

ion

of t

he L

CD

scr

een,

with

th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

on t

he u

pper

rig

ht o

f th

e LC

D s

cree

n. M

ove

the

tele

scop

e in

the

cor

-re

spon

ding

dire

ctio

n sh

own

by t

he g

uide

arr

ows.

The

low

er le

ft sc

reen

sho

ws

the

cons

tella

tion

that

the

pla

net

appe

ars

in,

with

its

pres

ent

co-o

rdin

ates

giv

en in

rig

ht a

scen

sion

and

dec

linat

ion.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e fi n

ishe

d vi

ewin

g th

e pl

anet

, yo

u m

ay s

crol

l to

anot

her

plan

et b

y us

ing

the

arro

w b

utto

ns.

The

fea

ture

s an

d de

tails

you

can

see

will

var

y fr

om p

lane

t to

pla

net.

The

fol

low

ing

desc

riptio

ns g

ive

a br

ief

over

view

of

wha

t to

exp

ect

whe

n vi

ewin

g th

em:

ME

RC

UR

Y M

ercu

ry i

s of

ten

so c

lose

to

the

Sun

tha

t it

cann

ot b

e se

en.

Som

etim

es i

t is

vis

ible

for

a b

rief

perio

d af

ter

the

Sun

set

s, a

nd s

omet

imes

it’s

vis

ible

in t

he m

orni

ng

just

bef

ore

the

Sun

ris

es.

Mer

cury

doe

s no

t re

ally

sho

w a

ny d

etai

l, bu

t is

qui

te b

right

. W

ith y

our

tele

scop

e, y

ou w

ill b

e ab

le to

inve

stig

ate

this

pla

net’s

ora

nge-

colo

red

hue.

Lik

e V

enus

, M

ercu

ry s

omet

imes

app

ears

as

a cr

esce

nt,

rath

er t

han

as a

ful

l dis

k.

VE

NU

S A

t its

brig

htes

t, V

enus

is t

he m

ost

lum

inou

s ob

ject

in t

he s

ky,

excl

udin

g th

e S

un

and

the

Moo

n. I

t is

so

brig

ht t

hat

som

etim

es it

is v

isib

le t

o th

e na

ked

eye

durin

g fu

ll da

y-lig

ht!

Iron

ical

ly, V

enus

app

ears

as

a th

in c

resc

ent,

not

a fu

ll di

sk,

whe

n at

its

peak

brig

ht-

ness

. Bec

ause

it is

clo

se to

the

Sun

, it n

ever

wan

ders

too

far

from

the

mor

ning

or

even

ing

horiz

on. N

o su

rface

mar

king

s ca

n be

see

n on

Ven

us,

whi

ch is

alw

ays

shro

uded

in d

ense

cl

ouds

.

MA

RS

The

Red

Pla

net

mak

es i

ts c

lose

st a

ppro

ach

to E

arth

eve

ry t

wo

year

s. D

urin

g cl

ose

appr

oach

es y

ou’ll

see

a r

ed d

isk,

pos

sibl

y so

me

light

and

dar

k re

gion

s, a

nd m

aybe

th

e po

lar

ice

cap.

To

see

surf

ace

deta

il on

Mar

s, y

ou w

ill n

eed

a hi

gh p

ower

eye

piec

e an

d ve

ry s

tead

y ai

r!

JUP

ITE

R T

he la

rges

t pl

anet

, Ju

pite

r, is

a g

reat

sub

ject

for

obse

rvat

ion.

You

can

see

the

di

sk o

f th

e gi

ant

plan

et a

nd w

atch

the

eve

r-ch

angi

ng p

ositi

ons

of it

s fo

ur la

rges

t m

oons

—

Io,

Cal

listo

, E

urop

a, a

nd G

anym

ede.

Hig

her

pow

er e

yepi

eces

sho

uld

brin

g ou

t th

e cl

oud

band

s on

the

pla

net’s

dis

k an

d m

aybe

eve

n th

e G

reat

Red

Spo

t.

SA

TU

RN

The

rin

ged

plan

et is

a b

reat

htak

ing

sigh

t whe

n it

is w

ell p

ositi

oned

. The

tilt

angl

e of

the

rings

var

ies

over

a p

erio

d of

man

y ye

ars;

som

etim

es th

ey a

re s

een

edge

-on,

whi

le

at o

ther

tim

es th

ey a

re b

road

side

and

look

like

gia

nt “

ears

” on

each

sid

e of

Sat

urn’

s di

sk.

A s

tead

y at

mos

pher

e (g

ood

seei

ng)

is n

eces

sary

for

a go

od v

iew

. You

will

pro

babl

y se

e a

brig

ht “

star

” cl

ose

by,

whi

ch is

Sat

urn’

s br

ight

est

moo

n, T

itan.

12

DA

TE

0

1 J

UN

20

03

Whe

n yo

u ar

e fi n

ishe

d vi

ewin

g th

e se

lect

ed IC

obj

ect,

you

may

scr

oll t

o an

othe

r IC

obj

ect

by u

sing

the

arr

ow b

utto

ns,

or y

ou c

an s

elec

t an

othe

r IC

obj

ect

to v

iew

by

pres

sing

the

IC

but

ton

agai

n.

6.

Lo

ca

tin

g D

ee

p S

ky

Ob

jec

ts b

y O

bje

ct-

Typ

eR

athe

r th

an t

ryin

g to

sel

ect

obje

cts

by c

atal

og n

umbe

rs,

you

may

wis

h to

sim

ply

view

ce

rtai

n ty

pes

of o

bjec

ts. T

his

is w

here

the

Neb

ula

, Gal

axy,

and

Clu

ster

but

tons

com

e in

ha

ndy.

The

se b

utto

ns w

ill a

cces

s a

sele

ctio

n of

the

best

and

brig

htes

t neb

ulas

, gal

axie

s,

and

star

clu

ster

s in

the

nig

ht s

ky.

The

Neb

ula

, C

lust

er a

nd G

alax

y bu

ttons

are

org

aniz

ed b

y co

nste

llatio

n. S

o, b

efor

e us

ing

thes

e bu

ttons

, de

cide

in

whi

ch c

onst

ella

tion

you

wou

ld l

ike

to v

iew

an

obje

ct.

Cho

ose

a co

nste

llatio

n th

at is

at

leas

t 40

˚ hi

gh in

the

sky

to

get

a go

od v

iew

. If

you

are

unsu

re o

f th

e co

nste

llatio

ns c

urre

ntly

vis

ible

in

your

nig

ht s

ky,

cons

ult

a pl

anis

pher

e or

th

e m

onth

ly s

tar

char

t at

ww

w.o

riont

eles

cope

s.co

m.

Lo

ca

tin

g N

eb

ula

sA

mon

gst

the

mos

t be

autif

ul o

bjec

ts i

n th

e ni

ght

sky,

neb

ulas

are

clo

uds

of d

ust

and

gas

that

are

lit

by a

nea

rby

stel

lar

sour

ce. T

here

are

sev

eral

diff

eren

t ty

pes

of n

ebul

as;

emis

sion

neb

ulas

, w

hich

are

whe

re s

tar

syst

ems

form

, pl

anet

ary

nebu

las,

whi

ch a

re t

he

resu

lt of

a s

tar d

ying

, and

refl e

ctio

n ne

bula

s, w

hich

are

cau

sed

by d

ust r

efl e

ctin

g st

arlig

ht.

Mos

t ha

ve lo

w s

urfa

ce b

right

ness

, so

a d

ark

sky

free

of

light

-pol

lutio

n is

bes

t fo

r a

nigh

t of

vie

win

g ne

bula

s.

To v

iew

a n

ebul

a, p

ress

the

Neb

ula

but

ton

on t

he c

ontr

olle

r. T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

the

n di

spla

y th

e w

ord

“NE

BU

LA”

with

a fl

ash

ing

thre

e-le

tter

cons

tella

tion

desi

gnat

ion

afte

r it.

N

ow,

sele

ct t

he c

onst

ella

tion

in w

hich

you

wou

ld l

ike

to v

iew

a n

ebul

a. U

se t

he a

rrow

bu

ttons

to

scro

ll th

roug

h th

e lis

t of

con

stel

latio

ns.

If yo

u ar

e un

sure

whi

ch c

onst

ella

tion

the

thre

e-le

tter

desi

gnat

ion

repr

esen

ts, r

efer

to A

ppen

dix

C. O

nce

you

have

sel

ecte

d th

e co

nste

llatio

n, p

ress

En

ter.

A n

ebul

a in

tha

t co

nste

llatio

n w

ill n

ow a

ppea

r on

the

LC

D

scre

en,

alon

g w

ith t

he g

uide

arr

ows

to le

ad y

ou t

o th

e ne

bula

. The

cur

rent

con

stel

latio

n is

sho

wn

in th

e lo

wer

left,

and

the

nebu

la’s

pro

per

nam

e or

cat

alog

num

ber

is in

the

low

er

right

. For

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

nebu

la s

elec

ted,

pre

ss t

he E

nte

r bu

tton.

To g

o to

the

nex

t ne

bula

in t

he s

elec

ted

cons

tella

tion,

sim

ply

pres

s th

e up

arr

ow b

utto

n.

The

gui

de a

rrow

s w

ill n

ow d

irect

you

to

the

next

neb

ula

in t

he c

onst

ella

tion.

If

ther

e ar

e no

mor

e ne

bula

s av

aila

ble

in t

hat

cons

tella

tion,

a n

ebul

a fr

om t

he n

ext

cons

tella

tion

(in

alph

abet

ical

ord

er)

will

be

disp

laye

d. T

o se

lect

ano

ther

con

stel

latio

n in

whi

ch t

o vi

ew

nebu

las,

pre

ss t

he N

ebu

la b

utto

n ag

ain.

Lo

ca

tin

g S

tar

Clu

ste

rsS

tar

clus

ters

are

just

wha

t th

eir

nam

e im

plie

s; g

roup

ings

of

star

s. S

tar

clus

ters

com

e in

tw

o m

ain

type

s, o

pen

and

glob

ular

. Ope

n st

ar c

lust

ers

resi

de w

ithin

our

Milk

y W

ay g

alax

y an

d us

ually

con

tain

a h

andf

ul o

f st

ars

clus

tere

d to

geth

er b

ecau

se t

hey

wer

e sp

awne

d fr

om t

he s

ame

gas

clou

d. G

lobu

lar

clus

ters

are

mor

e lik

e m

inia

ture

gal

axie

s, w

ith h

un-

dred

s or

tho

usan

ds o

f st

ars

pack

ed i

nto

a sp

heric

al s

hape

by

mut

ual

grav

ity.

Glo

bula

r cl

uste

rs r

esid

e ou

tsid

e th

e di

sk o

f the

Milk

y W

ay g

alax

y an

d or

bit t

he g

alax

y’s

cent

er. I

t is

belie

ved

that

glo

bula

r cl

uste

rs a

re fo

rmed

as

a na

tura

l con

sequ

ence

of g

alax

y fo

rmat

ion.

15

Th

e N

ew

Ge

ne

ral

Ca

talo

gT

he N

ew G

ener

al C

atal

og, o

r NG

C, i

s a

cata

log

of s

ome

7,84

0 de

ep-s

ky o

bjec

ts c

ompi

led

by th

e D

anis

h as

tron

omer

J. L

. E. D

reye

r m

ore

than

100

yea

rs a

go. I

t con

tain

s hu

ndre

ds

of e

xcel

lent

exa

mpl

es o

f ea

ch t

ype

of d

eep-

sky

obje

ct a

nd i

s th

e m

ost

wel

l kn

own

and

used

cat

alog

by

amat

eur

astr

onom

ers

beyo

nd th

e al

read

y m

entio

ned

Mes

sier

cat

alog

. To

be m

ore

prec

ise,

the

ver

sion

of

the

New

Gen

eral

Cat

alog

use

d in

the

Int

elliS

cope

Com

-pu

ter iz

ed O

bjec

t Lo

cato

r is

an

impr

oved

ver

sion

kno

wn

as t

he “

Rev

ised

New

Gen

eral

C

atal

og”;

this

ver

sion

has

man

y co

rrec

tions

fro

m D

reye

r’s o

rigin

al li

st.

To v

iew

an

obje

ct f

rom

the

NG

C c

atal

og,

pres

s th

e N

GC

but

ton.

The

n en

ter

the

num

ber

of t

he N

GC

obj

ect

you

wis

h to

vie

w u

sing

the

num

eric

but

tons

and

pre

ss E

nte

r. F

or

exam

ple,

to v

iew

the

And

rom

eda

Gal

axy,

whi

ch is

list

ed a

s N

GC

224,

you

wou

ld p

ress

the

NG

C b

utto

n, t

hen

the

“2”

butto

n tw

ice,

the

n th

e “4

” bu

tton,

follo

wed

by

the

En

ter

butto

n.

If th

e nu

mbe

r of

the

NG

C o

bjec

t you

wis

h to

vie

w c

onta

ins

four

dig

its, i

t is

not n

eces

sary

to

pre

ss E

nte

r af

ter

inpu

tting

the

four

th d

igit.

The

obj

ect’s

cat

alog

des

igna

tion

will

be

show

n in

the

uppe

r le

ft co

rner

of t

he L

CD

scr

een,

w

ith t

he g

uide

arr

ows

in t

he u

pper

rig

ht. T

he l

ower

lef

t w

ill s

how

the

con

stel

latio

n th

e ob

ject

res

ides

in,

and

the

obje

ct’s

com

mon

nam

e (if

it h

as o

ne)

or a

brie

f de

scrip

tion

of

the

obje

ct w

ill b

e sh

own

in th

e lo

wer

rig

ht. M

ove

the

tele

scop

e in

the

corr

espo

ndin

g di

rec-

tions

sho

wn

by t

he g

uide

arr

ows.

You

can

get

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

sele

cted

obj

ect

by p

ress

ing

the

En

ter

butto

n.

The

sec

ond

line

of t

he L

CD

dis

play

will

the

n cy

cle

info

rmat

ion

abou

t th

e ob

ject

you

are

vi

ewin

g su

ch a

s its

cel

estia

l coo

rdin

ates

(R

.A. a

nd D

ec.)

, mag

nitu

de (

brig

htne

ss),

siz

e (in

ar

c-m

inut

es o

r ar

c-se

cond

s),

and

a br

ief

scro

lling

tex

t de

scrip

tion.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e fi n

ishe

d vi

ewin

g th

e se

lect

ed N

GC

obj

ect,

you

may

scr

oll t

o an

othe

r N

GC

ob

ject

by

usin

g th

e ar

row

but

tons

, or y

ou c

an s

elec

t ano

ther

NG

C o

bjec

t to

view

by

pres

s-in

g th

e N

GC

but

ton

agai

n.

Th

e I

nd

ex

Ca

talo

gT

he I

ndex

Cat

alog

, or

IC

, co

ntai

ns 5

,386

obj

ects

dis

cove

red

in t

he d

ecad

e or

so

afte

r th

e N

GC

cat

alog

was

fi rs

t pub

lishe

d. T

his

list c

onta

ins

obje

cts

sim

ilar

to th

e N

GC

, but

IC

obje

cts

are

typi

cally

fain

ter

and

mor

e di

ffi cu

lt to

obs

erve

.

To v

iew

an

obje

ct fr

om th

e IC

cat

alog

, pre

ss th

e IC

but

ton.

The

n in

put t

he n

umbe

r of

the

IC o

bjec

t yo

u w

ish

to v

iew

usi

ng t

he n

umer

ic b

utto

ns a

nd p

ress

the

En

ter

butto

n. F

or

exam

ple,

to v

iew

the

Fla

min

g S

tar

Neb

ula,

whi

ch is

list

ed a

s IC

405,

you

wou

ld p

ress

the

IC b

utto

n, t

hen

the

“4”

butto

n, t

hen

the

“0”

butto

n, t

hen

the

“5”

butto

n, f

ollo

wed

by

the

En

ter

butto

n. If

the

num

ber

of th

e IC

obj

ect y

ou w

ish

to v

iew

con

tain

s fo

ur d

igits

, it i

s no

t ne

cess

ary

to p

ress

En

ter

afte

r in

putti

ng t

he fo

urth

dig

it.

The

obj

ect’s

cat

alog

des

igna

tion

will

be

show

n in

the

uppe

r le

ft co

rner

of t

he L

CD

scr

een,

w

ith t

he g

uide

arr

ows

in t

he u

pper

rig

ht. T

he l

ower

lef

t w

ill s

how

the

con

stel

latio

n th

e ob

ject

res

ides

in,

and

the

obje

ct’s

com

mon

nam

e (if

it h

as o

ne)

or a

brie

f de

scrip

tion

of

the

obje

ct w

ill b

e sh

own

in th

e lo

wer

rig

ht. M

ove

the

tele

scop

e in

the

corr

espo

ndin

g di

rec-

tions

sho

wn

by t

he g

uide

arr

ows.

You

can

get

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

sele

cted

obj

ect

by p

ress

ing

the

En

ter

butto

n.

The

sec

ond

line

of t

he L

CD

dis

play

will

the

n cy

cle

info

rmat

ion

abou

t th

e ob

ject

you

are

vi

ewin

g su

ch a

s its

cel

estia

l coo

rdin

ates

(R

.A. a

nd D

ec.)

, mag

nitu

de (

brig

htne

ss),

siz

e (in

ar

c-m

inut

es o

r ar

c-se

cond

s),

and

a br

ief

scro

lling

tex

t de

scrip

tion.

14

To v

iew

a s

tar,

pres

s th

e S

tar

butto

n on

the

con

trol

ler.

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill t

hen

disp

lay

the

wor

d “S

TAR

” w

ith t

he w

ord

“NA

ME

D”

fl ash

ing

next

to

it. F

rom

thi

s sc

reen

, us

e th

e ar

row

but

tons

to

choo

se f

rom

“N

AM

ED

,” “D

OU

BLE

,” “V

AR

IAB

LE,”

and

“CAT

ALO

G.”

Na

me

d S

tars

The

nam

ed s

tars

are

the

brig

htes

t in

the

nig

ht s

ky. T

hese

are

the

sta

rs t

hat

the

anci

ents

ga

ve p

rope

r na

mes

to,

like

“A

rctu

rus”

or

“Miz

ar.”

To s

elec

t a

nam

ed s

tar,

pres

s E

nte

r af

ter

sele

ctin

g “N

AM

ED

” fr

om t

he S

tar

butto

n ch

oice

s. Y

ou c

an n

ow u

se th

e ar

row

but

tons

to s

crol

l thr

ough

the

list o

f nam

ed s

tars

. The

st

ars

are

liste

d in

alp

habe

tical

ord

er. O

nce

you

have

foun

d th

e na

med

sta

r yo

u w

ould

like

to

obs

erve

, th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

will

dire

ct y

ou t

o m

ove

the

tele

scop

e to

the

sta

r’s p

ositi

on.

The

upp

er le

ft co

rner

of

the

LCD

scr

een

will

sho

w t

he n

amed

sta

r’s S

T c

atal

og n

umbe

r (t

he I

ntel

liSco

pe’s

ent

ire S

T c

atal

og i

s pr

inte

d in

App

endi

x D

for

eas

y re

fere

nce)

, an

d th

e lo

wer

left

show

s th

e co

nste

llatio

n in

whi

ch th

e st

ar r

esid

es. P

ress

ing

En

ter

agai

n w

ill

disp

lay

the

star

’s R

.A. a

nd D

ec. c

oord

inat

es,

its m

agni

tude

, an

d a

brie

f de

scrip

tion.

To fi

nd

anot

her

nam

ed s

tar

to o

bser

ve,

sim

ply

cont

inue

scr

ollin

g th

roug

h th

e lis

t of

na

med

sta

rs.

Do

ub

le (

an

d M

ult

iple

) S

tars

Man

y st

ars

in t

he n

ight

sky

app

ear

to b

e si

ngle

sta

rs,

but

they

are

not

. The

y ar

e ac

tual

ly

doub

le o

r m

ultip

le s

tar

syst

ems.

Som

e of

the

se s

yste

ms

com

pris

e tw

o or

mor

e st

ars

grav

itatio

nally

bou

nd to

eac

h ot

her,

whi

le o

ther

s ar

e ju

st tw

o (o

r m

ore)

sta

rs in

the

sam

e lin

e of

sig

ht.

At

high

mag

nifi c

atio

ns,

it is

pos

sibl

e to

“sp

lit”

man

y do

uble

(an

d m

ultip

le)

star

s in

to th

eir

indi

vidu

al c

ompo

nent

s. It

can

als

o be

inte

rest

ing

to c

ontr

ast a

nd c

ompa

re

the

diffe

rent

col

ors

and

mag

nitu

des

of t

he s

tars

in t

he s

yste

m. B

e aw

are,

how

ever

, th

at

good

see

ing

cond

ition

s ar

e cr

itica

l for

sep

arat

ing

clos

e co

mpo

nent

s of

a d

oubl

e or

mul

-tip

le s

tar.

To s

elec

t a

doub

le (

or m

ultip

le)

star

to

obse

rve,

pre

ss E

nte

r af

ter

sele

ctin

g “D

OU

BLE

” fr

om th

e S

tar

butto

n ch

oice

s. T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

then

dis

play

the

wor

d “D

OU

BLE

” w

ith

a fl a

shin

g th

ree-

lette

r co

nste

llatio

n de

sign

atio

n af

ter

it. N

ow,

sele

ct t

he c

onst

ella

tion

in

whi

ch y

ou w

ould

lik

e to

vie

w a

dou

ble

star

. Use

the

arr

ow b

utto

ns t

o sc

roll

thro

ugh

the

list

of c

onst

ella

tions

. If

you

are

unsu

re w

hich

con

stel

latio

n th

e th

ree-

lette

r de

sign

atio

n re

pres

ents

, ref

er to

App

endi

x C

. Onc

e yo

u ha

ve s

elec

ted

the

cons

tella

tion,

pre

ss E

nte

r. A

do

uble

sta

r in

that

con

stel

latio

n w

ill n

ow a

ppea

r on

the

LCD

scr

een,

alo

ng w

ith th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

to le

ad y

ou to

the

doub

le s

tar.

The

cur

rent

con

stel

latio

n is

sho

wn

in th

e lo

wer

left,

an

d th

e do

uble

sta

r’s n

ame

is in

the

low

er r

ight

.

Not

e: D

oubl

e st

ars

typi

cally

hav

e na

mes

like

“Z

eta”

(G

reek

lette

r de

sign

atio

n) o

r a

num

-be

r lik

e “3

6” (

Fla

mst

eed

num

ber)

. T

he f

ull

nam

es f

or t

hese

dou

ble

star

s ar

e ac

tual

ly

linke

d to

the

con

stel

latio

n th

ey r

esid

e in

. F

or e

xam

ple,

in

the

cons

tella

tion

And

rom

eda,

th

ese

star

s w

ould

be

“Zet

a A

nd”

and

“36

And

.”

For

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

doub

le s

tar

sele

cted

, pr

ess

the

En

ter

butto

n. (

The

“S

=”

now

ref

ers

to t

he s

epar

atio

n, i

n ar

c-se

cond

s, b

etw

een

the

doub

le s

tars

. F

or m

ultip

le

star

s, t

he “

S=

” re

fers

to

the

sepa

ratio

n be

twee

n th

e tw

o br

ight

est

star

s. T

he “

M=

” no

w

refe

rs to

the

mag

nitu

de o

f the

brig

htes

t sta

r.) T

o go

to th

e ne

xt d

oubl

e st

ar in

the

sele

cted

co

nste

llatio

n, s

impl

y pr

ess

the

up a

rrow

but

ton.

The

gui

de a

rrow

s w

ill n

ow d

irect

you

to

the

next

dou

ble

star

in

the

cons

tella

tion.

If

ther

e ar

e no

mor

e do

uble

sta

rs a

vaila

ble

in

that

con

stel

latio

n, a

dou

ble

star

from

the

next

con

stel

latio

n (in

alp

habe

tical

ord

er)

will

be

disp

laye

d. T

o se

lect

ano

ther

con

stel

latio

n in

whi

ch t

o vi

ew a

dou

ble

star

, pr

ess

the

Sta

r bu

tton,

sel

ect “

DO

UB

LE”,

and

pre

ss E

nte

r.

17

Sta

r cl

uste

rs,

in g

ener

al,

are

som

ewha

t br

ight

com

pare

d to

oth

er d

eep-

sky

obje

cts,

so

man

y w

ill a

ppea

r qu

ite s

pect

acul

ar,

even

in s

mal

ler

tele

scop

es.

To v

iew

a s

tar

clus

ter,

pres

s th

e C

lust

er b

utto

n on

the

con

trol

ler.

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill

then

dis

play

the

wor

d “S

TAR

CLU

ST

ER

” w

ith a

fl a

shin

g th

ree-

lette

r co

nste

llatio

n de

sig-

natio

n af

ter

it. N

ow, s

elec

t the

con

stel

latio

n in

whi

ch y

ou w

ould

like

to v

iew

a s

tar

clus

ter.

Use

the

arr

ow b

utto

ns t

o sc

roll

thro

ugh

the

list

of c

onst

ella

tions

. If

you

are

unsu

re w

hich

co

nste

llatio

n th

e th

ree-

let

ter

desi

gnat

ion

repr

esen

ts,

refe

r to

App

endi

x C

. O

nce

you

have

sel

ecte

d th

e co

nste

llatio

n, p

ress

En

ter.

A s

tar

clus

ter

in t

hat

cons

tella

tion

will

now

ap

pear

on

the

LCD

scr

een,

alo

ng w

ith t

he g

uide

arr

ows

to l

ead

you

to t

he s

tar

clus

ter.

The

cur

rent

con

stel

latio

n is

sho

wn

in th

e lo

wer

left,

and

the

star

clu

ster

’s p

rope

r na

me

or

cata

log

num

ber

is in

the

low

er r

ight

. For

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out t

he s

tar

clus

ter

sele

cted

, pr

ess

the

En

ter

butto

n.

To g

o to

the

nex

t st

ar c

lust

er i

n th

e se

lect

ed c

onst

ella

tion,

sim

ply

pres

s th

e up

arr

ow

butto

n. T

he g

uide

arr

ows

will

now

dire

ct y

ou to

the

next

sta

r cl

uste

r in

the

cons

tella

tion.

If

ther

e ar

e no

mor

e st

ar c

lust

ers

avai

labl

e in

that

con

stel

latio

n, a

sta

r cl

uste

r fr

om th

e ne

xt

cons

tella

tion

(in a

lpha

betic

al o

rder

) w

ill b

e di

spla

yed.

To

sele

ct a

noth

er c

onst

ella

tion

in

whi

ch t

o vi

ew a

sta

r cl

uste

r, pr

ess

the

Clu

ster

but

ton

agai

n.

Lo

ca

tin

g G

ala

xie

sN

ebul

as m

ay b

e be

autif

ul a

nd s

tar

clus

ters

impr

essi

ve, b

ut n

othi

ng h

as q

uite

the

brea

th-

taki

ng p

ower

of o

bser

ving

a g

alax

y. G

alax

ies

are

colle

ctio

ns o

f bill

ions

of s

tars

that

com

e in

a v

arie

ty o

f sha

pes

and

size

s. V

iew

ing

a ga

laxy

alw

ays

give

s th

e ob

serv

er a

rev

elat

ion

of ju

st h

ow v

ast o

ur u

nive

rse

trul

y is

. Kee

p in

min

d, h

owev

er, t

hat m

ost g

alax

ies

are

quite

fa

int,

and

may

be

chal

leng

ing

to id

entif

y, e

spec

ially

in s

mal

ler

tele

scop

es.

To v

iew

a g

alax

y, p

ress

the

Gal

axy

butto

n on

the

con

trol

ler.

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill t

hen

disp

lay

the

wor

d “G

ALA

XY

” w

ith a

fl a

shin

g th

ree-

lette

r co

nste

llatio

n de

sign

atio

n af

ter

it.

Now

, sel

ect t

he c

onst

ella

tion

in w

hich

you

wou

ld li

ke to

vie

w a

gal

axy.

Use

the

arro

w b

ut-

tons

to

scro

ll th

roug

h th

e lis

t of

con

stel

latio

ns. I

f yo

u ar

e un

sure

whi

ch c

onst

ella

tion

the

thre

e-le

tter

desi

gnat

ion

repr

esen

ts, r

efer

to A

ppen

dix

C. O

nce

you

have

sel

ecte

d th

e co

n-st

ella

tion,

pre

ss E

nte

r. A

gal

axy

in th

at c

onst

ella

tion

will

now

app

ear

on th

e LC

D s

cree

n,

alon

g w

ith th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

to le

ad y

ou to

the

gala

xy. T

he c

urre

nt c

onst

ella

tion

is s

how

n in

the

low

er le

ft, a

nd t

he g

alax

y’s

prop

er n

ame

or c

atal

og n

umbe

r is

in t

he lo

wer

rig

ht. I

f yo

u w

ish

to h

ave

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

gala

xy s

elec

ted,

pre

ss t

he E

nte

r bu

tton.

To g

o to

the

nex

t ga

laxy

in t

he s

elec

ted

cons

tella

tion,

sim

ply

pres

s th

e up

arr

ow b

utto

n.

The

gui

de a

rrow

s w

ill n

ow d

irect

you

to

the

next

gal

axy

in t

he c

onst

ella

tion.

If

ther

e ar

e no

mor

e ga

laxi

es a

vaila

ble

in t

hat

cons

tella

tion,

a g

alax

y fr

om t

he n

ext

cons

tella

tion

(in

alph

abet

ical

ord

er)

will

be

disp

laye

d. T

o se

lect

ano

ther

con

stel

latio

n in

whi

ch t

o vi

ew

gala

xy,

pres

s th

e G

alax

y bu

tton

agai

n.

7.

Lo

ca

tin

g S

tars

The

Inte

lliS

cope

dat

abas

e co

ntai

ns 8

37 s

tars

. Sta

rs a

lway

s ap

pear

like

tiny

poi

nts

of li

ght.

Eve

n po

wer

ful t

eles

cope

s ca

nnot

mag

nify

a s

tar

to a

ppea

r as

mor

e th

an a

poi

nt o

f lig

ht!

You

can,

how

ever

, en

joy

the

diffe

rent

col

ors

of t

he s

tars

and

loca

te m

any

pret

ty d

oubl

e an

d m

ultip

le s

tars

. You

can

als

o m

onito

r va

riabl

e st

ars

from

nig

ht to

nig

ht to

see

how

thei

r br

ight

ness

cha

nges

ove

r tim

e.

16

8.

Tou

rs o

f th

e B

est

Ob

jec

tsT

he I

ntel

liSco

pe c

ontr

olle

r of

fers

gui

ded

tour

s of

the

bes

t an

d br

ight

est

cele

stia

l obj

ects

vi

sibl

e in

the

sky

eac

h m

onth

. The

re a

re 1

2 m

onth

ly t

ours

, ea

ch c

onsi

stin

g of

12

pre-

sele

cted

obj

ects

. The

tou

rs a

re a

n ea

sy a

nd f

un w

ay t

o lo

cate

and

obs

erve

the

fi n

est

won

ders

of

the

heav

ens.

The

y ar

e a

grea

t pl

ace

to s

tart

for

a be

ginn

er w

ho is

unf

amili

ar

with

the

nig

ht s

ky,

or f

or a

mor

e ex

perie

nced

obs

erve

r w

ho w

ants

to

revi

sit

som

e ol

d fa

vorit

es o

r sh

ow f

riend

s or

fam

ily “

wha

t’s u

p” o

n a

give

n ev

enin

g.

Sta

rtin

g a

To

ur

To s

tart

an

Inte

lliS

cope

tour

, pre

ss th

e To

ur

butto

n at

any

tim

e af

ter

you

have

alig

ned

the

Inte

lliS

cope

sys

tem

. The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill d

ispl

ay “

SK

Y T

OU

R”

and

a fl a

shin

g th

ree-

lette

r de

sign

atio

n fo

r th

e m

onth

. Scr

oll t

hrou

gh th

e m

onth

s by

usi

ng th

e ar

row

but

tons

unt

il yo

u re

ach

the

pres

ent

mon

th,

then

pre

ss t

he E

nte

r bu

tton.

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill th

en d

ispl

ay th

e fi r

st to

ur o

bjec

t for

the

sele

cted

mon

th in

the

low

er

righ

t of

the

scr

een,

with

the

gui

de a

rrow

s in

the

upp

er r

ight

. U

se t

he g

uide

arr

ows

to

poin

t th

e te

lesc

ope,

and

you

will

soo

n be

obs

ervi

ng t

he fi

rst

astr

onom

ical

sho

wpi

ece

of

the

mon

th.

You

can

get m

ore

info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

cur

rent

tour

obj

ect b

y pr

essi

ng th

e E

nte

r bu

tton.

T

he s

econ

d lin

e of

the

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill t

hen

cycl

e th

e fo

llow

ing

info

rmat

ion

abou

t th

e ob

ject

you

are

vie

win

g: it

s ce

lest

ial c

o-or

dina

tes

(R.A

. and

Dec

.), m

agni

tude

(br

ight

ness

),

size

(in

arc

min

utes

or

seco

nds)

, an

d a

brie

f te

xt d

escr

iptio

n.

Whe

n yo

u ha

ve fi

nish

ed v

iew

ing

the

fi rst

tour

obj

ect f

or th

e se

lect

ed m

onth

, you

can

con

-tin

ue th

e to

ur b

y pr

essi

ng th

e up

arr

ow b

utto

n to

fi nd

the

next

obj

ect.

You

can

exit

the

tour

at

any

tim

e by

pre

ssin

g an

y on

e of

the

oth

er f

unct

ion

butto

ns o

n th

e co

ntro

ller.

Sin

ce s

ever

al m

onth

s’ t

our

obje

cts

are

visi

ble

in t

he n

ight

sky

at

one

time,

fee

l fr

ee t

o se

lect

a m

onth

bef

ore

or a

fter

the

curr

ent

mon

th. T

hese

tou

r ob

ject

s w

ill li

kely

be

visi

ble

also

. Rem

embe

r, ho

wev

er,

that

vie

win

g ob

ject

s be

low

40˚

or

so f

rom

the

hor

izon

will

not

gi

ve t

he b

est

view

due

to

atm

osph

eric

dis

tort

ion

(and

usu

ally

lig

ht p

ollu

tion)

. If

you

are

fi ndi

ng t

hat

obje

cts

in t

he s

elec

ted

tour

mon

th a

re t

oo c

lose

to

the

horiz

on,

you

shou

ld

choo

se a

mon

th fo

llow

ing

the

sele

cted

mon

th, o

r yo

u ca

n w

ait a

few

hou

rs fo

r th

e ob

ject

s to

ris

e hi

gher

in t

he s

ky!

9.

Th

e I

de

nti

fy F

un

cti

on

The

re m

ay c

ome

a tim

e in

you

r ob

serv

atio

ns w

hen

you

spot

an

unid

entifi

ed

deep

-sk

y ob

ject

or

star

in

the

eyep

iece

and

wan

t to

kno

w w

hat

it is

. W

ith t

he I

ntel

liSco

pe

Com

pute

rized

Obj

ect

Loca

tor,

a si

mpl

e pr

ess

of a

but

ton

will

tel

l you

.

Usi

ng

th

e I

D B

utt

on

Whe

n yo

u lo

cate

an

obje

ct a

nd c

ente

r it

in t

he e

yepi

ece,

you

can

ide

ntify

it

by s

impl

y pr

essi

ng t

he I

D b

utto

n. T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

dis

play

“ID

EN

TIF

Y”

with

the

wor

d “A

NY

” fl a

shin

g. Y

ou c

an th

en u

se th

e up

/and

dow

n ar

row

but

tons

to s

crol

l thr

ough

sev

eral

mor

e sp

ecifi

c op

tions

(“S

TAR

”, “

DO

UB

LE”,

“C

LUS

TE

R”,

“N

EB

ULA

”, a

nd “

GA

LAX

Y”)

. If

you

know

whi

ch o

ne o

f th

ese

obje

ct t

ypes

you

are

loo

king

at,

sele

ctin

g th

e ob

ject

typ

e w

ill

mak

e th

e id

entifi

cat

ion

quic

ker

and

mor

e ac

cura

te.

Thi

s is

bec

ause

the

com

pute

r w

ill

sear

ch t

hrou

gh a

sho

rter

lis

t of

pot

entia

l ob

ject

mat

ches

, an

d w

ill a

llow

pro

per

iden

tifi -

catio

n if

ther

e ar

e se

vera

l obj

ects

with

in t

he s

ame

fi eld

of

view

. If

you

are

unsu

re o

f th

e

19

Va

ria

ble

Sta

rsV

aria

ble

star

s ar

e st

ars

that

cha

nge

thei

r br

ight

ness

, al

so c

alle

d m

agni

tude

, ov

er t

ime.

T

he p

erio

d of

brig

htne

ss c

hang

e va

ries

grea

tly f

rom

sta

r to

sta

r; s

ome

varia

ble

star

s ch

ange

brig

htne

ss o

ver

seve

ral

days

whi

le o

ther

s m

ay t

ake

seve

ral

mon

ths

to n

otic

e-ab

ly c

hang

e. I

t is

fun

and

cha

lleng

ing

to w

atch

a s

tar’s

mag

nitu

de c

hang

e ov

er t

ime.

O

bser

vers

typ

ical

ly c

ompa

re t

he c

urre

nt b

right

ness

of

the

varia

ble

star

to

othe

r st

ars

arou

nd it

(w

hose

mag

nitu

des

are

know

n an

d do

not

cha

nge

over

tim

e).

To s

elec

t a

varia

ble

star

to

obse

rve,

pre

ss E

nte

r af

ter

sele

ctin

g “V

AR

IAB

LE”

from

the

S

tar

butto

n ch

oice

s. T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

then

dis

play

the

wor

d “V

AR

IAB

LE”

with

a fl

ash-

ing

thre

e-le

tter

cons

tella

tion

desi

gnat

ion

afte

r it.

Now

, sel

ect t

he c

onst

ella

tion

in w

hich

you

w

ould

like

to v

iew

a v

aria

ble

star

. Use

the

arro

w b

utto

ns to

scr

oll t

hrou

gh th

e lis

t of c

onst

el-

latio

ns. I

f you

are

uns

ure

whi

ch c

onst

ella

tion

the

thre

e-le

tter

desi

gnat

ion

repr

esen

ts, r

efer

to

App

endi

x C

. Onc

e yo

u ha

ve s

elec

ted

the

cons

tella

tion,

pre

ss E

nte

r. A

var

iabl

e st

ar in

th

at c

onst

ella

tion

will

now

app

ear

on th

e LC

D s

cree

n, a

long

with

the

guid

e ar

row

s to

lead

yo

u to

the

var

iabl

e st

ar. T

he c

urre

nt c

onst

ella

tion

is s

how

n in

the

low

er le

ft, a

nd t

he v

ari-

able

sta

r’s n

ame

is in

the

low

er r

ight

.

Not

e: V

aria

ble

star

s ty

pica

lly h

ave

nam

es l

ike

“Eta

” (G

reek

let

ter

desi

gnat

ion)

or

a le

t-te

r de

sign

atio

n lik

e “R

.” T

he f

ull n

ames

for

thes

e va

riabl

e st

ars

are

actu

ally

link

ed t

o th

e co

nste

llatio

n th

ey r

esid

e in

. F

or e

xam

ple,

in

the

cons

tella

tion

Aqu

ila,

thes

e st

ars

wou

ld

be “

Eta

Aql

” an

d “R

Aql

.”

For

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out t

he v

aria

ble

star

sel

ecte

d, p

ress

the

En

ter

butto

n. (

The

“M

=”

refe

rs t

o th

e m

ean

mag

nitu

de o

f th

e va

riabl

e st

ar.)

To

go t

o th

e ne

xt v

aria

ble

star

in t

he

sele

cted

con

stel

latio

n, s

impl

y pr

ess

the

up a

rrow

but

ton.

The

gui

de a

rrow

s w

ill n

ow d

irect

yo

u to

the

next

var

iabl

e st

ar in

the

cons

tella

tion.

If th

ere

are

no m

ore

varia

ble

star

s av

ail-

able

in th

at c

onst

ella

tion,

a v

aria

ble

star

from

the

next

con

stel

latio

n (in

alp

habe

tical

ord

er)

will

be

disp

laye

d. T

o se

lect

ano

ther

con

stel

latio

n in

whi

ch t

o vi

ew a

var

iabl

e st

ar,

pres

s th

e S

tar

butto

n, s

elec

t “V

AR

IAB

LE,”

and

pres

s E

nte

r.

Ca

talo

g (

ST

) S

tars

The

“S

T”

cata

log

cont

ains

all

of t

he s

tars

in

the

Inte

lliS

cope

Com

pute

rized

Obj

ect

Loca

tor’s

dat

abas

e. T

his

cata

log

has

837

of th

e m

ost i

nter

estin

g st

ars

to v

iew

in th

e ni

ght

sky.

The

full

list o

f sta

rs a

ppea

ring

in th

e S

T c

atal

og is

prin

ted

App

endi

x D

. Gen

eral

ly, t

he

best

way

to

use

the

ST

cat

alog

to

obse

rve

star

s is

fi rs

t to

per

use

App

endi

x D

, an

d th

en

note

the

cat

alog

num

ber

of t

he s

tar

you

wis

h to

obs

erve

.

To s

elec

t an

ST

cat

alog

sta

r to

obs

erve

, pr

ess

En

ter

afte

r se

lect

ing

“CAT

ALO

G”

from

th

e S

tar

butto

n ch

oice

s. T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

then

dis

play

the

lette

r “S

T”

with

thre

e di

gits

bl

inki

ng a

fter

it. N

ow,

inpu

t th

e S

T c

atal

og n

umbe

r of

the

sta

r yo

u w

ish

to o

bser

ve,

and

pres

s E

nte

r. I

f th

e S

T c

atal

og n

umbe

r of

the

sta

r yo

u w

ish

to v

iew

con

tain

s th

ree

digi

ts,

it is

not

nec

essa

ry t

o pr

ess

En

ter

afte

r in

putti

ng t

he t

hird

dig

it.

The

obj

ect’s

ST

cat

alog

des

igna

tion

will

be

show

n in

the

upp

er l

eft

corn

er o

f th

e LC

D

scre

en, w

ith th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

in th

e up

per

right

. The

low

er le

ft w

ill s

how

the

cons

tella

tion

the

obje

ct r

esid

es in

and

the

sta

r’s n

ame.

You

can

get m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on th

e st

ar s

elec

ted

by p

ress

ing

the

En

ter

butto

n. T

he s

econ

d lin

e of

the

LCD

scr

een

will

then

cyc

le in

form

atio

n ab

out t

he o

bjec

t you

are

vie

win

g, s

uch

as

its c

eles

tial c

oord

inat

es (

R.A

. and

Dec

.), m

agni

tude

(br

ight

ness

), a

nd a

brie

f des

crip

tion.

Whe

n yo

u ar

e fi n

ishe

d vi

ewin

g th

e se

lect

ed s

tar,

you

may

scr

oll t

o an

othe

r st

ar in

the

ST

ca

talo

g by

usi

ng t

he a

rrow

but

tons

, or

you

can

sel

ect

anot

her

ST

cat

alog

sta

r to

vie

w b

y pr

essi

ng t

he S

tar

butto

n, a

nd p

ress

ing

En

ter

once

“C

ATA

LOG

” is

sel

ecte

d.

18

pres

s E

nter

onc

e “N

EW

01” i

s se

lect

ed. T

he g

uide

arr

ows

will

then

tell

you

whe

re to

poi

nt

your

tel

esco

pe t

o fi n

d th

e us

er-d

efi n

ed o

bjec

t.

If yo

u w

ish

to in

put a

noth

er u

ser-

defi n

ed o

bjec

t, se

lect

“NE

W02

” (by

usi

ng n

umer

ical

but

-to

ns o

r th

e ar

row

but

tons

) af

ter

pres

sing

the

Use

r bu

tton

and

inpu

t th

e da

ta a

s ou

tline

d pr

evio

usly

. If

you

sele

ct a

“N

EW

” ob

ject

num

ber

that

you

hav

e al

read

y en

tere

d co

ordi

-na

tes

for

and

atte

mpt

to

inpu

t ne

w d

ata,

you

will

lose

the

dat

a th

at w

as in

put

prev

ious

ly.

You

may

fi n

d it

conv

enie

nt t

o ke

ep a

writ

ten

log

of t

he “

NE

W”

obje

cts

so t

hat

you

can

easi

ly k

eep

trac

k of

the

m.

11.

Th

e F

CN

Bu

tto

nT

he I

ntel

liSco

pe C

ompu

teriz

ed O

bjec

t Lo

cato

r ha

s se

vera

l ot

her

usef

ul f

unct

ions

, a

coup

le o

f w

hich

can

be

acce

ssed

by

usin

g th

e F

CN

(fu

nctio

n) b

utto

n.

R.A

. a

nd

De

c.

Co

ord

ina

tes

By

sim

ply

pres

sing

the

FC

N b

utto

n, t

he c

ontr

olle

r w

ill g

ive

a co

ntin

uous

rea

dout

of

the

tele

scop

e’s

curr

ent

R.A

. and

Dec

. coo

rdin

ates

. Thi

s ca

n be

hel

pful

and

pow

erfu

l in

a nu

mbe

r of

way

s. Y

ou c

an e

asily

fi n

d an

y ob

ject

in

the

nigh

t sk

y if

you

know

its

rig

ht

asce

nsio

n an

d de

clin

atio

n co

ordi

nate

s. G

rab

any

star

atla

s, c

hoos

e an

y ob

ject

you

wis

h to

vie

w,

be it

fai

nt g

alax

y or

ran

dom

sta

r, an

d jo

t do

wn

its c

oord

inat

es. T

hen,

onc

e yo

u ha

ve a

ligne

d th

e In

telli

Sco

pe s

yste

m,

you

can

poin

t th

e te

lesc

ope

to t

hat

loca

tion

by

sim

ply

pres

sing

the

FC

N b

utto

n an

d m

ovin

g th

e te

lesc

ope

until

the

R.A

. and

Dec

. coo

r-di

nate

s di

spla

yed

mat

ch t

he c

oord

inat

es o

f th

e ob

ject

you

wis

h to

vie

w. Y

ou c

an a

lso

pres

s th

e F

CN

but

ton

at a

ny t

ime

to d

ispl

ay t

he c

urre

nt R

.A.

and

Dec

. co

ordi

nate

s of

w

hate

ver

you

are

curr

ently

vie

win

g.

A c

omm

on u

se f

or t

he F

CN

but

ton

is t

o lo

cate

“tr

ansi

ent”

obje

cts,

suc

h as

com

ets

and

aste

roid

s. T

o fi n

d th

ese

obje

cts

you

will

nee

d to

lear

n th

eir

coor

dina

tes

from

ast

rono

my

reso

urce

s, s

uch

as A

stro

nom

y, S

ky &

Tel

esco

pe o

r a

relia

ble

astr

onom

y w

ebsi

te. C

omet

an

d as

tero

id p

ositi

ons

will

cha

nge

from

nig

ht to

nig

ht, s

o en

terin

g th

e cu

rren

t coo

rdin

ates

in

to t

he u

ser-

defi n

ed d

atab

ase

is g

ener

ally

not

use

ful.

Afte

r pr

essi

ng t

he F

CN

but

ton,

the

R.A

. and

Dec

. coo

rdin

ates

cor

resp

ondi

ng t

o th

e ce

n-te

r of

the

tel

esco

pe’s

fi e

ld o

f vi

ew a

re d

ispl

ayed

on

the

fi rst

line

of

the

LCD

scr

een.

The

lo

wer

left

of th

e sc

reen

indi

cate

s th

e cu

rren

t con

stel

latio

n th

e te

lesc

ope

is p

oint

ing

to. T

he

low

er r

ight

num

bers

are

the

curr

ent a

zim

uth

(“A

Z”)

and

alti

tude

(“A

LT”)

coo

rdin

ates

of t

he

tele

scop

e; t

his

info

rmat

ion

is g

ener

ally

not

use

ful.

Th

e R

ea

lig

nm

en

t F

un

cti

on

Thi

s fu

nctio

n is

use

ful

for

obta

inin

g a

new

alig

nmen

t fi x

dur

ing

an o

bser

ving

ses

sion

to

cor

rect

for

sm

all

poin

ting

erro

rs.

Use

thi

s fu

nctio

n on

ly w

hen

poin

ting

accu

racy

for

a

cert

ain

area

of

the

sky

appe

ars

to b

e po

or c

ompa

red

to o

ther

are

as o

f th

e sk

y. T

his

is

evid

ent w

hen

obje

cts

in o

ne a

rea

of th

e sk

y co

nsis

tent

ly fa

ll at

the

edge

or j

ust o

utsi

de th

e fi e

ld o

f vie

w (

of th

e 25

mm

eye

piec

e) w

hen

the

num

bers

on

the

LCD

scr

een

read

0.0

0.0

. T

his

can

happ

en if

the

alig

nmen

t st

ars

initi

ally

cho

sen

durin

g se

tup

are

som

ewha

t cl

ose

to e

ach

othe

r (le

ss t

han

60˚

apar

t) o

r if

the

area

of

sky

bein

g vi

ewed

is a

con

side

rabl

e di

stan

ce a

way

fro

m t

he a

lignm

ent

star

s ch

osen

.

To im

prov

e po

intin

g ac

cura

cy in

a s

peci

fi c a

rea

of th

e sk

y, s

elec

t an

obje

ct in

the

loca

tor’s

da

taba

se f

rom

tha

t re

gion

, an

d us

e th

e gu

ide

arro

ws

to fi

nd

the

obje

ct. P

reci

sely

cen

ter

the

obje

ct in

the

eye

piec

e (p

refe

rabl

y a

high

-pow

ered

one

). N

ow,

pres

s th

e F

CN

but

ton,

an

d th

e R

.A. a

nd D

ec. c

oord

inat

es o

f the

cen

tere

d ob

ject

will

be

disp

laye

d. T

hen,

pre

ss th

e

21

obje

ct ty

pe y

ou a

re lo

okin

g at

, sim

ply

sele

ct “A

NY

” fro

m th

e lis

t of c

hoic

es. O

nce

you

have

se

lect

ed t

he o

bjec

t ty

pe (

or “

AN

Y”)

, pr

ess

the

En

ter

butto

n.

The

iden

tity

of th

e ob

ject

cen

tere

d in

the

eyep

iece

will

now

be

disp

laye

d in

the

low

er r

ight

ar

ea o

f th

e LC

D s

cree

n. T

he c

onst

ella

tion

in w

hich

the

obj

ect

resi

des

is s

how

n in

the

lo

wer

left.

As

alw

ays,

to

get

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

the

obje

ct,

pres

s th

e E

nte

r bu

tton.

An

inte

rest

ing

feat

ure

of th

e ID

func

tion

is th

at o

nce

initi

ated

, it i

s co

ntin

ually

act

ive.

So,

if

you

pres

s th

e ID

but

ton,

and

cho

ose

“STA

R”,

for

inst

ance

, yo

u ca

n m

ove

your

tel

esco

pe

from

sta

r to

sta

r in

the

sky

, an

d th

e co

ntro

ller

will

aut

omat

ical

ly d

ispl

ay t

he s

tar’s

iden

tity

whe

n yo

u ce

nter

the

sta

r in

the

eye

piec

e. T

his

can

be a

fun

and

eas

y w

ay t

o id

entif

y th

e st

ars

in th

e sk

y. In

fact

, you

can

eve

n m

ake

a “N

ame

Tha

t Sta

r” g

ame

out o

f it!

Poi

nt y

our

fi nge

r at

a b

right

sta

r in

the

sky

and

see

if yo

u ca

n na

me

it. T

hen,

just

poi

nt th

e te

lesc

ope

at t

he s

tar

to s

ee if

you

wer

e co

rrec

t or

not

. If

the

cent

ered

sta

r is

not

in t

he c

ontr

olle

r’s

data

base

, it

will

dis

play

the

iden

tity

of t

he c

lose

st s

tar

that

is in

its

data

base

.

To e

xit

the

iden

tify

func

tion,

sim

ply

pres

s an

y ot

her

of t

he c

ontr

olle

r’s f

unct

ion

butto

ns. I

f yo

u w

ould

like

to

iden

tify

anot

her

obje

ct t

ype,

pre

ss t

he ID

but

ton

agai

n.

10

. A

dd

ing

Use

r-D

efi

ne

d O

bje

cts

Not

onl

y do

es t

he I

ntel

liSco

pe’s

dat

abas

e co

ntai

n ov

er 1

4,00

0 fa

scin

atin

g ob

ject

s to

vi

ew, y

ou c

an e

ven

add

your

ow

n! U

p to

99

user

-defi

ned

obj

ects

can

be

ente

red

into

the

data

base

by

mea

ns o

f the

Use

r bu

tton.

The

se u

ser-

defi n

ed o

bjec

ts c

an b

e ra

ndom

sta

rs,

a fa

int

obje

ct n

ot c

onta

ined

in

the

cont

rolle

r’s d

atab

ase,

or

just

a p

retty

obj

ect

that

you

w

ould

like

to

com

e ba

ck t

o at

som

e po

int

in t

he f

utur

e.

To e

nter

a u

ser-

defi n

ed o

bjec

t int

o th

e da

taba

se, y

ou m

ust h

ave

the

right

asc

ensi

on (

R.A

.)

and

decl

inat

ion

(Dec

.) c

oord

inat

es fo

r th

e ob

ject

. If

you

are

curr

ently

obs

ervi

ng a

n ob

ject

th

at is

not

in t

he c

ontr

olle

r’s d

atab

ase

and

you

wis

h to

add

it,

but

don’

t kn

ow it

s co

ordi

-na

tes,

you

can

use

the

FC

N b

utto

n to

obt

ain

its c

oord

inat

es (

desc

ribed

in n

ext s

ectio

n).

To in

put

a us

er-d

efi n

ed o

bjec

t, be

gin

by p

ress

ing

the

Use

r bu

tton.

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill

disp

lay

the

wor

d “N

EW

” w

ith a

tw

o-di

git

num

ber

fl ash

ing

afte

r it.

Sin

ce n

o us

er-d

efi n

ed

obje

cts

curr

ently

exi

st,

pres

s E

nte

r to

cre

ate

user

-defi

ned

(“N

EW

”) o

bjec

t nu

mbe

r 01

. T

he L

CD

will

dis

play

the

R.A

. and

Dec

. coo

rdin

ates

for

the

“NE

W”

obje

ct s

elec

ted

in t

he

low

er le

ft. S

ince

no

data

has

bee

n in

put

yet,

thes

e co

ordi

nate

s w

ill b

e 00

:00

+00

.0. T

he

fi rst

four

dig

its in

dica

te t

he R

.A. c

oord

inat

e (in

R.A

. hou

rs a

nd m

inut

es),

and

the

rem

ain-

ing

digi

ts (

and

the

± s

ign)

indi

cate

the

Dec

. coo

rdin

ate

(in d

egre

es).

Now

, pre

ss th

e E

nte

r bu

tton,

and

the

fi r

st t

wo

digi

ts o

f th

e R

.A.

coor

dina

te (

R.A

. ho

urs)

will

beg

in fl

ash

ing.

P

ress

the

tw

o nu

mer

ical

but

tons

on

the

keyp

ad t

hat

corr

espo

nd t

he h

ours

val

ue o

f th

e R

.A. c

oord

inat

e. I

f th

e va

lue

of t

he R

.A. h

ours

is le

ss t

han

10,

mak

e su

re t

o en

ter

a ze

ro

fi rst

. The

n th

e se

cond

two

digi

ts o

f the

R.A

. coo

rdin

ate

(R.A

. min

utes

) w

ill b

egin

fl as

hing

. P

ress

the

two

num

eric

al b

utto

ns th

at c

orre

spon

d to

the

min

utes

val

ue o

f the

R.A

. coo

rdi-

nate

. If t

he R

.A. m

inut

es a

re le

ss th

an 1

0, m

ake

sure

to e

nter

a z

ero

fi rst

. Nex

t, th

e si

gn o

f th

e D

ec. c

oord

inat

e w

ill b

e fl a

shin

g. U

se t

he a

rrow

but

tons

to

sele

ct “

+”

or “

-”fo

r th

e D

ec.

coor

dina

te. T

hen,

the

fi rs

t tw

o di

gits

of

the

Dec

. coo

rdin

ate

will

beg

in fl

ashi

ng. P

ress

the

tw

o nu

mer

ical

but

tons

that

cor

resp

ond

to th

e de

gree

s va

lue

of th

e D

ec. c

oord

inat

e. T

hen

the

tent

h of

a d

egre

e va

lue

for

the

Dec

coo

rdin

ate

will

beg

in fl

ashi

ng. P

ress

the

num

eric

al

butto

n th

at c

orre

spon

ds t

o th

e te

nths

of

a de

gree

val

ue fo

r th

e D

ec. c

oord

inat

e.

You

have

now

inpu

t the

dat

a fo

r yo

ur fi

rst u

ser-

defi n

ed o

bjec

t. R

emem

ber

that

this

obj

ect

is n

ow “

NE

W01

”. If

you

wis

h to

vie

w t

his

obje

ct in

the

fut

ure,

pre

ss t

he U

ser

butto

n, a

nd

20

If yo

u m

ove

the

tele

scop

e up

war

ds in

alti

tude

, the

num

ber i

n th

e up

per r

ight

sho

uld

incr

ease

, w

hile

if y

ou m

ove

dow

nwar

ds in

alti

tude

, th

e nu

mbe

r w

ill d

ecre

ase.

If

the

tele

scop

e tu

be

was

per

fect

ly h

oriz

onta

l whe

n yo

u en

able

d th

e hi

dden

fun

ctio

ns o

f th

e co

ntro

ller,

then

the

al

titud

e w

ill r

ead

+090

.0 w

hen

the

tele

scop

e is

poi

nted

pre

cise

ly v

ertic

al.

If on

e, o

r bo

th,

of t

he e

ncod

ers

are

not

beha

ving

pro

perl

y w

hen

perf

orm

ing

this

dia

g-no

stic

test

, the

re m

ay b

e a

prob

lem

with

the

asse

mbl

y of

the

syst

em, o

r a

prob

lem

with

on

e of

the

enc

oder

boa

rds

or d

iscs

. A

lso,

be

sure

to

chec

k th

at a

ll ca

ble

conn

ectio

ns

are

secu

re.

En

co

de

r Te

stT

he e

ncod

er te

st is

ano

ther

dia

gnos

tic te

st th

at g

ives

info

rmat

ion

abou

t the

per

form

ance

of

the

enc

oder

s th

emse

lves

. Sel

ect

“EN

CO

DE

R T

ES

T”

from

the

list

of

hidd

en f

unct

ions

us

ing

the

arro

w b

utto

ns a

nd p

ress

En

ter.

The

LC

D s

cree

n w

ill n

ow d

ispl

ay t

wo

lines

of

data

. The

top

line

of

data

cor

resp

onds

to

the

altit

ude

enco

der,

whi

le th

e lo

wer

line

of d

ata

corr

espo

nds

to th

e az

imut

h en

code

r. T

he

fi rst

tw

o di

gits

on

each

line

den

ote

the

ampl

itude

of

the

sign

al f

rom

one

of

the

mag

netic

se

nsor

s on

the

enc

oder

boa

rd,

the

seco

nd t

wo

digi

ts r

epre

sent

the

am

plitu

de f

rom

the

ot

her

sens

or o

n th

e en

code

r bo

ard.

The

num

bers

are

in

hexa

deci

mal

(ba

se 1

6) d

igits

. T

here

fore

“A

” in

hex

adec

imal

rep

rese

nts

“11”

in d

ecim

al, “

B”

repr

esen

ts “

12”

in d

ecim

al,

“C” r

epre

sent

s “1

3,” “

D” r

epre

sent

s “1

4,” “

E” r

epre

sent

s “1

5,” a

nd “F

” rep

rese

nts

“16.

” Whe

n m

ovin

g th

e te

lesc

ope

in a

ltitu

de o

r az

imut

h, y

ou w

ill n

ote

that

eac

h of

the

digi

t pai

rs r

ises

an

d fa

lls. N

one

of t

he d

igit

pairs

sho

uld

ever

go

abov

e “F

3.”

If th

ey d

o, t

hen

the

enco

der

disk

is t

oo c

lose

to

the

sens

ors

on t

he e

ncod

er b

oard

. Thi

s w

ill g

ener

ally

not

hap

pen

in

altit

ude,

but

can

hap

pen

in a

zim

uth.

If yo

u no

tice

that

the

fi rst

or

seco

nd d

igit

pair

on th

e se

cond

line

of t

he d

ispl

ay g

oes

abov

e “F

3,”

then

try

loos

enin

g th

e lo

ck n

ut o

n th

e az

imut

h nu

t of t

he b

ase

by a

bout

1/1

6 tu

rn. I

f th

is d

oes

not

wor

k, y

ou w

ill n

eed

to d

isas

sem

ble

the

azim

uth

enco

der

(azi

mut

h en

code

r di

sk,

bras

s bu

shin

g, a

nd a

zim

uth

enco

der

boar

d) a

nd r

eass

embl

e it

care

fully

acc

ordi

ng

to t

he in

stru

ctio

ns t

hat

cam

e w

ith t

he I

ntel

liSco

pe D

obso

nian

tel

esco

pe it

self.

If yo

u no

tice

that

the

tw

o di

git

pairs

on

the

fi rst

line

are

goi

ng a

bove

“F

3,”

then

the

re is

a

prob

lem

with

you

r al

titud

e en

code

r as

sem

bly.

Mor

e th

an li

kely

, th

e al

titud

e en

code

r di

sk

is b

ent.

The

thre

e-di

git n

umbe

r di

spla

yed

afte

r th

e di

git p

airs

on

each

line

is th

e “r

adiu

s” fo

r ea

ch

enco

der.

Thi

s nu

mbe

r sh

ould

not

go

abov

e ab

out

125

or b

elow

abo

ut 3

0. I

f it

does

, pe

r-fo

rman

ce m

ay b

e co

mpr

omis

ed fo

r th

e co

rres

pond

ing

enco

der.

If th

e nu

mbe

r go

es a

bove

12

5, t

hen

the

enco

der

disk

and

mag

net

may

be

too

clos

e to

eac

h ot

her.

If th

e nu

mbe

r go

es b

elow

30,

then

the

enco

der

disk

and

mag

net m

ay b

e to

o fa

r aw

ay fr

om e

ach

othe

r. A

lso,

if t

he r

adiu

s va

ries

by m

ore

than

30

coun

ts in

a c

ycle

, en

code

r pe

rfor

man

ce m

ay

not

be o

ptim

al,

and

you

shou

ld c

onta

ct O

rion’

s C

usto

mer

Ser

vice

Dep

artm

ent.

The

four

-dig

it nu

mbe

r at t

he e

nd o

f eac

h lin

e is

the

raw

enc

oder

“tic

ks” i

n he

xade

cim

al n

um-

bers

. Thi

s in

form

atio

n w

ill g

ener

ally

not

be

usef

ul fo

r di

agno

stic

test

ing

of th

e en

code

rs.

Do

wn

loa

dT

his

func

tion

allo

ws

dow

nloa

ding

of

softw

are

chan

ges

and

upgr

ades

ava

ilabl

e fr

om

Orio

n’s

web

site

. To

use

this

opt

ion,

you

mus

t ha

ve t

he o

ptio

nal I

ntel

liSco

pe-t

o-P

C c

able

, av

aila

ble

from

Orio

n. C

heck

ww

w.o

riont

eles

cope

s.co

m fo

r m

ore

info

rmat

ion

abou

t av

ail-

able

sof

twar

e do

wnl

oads

for

the

Inte

lliS

cope

Com

pute

rized

Obj

ect

Loca

tor.

23

En

ter

butto

n. T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

now

dis

play

“A

LIG

N O

BJE

CT

3”

on t

he fi

rst

line,

and

w

ill b

e fl a

shin

g th

e ob

ject

cur

rent

ly c

ente

red

in th

e te

lesc

ope

on th

e se

cond

line

. Pre

ssin

g E

nter

aga

in th

en r

ealig

ns th

e In

telli

Sco

pe s

yste

m to

the

obje

ct c

ente

red

in th

e te

lesc

ope.

T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

dis

play

a n

ew “w

arp

fact

or” a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith th

e ne

w a

lignm

ent.

If th

is

num

ber

is g

reat

er th

an ±

0.5,

you

may

wan

t to

cons

ider

res

ettin

g th

e co

ntro

ller

to p

erfo

rm

anot

her

two-

star

alig

nmen

t. Tu

rn th

e co

ntro

ller

off,

then

on

agai

n (w

ith th

e P

ower

but

ton)

, to

do

this

.

If, i

nste

ad o

f pr

essi

ng E

nte

r a

seco

nd t

ime

afte

r pr

essi

ng t

he F

CN

but

ton,

you

pre

ss

one

of t

he a

rrow

but

tons

, th

e lis

t of

initi

al s

etup

alig

nmen

t st

ars

will

be

disp

laye

d. I

f yo

u w

ish,

you

can

sel

ect

one

of t

hese

alig

nmen

t st

ars

to r

ealig

n on

. D

o th

is b

y sc

rolli

ng t

o th

e de

sire

d al

ignm

ent

star

usi

ng t

he a

rrow

but

tons

, ce

nter

the

sta

r in

the

tel

esco

pe,

and

pres

s E

nte

r.

In g

ener

al, i

t will

not

be

nece

ssar

y to

use

the

real

ignm

ent f

unct

ion,

but

it is

a h

andy

feat

ure

to h

ave

at y

our

disp

osal

. Als

o, b

e aw

are

that

whi

le p

oint

ing

accu

racy

will

incr

ease

in t

he

area

of s

ky a

roun

d th

e ob

ject

rea

ligne

d on

, it m

ay d

ecre

ase

in o

ther

are

as o

f the

sky

.

12

. T

he

“H

idd

en

” F

un

cti

on

sA

ll of

the

act

ive

func

tions

of

the

Inte

lliS

cope

Com

pute

rized

Obj

ect

Loca

tor

have

bee

n ou

tline

d. T

here

are

, ho

wev

er,

som

e ad

ditio

nal

“hid

den”

fun

ctio

ns t

hat

may

be

of s

ome

use

to y

ou. T

o ac

cess

the

hid

den

func

tions

, pr

ess

the

En

ter

butto

n w

hile

pre

ssin

g th

e P

ow

er b

utto

n to

tur

n th

e co

ntro

ller

on. T

he L

CD

will

dis

play

its

intr

oduc

tion

scre

en (

with

so

ftwar

e ve

rsio

n nu

mbe

r) a

nd th

en s

how

the

wor

ds “A

LT A

ZM

TE

ST.

” Thi

s is

the

fi rst

hid

-de

n fu

nctio

n. S

crol

l to

the

othe

r hi

dden

fun

ctio

ns b

y us

ing

the

arro

w b

utto

ns. T

he o

ther

hi

dden

func

tions

are

“E

NC

OD

ER

TE

ST,

” “D

OW

NLO

AD

,” “C

HE

CK

SU

M,”

“RE

WR

ITE

,” an

d “C

LOC

K.”

Whe

n th

e hi

dden

fun

ctio

n yo

u w

ish

to u

se is

dis

play

ed,

pres

s E

nte

r to

sel

ect

it. T

o ex

it th

e cu

rren

tly c

hose

n hi

dden

fun

ctio

n, p

ress

any

but

ton

exce

pt fo

r th

e E

nte

r or

ar

row

but

tons

. To

com

plet

ely

exit

the

hidd

en f

unct

ions

sec

tion

of t

he c

ontr

olle

r, yo

u w

ill

need

to

hold

the

Po

wer

but

ton

dow

n un

til t

he c

ontr

olle

r tu

rns

off.

The

res

t of

thi

s se

ctio

n gi

ves

the

deta

ils a

nd p

urpo

se o

f ea

ch h

idde

n fu

nctio

n.

Alt

itu

de

an

d A

zim

uth

Te

stT

he a

ltitu

de a

nd a

zim

uth

test

(“A

LT A

ZM

TE

ST

”) i

s a

diag

nost

ic t

est

that

giv

es r

elat

ive

altit

ude

and

azim

uth

posi

tions

for

the

tel

esco

pe. T

his

test

will

allo

w y

ou t

o ea

sily

see

if

the

enco

ders

are

“ta

lkin

g” to

the

cont

rolle

r, an

d if

the

enco

ders

are

acc

urat

ely

mon

itorin

g th

e te

lesc

ope’

s m

otio

ns. T

o ef

fect

ivel

y us

e th

is te

st, m

ake

sure

the

tele

scop

e op

tical

tube

is

in

the

horiz

onta

l po

sitio

n w

hen

pres

sing

the

En

ter

and

Po

wer

but

tons

to

acce

ss t

he

hidd

en f

unct

ions

.

Onc

e “A

LT A

ZM

TE

ST

” is

cho

sen

from

the

hid

den

func

tion

optio

ns,

the

LCD

scr

een

will

di

spla

y th

e te

lesc

ope’

s cu

rren

t re

lativ

e al

titud

e an

d az

imut

h po

sitio

n (in

deg

rees

); th

e re

lativ

e al

titud

e is

in

the

uppe

r rig

ht,

whi

le t

he r

elat

ive

azim

uth

is i

n th

e lo

wer

rig

ht. T

o be

gin

with

, bo

th o

f th

ese

num

bers

will

be

+00

0.0.

The

fi r

st t

wo

sets

of

num

bers

on

the

uppe

r an

d lo

wer

line

s of

the

LC

D s

cree

n ar

e m

eani

ngle

ss fo

r th

e pu

rpos

es o

f th

is t

est.

If yo

u m

ove

the

tele

scop

e co

unte

r-cl

ockw

ise

in a

zim

uth,

the

num

ber

in t

he l

ower

rig

ht

shou

ld in

crea

se, w

hile

if y

ou m

ove

cloc

kwis

e in

azi

mut

h, th

e nu

mbe

r w

ill d

ecre

ase.

If y

ou

rota

te t

he t

eles

cope

exa

ctly

360

˚ in

azi

mut

h, t

he r

eado

ut s

houl

d re

turn

to

the

orig

inal

+

000.

0 re

adin

g.

22

part

icul

ar in

stal

latio

n. If

this

equ

ipm

ent d

oes

caus

e ha

rmfu

l int

erfe

renc

e to

rad

io o

r te

levi

-si

on r

ecep

tion,

whi

ch c

an b

e de

term

ined

by

turn

ing

the

equi

pmen

t off

and

on, t

he u

ser

is

enco

urag

ed t

o tr

y to

cor

rect

the

inte

rfer

ence

by

one

or m

ore

of t

he fo

llow

ing

mea

sure

s:

• R

eorie

nt o

r re

loca

te t

he r

ecei

ving

ant

enna

.

• In

crea

se t

he s

epar

atio

n be

twee

n th

e eq

uipm

ent

and

rece

iver

.

• C

onne

ct t

he e

quip

men

t in

to a

n ou

tput

on

a ci

rcui

t di

ffere

nt f

rom

tha

t to

whi

ch t

he

rece

iver

is c

onne

cted

.

• C

onsu

lt th

e de

aler

or

an e

xper

ienc

ed r

adio

/TV

tec

hnic

ian

for

help

.

• A

shi

elde

d ca

ble

mus

t be

use

d w

hen

conn

ectin

g a

perip

hera

l to

the

seria

l por

ts.

Ap

pe

nd

ix A

: Tro

ub

lesh

oo

tin

g t

he

In

telliS

co

pe

Sys

tem

Thi

s se

ctio

n is

int

ende

d to

hel

p yo

u if

you

are

enco

unte

ring

any

prob

lem

s w

ith y

our

Inte

lliS

cope

sys

tem

. If

this

info

rmat

ion

is n

ot u

sefu

l to

you

in d

eter

min

ing

the

sour

ce o

f th

e pr

oble

m,

cont

act

Orio

n Te

chni

cal S

uppo

rt v

ia p

hone

or

emai

l.

Azi

mu

th e

nc

od

er,

in

ge

ne

ral

1.

Is t

he a

zim

uth

axis

scr

ew’s

hex

loc

k nu

t tig

ht e

noug

h? I

s it

too

tight

? R

emem

ber,

it sh

ould

be

tight

ened

3/1

6 to

1/4

tur

n pa

st w

hen

the

fend

er w

ashe

r is

no

long

er lo

ose

unde

r th

e nu

t.

2.

Doe

s th

e br

ass

bush

ing

exte

nd s

light

ly a

bove

the

top

surf

ace

of th

e to

p ba

sepl

ate?

If

not,

the

bush

ing

or to

p ba

sepl

ate

may

nee

d re

plac

emen

t, or

ther

e m

ay b

e an

ass

em-

bly

prob

lem

.

3.

Is t

he a

zim

uth

enco

der

disk

(m

agne

t) b

ent?

If

so,

you

will

nee

d to

fl at

ten

it by

ben

d-in

g.

4.

Is th

e az

imut

h en

code

r bo

ard

trim

med

fl us

h on

the

side

in c

onta

ct w

ith th

e to

p ba

se-

plat

e? If

not

, the

boa

rd w

ill n

ot s

eat fl

at a

gain

st th

e ba

sepl

ate

and

this

may

cau

se th

e en

code

r’s s

enso

rs t

o co

me

too

clos

e to

the

enc

oder

dis

k.

5.

Is t

he b

rass

bus

hing

pro

perly

reg

iste

red

with

the

azi

mut

h en

code

r di

sk?

The

feat

ure

on t

he f

ront

of

the

bush

ing

need

s to

sea

t in

to t

he h

ole

in t

he d

isk.

Alt

itu

de

en

co

de

r, i

n g

en

era

l6.

Is

the

alti

tude

enc

oder

dis

k si

gnifi

cant

ly b

ent?

If

so,

the

altit

ude

enco

der

asse

mbl

y w

ill n

eed

repl

acem

ent.

Als

o, if

the

altit

ude

enco

der

mou

ntin

g sc

rew

s ar

e lo

ose,

ther

e is

an

incr

ease

d ch

ance

of

the

user

ben

ding

the

alti

tude

enc

oder

dis

k.

Wa

rp f

ac

tor

co

nsi

ste

ntl

y a

bo

ve ±

0.5

bu

t b

elo

w ±

2.0

7.

Che

ck a

ccur

acy

of v

ertic

al s

top.

Use

a c

arpe

nter

’s le

vel t

o do

thi

s.

8.

Are

alig

nmen

t st

ars

bein

g ce

nter

ed w

ith r

easo

nabl

e pr

ecis

ion?

A h

igh-

pow

er e

ye-

piec

e (a

t le

ast

10m

m f

ocal

len

gth)

, or

an

illum

inat

ed r

etic

le e

yepi

ece

(pre

ferr

ed)

is

reco

mm

ende

d.

9.

Che

ck e

ncod

ers

as o

utlin

ed p

revi

ousl

y.

10. T

ry to

use

alig

nmen

t sta

rs th

at a

re w

ell a

bove

the

horiz

on. L

ight

from

sta

rs is

refr

acte

d as

it

trav

els

thro

ugh

the

atm

osph

ere

and

star

light

nea

r th

e ho

rizon

has

to

trav

el

25

Ch

ec

ksu

mT

he c

heck

sum

fun

ctio

n is

use

d to

mak

e su

re t

hat

softw

are

has

load

ed in

to t

he c

ontr

ol-

ler

prop

erly

. It

has

no p

urpo

se u

ntil

a ne

w s

oftw

are

vers

ion

is d

ownl

oade

d. C

heck

the

In

telli

Sco

pe d

ownl

oad

sect

ion

on w

ww

.tele

scop

e.co

m t

o se

e w

hat

the

prop

er c

heck

sum

sh

ould

be

for

each

new

sof

twar

e ve

rsio

n.

Re

wri

teR

ewrit

e is

als

o on

ly u

sed

afte

r a

new

sof

twar

e ve

rsio

n ha

s be

en d

ownl

oade

d. I

t re

writ

es

the

new

sof

twar

e in

to it

s m

emor

y in

ord

er to

pre

vent

any

pot

entia

l pro

blem

s fr

om a

risin

g af

ter

the

softw

are

tran

sfer

.

Clo

ck

Thi

s fu

nctio

n al

low

s us

e of

th

e In

telli

Sco

pe

syst

em

with

eq

uato

rial

plat

form

s fo

r D

obso

nian

tel

esco

pes.

If

you

are

usin

g yo

ur I

ntel

liSco

pe w

ith a

Dob

soni

an e

quat

oria

l pl

atfo

rm,

pres

s E

nte

r w

hen

the

sele

ctio

n “C

LOC

K”

is d

ispl

ayed

fro

m t

he a

vaila

ble

“hid

-de

n” fu

nctio

n ch

oice

s. T

he L

CD

scr

een

will

then

sho

w th

e w

ord

“ON

” blin

king

. For

nor

mal

op

erat

ion

of th

e In

telli

Sco

pe s

yste

m, t

he c

ontr

olle

r’s in

tern

al c

lock

sho

uld

be o

n. F

or u

se

with

a D

obso

nian

equ

ator

ial p

latfo

rm, u

se th

e up

or

dow

n ar

row

but

ton

to c

hang

e “O

N” t

o “O

FF,

” and

pre

ss E

nte

r. T

he c

ontr

olle

r is

now

rea

dy to

be

used

with

a D

obso

nian

equ

ato-

rial p

latfo

rm. N

ow,

whe

n yo

u pr

ess

Po

wer

to

turn

the

con

trol

ler

on,

the

LCD

scr

een

will

st

ate

“CLO

CK

IS

OF

F”

on t

he s

econ

d lin

e of

its

intr

oduc

tion

scre

en.

To t

urn

the

cont

rolle

r’s i

nter

nal

cloc

k ba

ck o

n, a

cces

s th

e hi

dden

fun

ctio

ns,

sele

ct

“CLO

CK

,” pr

ess

En

ter,

cha

nge

the

“OF

F”

back

to

“ON

,” an

d pr

ess

En

ter

agai

n.

13

. S

pe

cifi

ca

tio

ns

Obj

ects

in d

atab

ase:

• 11

0 M

essi

er o

bjec

ts

• 78

40 N

ew G

ener

al C

atal

og o

bjec

ts

• 53

86 I

ndex

Cat

alog

obj

ects

• 8

Maj

or p

lane

ts

• 99

Use

r-de

fi ned

obj

ects

Com

pute

r in

terf

ace:

RS

-232

por

t

Pow

er: R

equi

res

one

9V b

atte

ry

Thi

s de

vice

com

plie

s w

ith P

art 1

5 of

the

FC

C R

ules

. Ope

ratio

n is

sub

ject

to th

e fo

llow

ing

two

cond

ition

s: (

1) t

his

devi

ce n

ay n

ot c

ause

har

mfu

l in

terf

eren

ce,

and

(2)

this

dev

ice

mus

t ac

cept

any

inte

rfer

ence

rec

eive

d, in

clud

ing

inte

rfer

ence

tha

t m

ay c

ause

und

esire

d op

erat

ion.

Cha

nges

of m

odifi

catio

ns n

ot e

xpre

ssly

app

rove

d by

the

part

y re

spon

sibl

e fo

r com

plia

nce

coul

d vo

id t

he u

ser’s

aut

horit

y to

ope

rate

the

equ

ipm

ent.

Not

e: T

his

equi

pmen

t ha

s be

en t

este

d an

d fo

und

to c

ompl

y w

ith t

he li

mits

for

a C

lass

B

digi

tal

devi

ce,

purs

uant

to

Par

t 15

of

the

FC

C R

ules

. The

se l

imits

are

des

igne

d to

pro

-vi

de r

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24

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TIR

ION

2000

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UTH

WEST

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a

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PUPPIS

VELA

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a

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Sirius

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BOÖTES

UR

SA

MIN

OR

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PAR

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HYD

RA

HYDRA

PYXI

S

AN

TLIA

CANIS MINOR

DRACO

Big Dipper

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Betelgeuse

LittleD

ipper

Pointers

Polaris

URSAMAJOR

CastorCapella

Procyon

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LEOMINOR

HERCULES

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SCORPIUS

CEN

TAU

RU

S

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SEX

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CR

ATE

R

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(dus

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as

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ge

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azi

mut

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nnec

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.

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ake

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hex

loc

k nu

t on

the

azi

mut

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crew

is

tight

. The

fen

der

was

her

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bout

3/1

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1/4

turn

bey

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sav

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time

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ION

2000

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UTH

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US

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VENATICI

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VULPECULA

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ly J

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light

sav

ing

time

31

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a

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a

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la

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Cae

Cael

um

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Cam

elop

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lis

Cap

Capr

icor

n

Car

Carin

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Cas

Cass

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Cen

Cent

auru

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Cep

Ceph

eus

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Appendix

C:

Const

ellati

on A

bbre

viati

ons

30

WIN

TER

Ear

ly D

ecem

ber

2:00

AM

Late

Dec

embe

r 1:

00 A

ME

arly

Jan

uary

12

:00

AM

Late

Jan

uary

11

:00

PM

Ear

ly F

ebru

ary

10:0

0 P

MLa

te F

ebru

ary

9:00

PM

Ear

ly M

arch

8:

00 P

M

NO

RTH

WIL

TIR

ION

2000

SO

UTH

WEST

EAST

Great Square of Pegasus

PU

PP

ISVE

LA

VIRGO

CANESVENATICI

LEO

Regulus

Adh

araSir

ius

FORNAX

CETUS

LYNX

PISCES

PERSEUS

PEGASUS

LACERTA

ERIDANUS

MO

NO

CER

OS

Alpha

rd

LEPU

S

CO

LUM

BA

CA

ELUM

BOÖTES

UR

SA

MIN

OR

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EUS

CASSIOPEIA CA

MELO

PAR

DA

LIS

GEM

INI

Mirfak

HYDRA PYXI

SANTL

IA

MINOR

CANIS

MA

JOR

CA

NIS

DR

ACO

Algol

Rig

el

Mira

Hyades

Big Dipper

TAURUS

Aldebara

n

Bet

elge

use

ARIES

TRIANGULUM

LittleD

ipper

Polaris

URSA MAJOR

BERENICES

COMA

Castor

Capella

Pollux

Procyon

Alpheratz

ANDROMEDA

CYG

NU

S

LEO MINOR

HER

CULES

CANCER

SEXTANS

CRATER

Denebola

Mizar

ORI

ON

Point

ers

ST050 Z 01 16.2 +25.8 8.8 * Psc 21 starST051 ∑113 42 01 19.8 -00 31 6.4 1.6" Cet 4 double star challengeST052 Psi ADS 1129 01 25.9 +68.1 4.7 25" Cas 9 double star magnitude contrastST053 R 01 27.0 -32.5 6.1 * Scl 22 variable starST054 Gamma 01 28.4 -43.3 3.4 4’ Phe 21 starST055 Achernar Alpha 01 37.7 -57 14 0.5 * Eri 21 starST056 51 01 38.0 +48.6 3.6 * And 21 starST057 UV 01 38.8 -18.0 7 * Cet 22 variable starST058 p Dunlop 5 01 39.8 -56.2 5.8 11.5" Eri 2 double starST059 Nu 106 01 41.4 +05.5 4.4 * Psc 21 starST060 44 Burnham 1103 01 43.3 +60.6 5.8 1.6" Cas 2 double starST061 Phi 01 43.7 +50.7 4.1 * Per 21 starST062 ∑162 01 49.3 +47 54 5.8 2" Per 8 triple star challengeST063 ∑174 1 01 50.1 +22.3 6 2.6" Ari 2 double starST064 ∑163 01 51.3 +64 51 6.6 35" Cas 5 colored double starST065 Baten Kaitos Zeta 01 51.5 -10.3 3.7 3’ Cet 2 double starST066 ∑178 01 52.0 +10 48 8.5 3" Ari 3 double star equal magnitudeST067 ∑180 Gamma 01 53.5 +19.3 4.5 8" Ari 3 double star equal magnitudeST068 Psi 01 53.6 -46.3 4.4 5° Phe 1 red variable starST069 Epsilon 45 01 54.4 +63.7 3.4 * Cas 21 starST070 ∑186 ADS 1538 01 55.9 +01.9 6.8 1" Cet 4 double star challengeST071 56 ADS 1534 01 56.2 +37.3 5.7 3' And 2 double starST072 Lambda ADS 1563 01 57.9 +23.6 4.8 37" Ari 2 double starST073 Upsilon 02 00.0 -21.1 4 * Cet 21 starST074 ∑202 Alpha 02 02.0 +02.8 4 1.6" Psc 4 double star challengeST075 Almach Gamma 02 03.9 +42.3 2.2 10" And 5 colored double starST076 Hamal Alpha 02 07.2 +23.5 2 * Ari 21 starST077 59 02 10.9 +39 02 5.6 16" And 5 colored double starST078 Iota ADS 1697 02 12.4 +30.3 5 3.8" Tri 5 colored double starST079 ∑231 66 02 12.8 -02.4 5.7 16.5" Cet 2 double starST080 ∑228 ADS 1709 02 14.0 +47.5 6.6 1.1" And 4 double star challengeST081 ∑232 02 14.7 +30 24 8 7" Tri 3 double star equal magnitudeST082 ∑239 02 17.4 +28 44 7 14" Tri 2 double starST083 Mira Omicron 02 19.3 -03.0 2 * Cet 22 variable starST084 Iota 02 29.1 +67.4 4 2.2" Cas 6 triple starST085 ∑268 02 29.4 +55 31 6.9 3" Per 2 double starST086 ∑274 02 31.5 +01 05 7.3 14" Cet 3 double star equal magnitudeST087 Polaris Alpha 02 31.8 +89 16 2 18" UMi 2 double starST088 Omega h 3506 02 33.9 -28 13 5 11" For 2 double starST089 30 02 37.0 +24 38 6.5 39" Ari 5 colored double starST090 R R TRI 02 37.0 +34.3 5.4 * Tri 22 variable starST091 ∑299 Gamma 02 43.3 +03.2 3.6 2.7" Cet 2 double starST092 ∑305 02 47.5 +19 22 7.4 3" Ari 4 double star challengeST093 RZ 02 48.9 +69 38 6.2 Stellar Cas 22 variable starST094 pi 02 49.3 +17 28 5.2 3" Ari 6 triple starST095 ∑307 Eta 02 50.7 +55 53 3.9 28" Per 9 double star magnitude contrastST096 R 02 53.9 -49.9 4.7 * Hor 22 variable starST097 ∑330 ADS 2237 02 57.2 -00.6 7.3 9" Cet 2 double starST098 Acamar Theta 02 58.3 -40.3 3.5 8" Eri 2 double starST099 ∑333 Epsilon 02 59.2 +29.3 4.6 1.4" Ari 4 double star challengeST100 Epsilon 02 59.2 +21 20 4.6 1" Ari 4 double star challengeST101 ∑331 03 00.8 +52 20 5.4 12" Per 2 double starST102 Menkar Alpha 03 02.3 +04.1 2.5 * Cet 21 starST103 Rho 25 03 05.2 +38.8 3.4 * Per 1 red variable starST104 ∑320 03 06.2 +79 24 5.8 5" Cep 5 colored double star

33

Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code

32

Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code

Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST001 O∑∑254 00 01.2 +60 21 7.6 59" Cas 5 colored double starST002 30 00 02.0 -06.0 4.4 * Psc 1 red variable starST003 ∑3053 00 02.6 +66 06 5.9 15" Cas 5 colored double starST004 SU 00 04.6 +43.5 8 * And 1 red variable starST005 Ced214 00 04.7 +67.2 7.8 30' Cep 130 emission nebula ST006 ∑3062 ADS 61 00 06.3 +58.4 6.4 1.5" Cas 4 double star challengeST007 Alpheratz Alpha 00 08.4 +29 05 2.1 * And 21 starST008 ∑2 ADS 102 00 09.3 +79.7 6.6 0.8" Cep 4 double star challengeST009 Kappa ß 391 00 09.4 -28 00 6.2 2" Scl 4 double star challengeST010 Algenib Gamma 00 13.2 +15.2 2.8 * Peg 21 starST011 AD ADS 180 00 14.5 -07.8 4.9 1.5° Cet 1 red variable starST012 7 00 14.6 -18.9 4.4 * Cet 1 red variable starST013 ∑12 “35, UU” 00 15.0 +08 49 5.8 12" Psc 5 colored double starST014 S 00 15.4 -32.1 5.5 * Scl 22 variable starST015 ∑13 00 16.2 +76.9 7 0.9" Cep 4 double star challengeST016 ST 00 17.6 +50.3 9 * Cas 1 red variable starST017 Groombridge34 ADS 246 00 18.1 +44.0 8 39" And 2 double starST018 ∑24 00 18.5 +26 08 7.6 5" And 2 double starST019 Iota 00 19.4 -08.8 3.5 * Cet 21 starST020 VX 00 19.9 +44.7 8 * And 21 starST021 R 00 24.0 +38 35 5.8 Stellar And 22 variable starST022 ∑30 00 27.2 +49 59 6.9 15" Cas 2 double starST023 AQ 00 27.6 +35.6 6.9 * And 1 red variable starST024 Beta Lacaille 119 00 31.5 -63.0 4.4 27" Tuc 2 double starST025 ∑36 ADS 449 00 32.4 +06.9 5.7 28" Psc 2 double starST026 Zeta 17 00 37.0 +53.9 3.7 * Cas 21 starST027 Delta 00 39.3 +30.9 3.3 * And 21 starST028 55 00 39.9 +21 26 5.4 6" Psc 5 colored double starST029 Schedar Alpha 00 40.5 +56.5 2.2 * Cas 21 starST030 O∑18 ADS 588 00 42.4 +04.2 7.8 1.5" Psc 4 double star challengeST031 HN122 ADS 624 00 45.7 +75.0 5.7 36" Cas 2 double starST032 Delta 00 48.7 +07.6 4.4 * Psc 21 starST033 Eta 00 49.1 +57 49 3.4 12" Cas 5 colored double starST034 65 ADS 683 00 49.9 +27.7 6.3 4.4" Psc 5 colored double starST035 Do13 00 50.0 +64.1 11 13’ Cas 120 scattered group of starsST036 Lambda1 Dunlop 2 00 52.4 -69.5 6.5 21" Tuc 2 double starST037 36 ADS 755 00 55.0 +23.6 6 0.8" And 4 double star challengeST038 Navi “Gamma, Tsih” 00 56.7 +60.7 2.5 * Cas 21 starST039 ∑80 00 59.4 +00 47 8.4 26" Cet 3 double star equal magnitudeST040 ∑79 01 00.1 +44 43 6 8" And 3 double star equal magnitudeST041 U 01 02.3 +81 51 6.8 Stellar Cep 22 variable starST042 ∑88 74 01 05.6 +21 28 5.3 30" Psc 3 double star equal magnitudeST043 ∑90 77 01 05.8 +04 55 6.8 33" Psc 2 double starST044 Zeta Rumker 2 01 08.4 -55.3 3.9 6.4" Phe 2 double starST045 Eta 01 08.6 -10.2 3.5 * Cet 21 starST046 Lux Lydiae SAO 181 01 08.7 +86.3 4.3 * Cep 21 starST047 Mirach Beta 01 09.7 +35.6 2 * And 21 starST048 Zeta ADS 996 01 13.7 +07.6 5.6 23" Psc 2 double starST049 Kappa h3423 01 15.8 -68.9 5.1 5.4" Tuc 2 double star

Appendix D: ST Catalog

ST160 ST RV 04 51.2 +68 10 9.2 Stellar Cam 1 red variable starST161 Pi4 3 04 51.2 +05.6 3.7 * Ori 21 starST162 TT 04 51.6 +28.5 8 * Tau 22 variable starST163 Pi5 8 04 54.2 +02.4 3.7 * Ori 21 starST164 Omicron2 9 04 56.4 +13.5 4.1 * Ori 21 starST165 Iota 04 57.0 +33.2 2.7 * Aur 21 starST166 Pi6 10 04 58.5 +01.7 4.5 * Ori 21 starST167 Omega ADS 3572 04 59.3 +37.9 5 5.4" Aur 2 double starST168 Hinds Crimson Star R 04 59.6 -14.8 5.9 * Lep 22 variable starST169 ∑627 05 00.6 +03 36 6.6 21" Ori 3 double star equal magnitudeST170 ∑631 ADS 3606 05 00.7 -13.5 7.5 5.5" Lep 2 double starST171 ∑630 ADS 3623 05 02.0 +01.6 6.5 15" Ori 2 double starST172 Epsilon 05 02.0 +43 49 2.9 Stellar Aur 22 variable starST173 Zeta 8 05 02.5 +41.1 3.8 * Aur 21 starST174 W 05 05.4 +01.2 8.6 * Ori 22 variable starST175 Epsilon 05 05.5 -22.4 3.2 * Lep 21 starST176 Eta 10 05 06.5 +41.2 3.2 * Aur 21 starST177 O∑98 14 05 07.9 +08 29 5.9 0.7" Ori 4 double star challengeST178 TX 05 09.1 +39.0 8.5 * Aur 22 variable starST179 SY 05 09.8 -05.6 9 * Eri 22 variable starST180 ∑644 05 10.4 +37 17 6.8 2" Aur 4 double star challengeST181 ∑655 Iota 05 12.3 -11.9 4.5 13" Lep 2 double starST182 Rho 05 13.3 +02 52 4.5 7" Ori 5 colored double starST183 Rigel Beta ORI 05 14.5 -08.2 0 9.4" Ori 9 double star magnitude contrastST184 ∑653 14 05 15.4 +32.7 5.1 11" Aur 6 triple starST185 Capella Alpha 05 16.7 +46 00 0.1 * Aur 21 starST186 S 476 05 19.3 -18 30 6.2 39" Lep 3 double star equal magnitudeST187 h3750 05 20.5 -21 14 4.7 4" Lep 9 double star magnitude contrastST188 UV 05 21.8 +32.5 7.4 * Aur 22 variable starST189 ADS3954 ADS 3954 05 21.8 -24.8 5.5 3.2" Lep 2 double starST190 ∑696 ADS 3962 05 22.8 +03.6 5 32" Ori 2 double starST191 ∑701 ADS 3978 05 23.3 -08.4 6 6" Ori 2 double starST192 Eta 05 24.5 -02 24 3.4 1.5" Ori 4 double star challengeST193 Sigma ADS 3984 05 24.7 +37.4 5 9" Aur 2 double starST194 Theta Dunlop 20 05 24.8 -52.3 6.8 38" Pic 2 double starST195 Bellatrix Gamma 05 25.1 +06.3 1.6 * Ori 21 starST196 ∑698 ADS 4000 05 25.2 +34.9 6.6 31" Aur 2 double starST197 ∑716 118 05 29.3 +25 09 5.8 5" Tau 2 double starST198 ∑725 31 05 29.7 -01.1 4.7 * Ori 21 starST199 TL9 KBC Group 05 30.0 +17.0 5 5° Tau 0 asterismST200 Delta ADS 4134 05 32.0 -00.3 2.2 53" Ori 2 double starST201 119 CE 05 32.2 +18.6 4.7 * Tau 21 starST202 ∑718 05 32.4 +49 24 7.5 8" Aur 3 double star equal magnitudeST203 RT 05 33.2 +07.2 8 * Ori 22 variable starST204 ∑747 ADS 4182 05 35.0 -06.0 4.8 36" Ori 2 double starST205 Lambda 05 35.1 +09 56 3.4 4" Ori 9 double star magnitude contrastST206 Trapezium 05 35.3 -05 23 5.1 13" Ori 7 quadruple starST207 ∑752 Iota 05 35.4 -05 55 2.9 11" Ori 9 double star magnitude contrastST208 Alnilam Epsilon 05 36.2 -01.2 1.7 * Ori 21 starST209 Phi2 05 36.9 +09.3 4 * Ori 21 starST210 Zeta 123 05 37.6 +21.1 3 * Tau 21 starST211 Sigma 05 38.7 -02 36 3.7 11" Ori 7 quadruple starST212 Phact Alpha 05 39.6 -34.1 2.6 * Col 21 starST213 Alnitak Zeta 05 40.8 -01.9 2 2.4" Ori 9 double star magnitude contrastST214 U2 05 42.2 +62.5 7.7 * Cam 22 variable star

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ST105 h3568 03 07.5 -79.0 5.6 15" Hyi 2 double starST106 Algol Beta 03 08.2 +41.0 2.2 * Per 22 variable starST107 Alpha ADS 2402 03 12.1 -29.0 4 5" For 2 double starST108 h3556 03 12.4 -44.4 6 3.5" Eri 2 double starST109 ∑362 03 16.3 +60 02 8.5 7" Cam 3 double star equal magnitudeST110 ∑369 03 17.2 +40 29 6.7 3" Per 5 colored double starST111 ADS2446 03 17.7 +38.6 7.8 0.9" Per 4 double star challengeST112 Zeta 03 18.2 -62.5 5.2 5" Ret 2 double starST113 Tau4 ADS 2472 03 19.5 -21.8 3.7 * Eri 21 starST114 Toms Topaz SAO 75871 03 20.3 +29.0 4.5 9° Ari 21 starST115 Mirfak Alpha 03 24.3 +49 52 1.8 * Per 21 starST116 Y 03 27.7 +44.2 8.1 * Per 22 variable starST117 ∑394 03 28.0 +20 27 7.1 7" Ari 2 double starST118 ∑385 ADS 2544 03 29.1 +59.9 4.2 2.4" Cam 2 double starST119 ∑389 03 30.1 +59 21 6.5 2.7" Cam 2 double starST120 Sigma 03 30.6 +48.0 4.4 * Per 21 starST121 ∑401 03 31.3 +27 34 6.4 11" Tau 3 double star equal magnitudeST122 Epsilon 03 32.9 -09.5 3.7 * Eri 21 starST123 ∑400 ADS 2612 03 35.0 +60.0 6.8 1.4" Cam 2 double starST124 O∑36 ADS 2650 03 40.0 +63.9 6.8 46" Cam 2 double starST125 U1 03 41.6 +62.6 8.1 Cam 22 variable starST126 Omicron ADS 2726 03 44.3 +32.3 3.8 Per 21 starST127 Pi 26 03 46.1 -12.1 4.4 * Eri 1 red variable starST128 Gamma 03 47.2 -74.2 3.2 * Hyi 21 starST129 ∑52 30 03 48.3 +11.2 5 9" Tau 2 double starST130 F Δ 16 03 48.6 -37 37 4.9 8" Eri 3 double star equal magnitudeST131 BE SAO 12916 03 49.5 +65.5 4.5 * Cam 21 starST132 Atik Zeta 03 54.1 +31.9 2.9 * Per 21 starST133 32 ADS 2850 03 54.3 -03.0 5 7" Eri 5 colored double starST134 Epsilon 03 57.9 +40 01 2.9 9" Per 9 double star magnitude contrastST135 Zaurak Gamma 03 58.0 -13.5 3 * Eri 21 starST136 Lambda 35 04 00.7 +12.5 3.3 * Tau 22 variable starST137 O∑531 ADS 2995 04 07.6 +38.1 7.4 1.4" Per 4 double star challengeST138 ∑485 SZ 04 07.8 +62 20 7 90" Cam 2 double starST139 Omicron2 40 04 15.2 -07.7 4.5 83" Eri 8 triple star challengeST140 Epsilon 04 16.5 -59.3 4.4 * Ret 21 starST141 Theta Rumker 3 04 17.7 -63.3 6.2 4" Ret 2 double starST142 Phi ADS 3137 04 20.4 +27.4 5 52" Tau 2 double starST143 T 04 22.0 +19 32 8.4 Stellar Tau 22 variable starST144 ∑528 Chi 04 22.6 +25.6 5.5 19.4" Tau 2 double starST145 ADS3169 04 22.7 +15.1 7.3 1.4" Tau 4 double star challengeST146 43 Upsilon3 04 24.0 -34.0 4 * Eri 1 red variable starST147 ß 184 04 27.9 -21 30 7.3 1.7" Eri 4 double star challengeST148 ∑552 04 31.4 +40 01 7 9" Per 3 double star equal magnitudeST149 1 04 32.0 +53 55 5.4 10" Cam 5 colored double starST150 ∑559 04 33.5 +18 01 6.9 3" Tau 3 double star equal magnitudeST151 46 ADS 3305 04 33.9 -06.7 5.7 4’ Eri 2 double starST152 Aldebaran Alpha 04 35.9 +16.5 0.9 30" Tau 5 colored double starST153 Nu 48 04 36.3 -03.4 3.9 11° Eri 21 starST154 53 04 38.2 -14.3 3.9 * Eri 21 starST155 ∑572 04 38.5 +26 56 7.3 4" Tau 3 double star equal magnitudeST156 54 04 40.4 -19.7 4.3 * Eri 1 red variable starST157 R 04 40.5 -38.2 6.7 * Cae 22 variable starST158 ∑590 55 04 43.6 -08 48 6.7 9" Eri 3 double star equal magnitudeST159 Iota Dunlop 18 04 50.9 -53.5 5.6 12" Pic 2 double star

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ST270 ∑963 14 06 53.1 +59.5 5.7 0.4" Lyn 4 double star challengeST271 GY 06 53.2 -04.6 9.4 * Mon 22 variable starST272 ∑987 06 54.1 -05 51 7.1 1.3" Mon 4 double star challengeST273 Omicron1 16 06 54.1 -24.2 3.9 * Cma 21 starST274 Theta 14 06 54.2 -12.0 4.1 * Cma 21 starST275 38 06 54.6 +13 11 4.7 7" Gem 5 colored double starST276 ∑997 Mu 06 56.1 -14 02 5.3 2.8" Cma 9 double star magnitude contrastST277 BG 06 56.4 +07.1 9.2 * Mon 22 variable starST278 O∑80 06 58.1 +14.2 7.3 2’ Gem 0 asterismST279 RV 06 58.4 +06.2 7 * Mon 22 variable starST280 Epsilon 21 06 58.6 -29.0 1.5 7.5" Cma 2 double starST281 Sigma 22 07 01.7 -27.9 3.5 * Cma 21 starST282 Omicron2 24 07 03.0 -23.8 3 * Cma 21 starST283 Dunlop38 07 04.0 -43.6 5.6 20.5" Pup 2 double starST284 Mekbuda Zeta 07 04.1 +20.6 3.7 * Gem 22 variable starST285 ∑1009 07 05.7 +52 45 6.9 4.1" Lyn 3 double star equal magnitudeST286 R 07 07.4 +22.7 6 * Gem 22 variable starST287 W RV 07 08.1 -11 55 6.4 Stellar CMa 1 red variable starST288 Gamma Dunlop 42 07 08.8 -70.5 4 13.6" Vol 2 double starST289 Tau ADS 5846 07 11.1 +30.2 4.4 1.9" Gem 2 double starST290 ∑1035 07 12.0 +22 17 8.2 4" Gem 3 double star equal magnitudeST291 ∑1037 ADS 5871 07 12.8 +27.2 7.2 1.3" Gem 4 double star challengeST292 Omega 28 07 14.8 -26.8 3.9 * Cma 21 starST293 h3945 07 16.6 -23 19 4.5 27" CMa 5 colored double starST294 Tau h 3948 07 18.7 -24 57 4.4 15" CMa 6 triple starST295 Delta 55 07 20.1 +21 59 3.5 6" Gem 9 double star magnitude contrastST296 ∑1062 19 07 22.9 +55 17 5.6 15" Lyn 6 triple starST297 Gamma 4 07 28.2 +08.9 4.3 * Cmi 21 starST298 Sigma 07 29.2 -43.3 3.3 22" Pup 2 double starST299 ∑1093 ADS 6117 07 30.3 +50.0 8.8 0.8" Lyn 4 double star challengeST300 n “HN19, h269” 07 34.3 -23 28 5.1 10" Pup 3 double star equal magnitudeST301 Castor Alpha 07 34.6 +31.9 2 1.8" Gem 4 double star challengeST302 Upsilon 69 07 35.9 +26.9 4.1 2.5° Gem 1 red variable starST303 ∑1121 07 36.6 -14 29 7.9 7" Pup 3 double star equal magnitudeST304 K 07 38.8 -26 48 3.8 10" Pup 3 double star equal magnitudeST305 Procyon Alpha 07 39.3 +05 14 0.4 Stellar CMi 21 starST306 O∑179 Kappa 07 44.4 +24 23 3.7 7" Gem 9 double star magnitude contrastST307 ∑1138 2 07 45.5 -14 41 6.1 17" Pup 3 double star equal magnitudeST308 ∑1127 07 47.0 +64 03 7 5" Cam 6 triple starST309 ∑1149 07 49.4 +03 13 7.9 22" Cmi 2 double starST310 U V 07 55.1 +22 00 8.2 Stellar Gem 22 variable starST311 Chi 07 56.8 -53.0 3.5 4° Car 21 starST312 Dunlop59 07 59.2 -50.0 6.5 16" Pup 2 double starST313 S-h86 08 02.5 +63.1 6 49" Cam 2 double starST314 Naos Zeta 08 03.6 -40.0 2.3 4° Pup 21 starST315 RT 08 05.4 -38.8 8.5 * Pup 22 variable starST316 RU 08 07.5 -22.9 8.9 * Pup 22 variable starST317 Epsilon Rumker 7 08 07.9 -68.6 4.4 6" Vol 2 double starST318 Gamma Dunlop 65 08 09.5 -47.3 1.9 41" Vel 2 double starST319 Zeta 08 12.2 +17 39 4.7 0.6" Cnc 8 triple star challengeST320 c Rumker 8 08 15.3 -62.9 5.3 4" Car 2 double starST321 Beta 17 08 16.5 +09.2 3.5 * Cnc 21 starST322 R 08 16.6 +11.7 6.1 * Cnc 22 variable starST323 Kappa 08 19.8 -71.5 5.4 65" Vol 2 double starST324 AC 08 22.7 -15.9 8.9 * Pup 22 variable star

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ST215 Gamma ADS 4334 05 44.5 -22.5 3.7 97" Lep 2 double starST216 Y 05 45.7 +20.7 7.1 * Tau 22 variable starST217 Mu SAO 196149 05 46.0 -32.3 5.2 * Col 21 starST218 Saiph Kappa 05 47.8 -09.7 2 * Ori 21 starST219 ∑795 52 05 48.0 +06 27 6.1 “1.3" Ori 4 double star challengeST220 Beta Wazn 05 51.0 -35.8 3.1 * Col 21 starST221 Delta 05 51.3 -20.9 3.8 * Lep 21 starST222 Nu 05 51.5 +39.1 4 30" Aur 21 starST223 ∑817 05 54.9 +07 02 8.8 19" Ori 3 double star equal magnitudeST224 Betelgeuse Alpha 05 55.2 +07 24 0.5 Stellar Ori 21 starST225 U 05 55.8 +20.2 5.3 * Ori 22 variable starST226 Theta 05 59.7 +37 13 2.6 3.5" Aur 9 double star magnitude contrastST227 Pi 05 59.9 +45.9 4.3 1° Aur 1 red variable starST228 Δ23 06 04.8 -48 27 7 2.7" Pup 3 double star equal magnitudeST229 ∑855 06 09.0 +02 30 6 30" Ori 2 double starST230 TU 06 10.9 +26.0 7.5 * Gem 22 variable starST231 ∑845 41 06 11.7 +48 42 6.1 8" Aur 2 double starST232 SS 06 13.4 +47.0 10 * Aur 22 variable starST233 Gamma 06 14.9 -06.3 4 8° Mon 21 starST234 Propus Eta 06 14.9 +22.5 3.3 * Gem 21 starST235 ∑872 ADS 4849 06 15.6 +36.2 6.9 11" Aur 2 double starST236 KS 06 19.7 -05.3 9.5 * Mon 22 variable starST237 Zeta Furud 06 20.3 -30.1 3 8.5° Cma 21 starST238 V 06 22.7 -02.2 6 * Mon 22 variable starST239 Mirzam Beta 06 22.7 -18.0 2 * Cma 21 starST240 Mu 06 23.0 +22.5 2.9 * Gem 21 starST241 8 06 23.8 +04 36 4.3 13" Mon 5 colored double starST242 Canopus Alpha 06 24.0 -52 42 -0.7 * Car 21 starST243 BL BL 06 25.5 +14.7 8.5 * Ori 22 variable starST244 15 06 27.8 +20 47 6.6 27" Gem 2 double starST245 Beta 06 28.8 -07 02 3.8 3" Mon 6 triple starST246 ADS5150 06 31.8 +38.9 11.5 4.5" Aur 2 double starST247 ∑924 20 06 32.3 +17.8 6.3 20" Gem 5 colored double starST248 ADS5188 06 34.3 +38.1 6.7 43" Aur 2 double starST249 CR 06 34.4 +16.1 8.5 * Gem 22 variable starST250 ∑928 ADS 5191 06 34.7 +38.4 7.6 3.5" Aur 2 double starST251 ADS5201 06 35.1 +37.1 7.4 2.6" Aur 2 double starST252 ∑929 ADS 5208 06 35.4 +37.7 7.4 6" Aur 2 double starST253 ∑939 06 35.9 +05.3 8.3 30" Mon 2 double starST254 ADS5221 06 36.2 +38.0 8.5 1.3" Aur 4 double star challengeST255 Nu1 06 36.4 -18.7 6 17.5" Cma 5 colored double starST256 UU 06 36.5 +38.5 5.1 * Aur 22 variable starST257 ADS5240 06 36.9 +38.2 9.7 2.2" Aur 2 double starST258 ADS5245 06 37.3 +38.4 8.8 10" Aur 2 double starST259 South529 06 37.6 +12.2 7.6 70" Gem 2 double starST260 Innes5 06 38.0 -61.5 6.4 2.4" Pic 2 double starST261 ADS5265 06 38.4 +38.8 9.6 4.6" Aur 2 double starST262 Innes1156 ADS 5311 06 39.1 -29.1 8 0.7" Cma 4 double star challengeST263 SAO172106 06 39.5 -30.0 7.8 2.5° Cma 1 red variable starST264 ∑953 06 41.2 +08 59 7.1 7" Mon 2 double starST265 VW 06 42.2 +31.5 8.7 * Gem 22 variable starST266 Sirius Alpha 06 45.1 -16.7 -1 9" Cma 9 double star magnitude contrastST267 ∑948 12 06 46.2 +59 27 4.9 2" Lyn 8 triple star challengeST268 ∑958 06 48.2 +55 42 5.5 5" Lyn 3 double star equal magnitudeST269 Kappa 13 06 49.8 -32.5 4 * Cma 21 star

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ST380 S 10 09.4 -61.6 4.5 * Car 22 variable starST381 ADS7704 10 16.3 +17.7 7.2 1.4" Leo 4 double star challengeST382 Adhafera Zeta 10 16.7 +23.4 3.4 5.5’ Leo 2 double starST383 q 10 17.1 -61.3 3.4 * Car 21 starST384 h4306 10 19.1 -64.7 5.6 2.1" Car 2 double starST385 Algieba Gamma 10 20.0 +19.8 2.5 4.4" Leo 2 double starST386 Tania Australis Mu 10 22.3 +41.5 3 * Uma 21 starST387 Mu 42 10 26.1 -16.8 3.8 * Hya 21 starST388 Alpha 10 27.2 -31.1 4.3 * Ant 21 starST389 45 10 27.6 +09.8 6 3.8" Leo 2 double starST390 Delta HN 50 10 29.6 -30 36 5.7 11" Ant 9 double star magnitude contrastST391 p 10 32.0 -61.7 3.3 * Car 21 starST392 Rho 47 10 32.8 +09.3 3.9 * Leo 21 starST393 49 10 35.0 +08 39 5.7 2" Leo 4 double star challengeST394 U 10 35.2 -39.6 8.1 * Ant 22 variable starST395 Gamma 10 35.5 -78.6 4.1 * Cha 21 starST396 U 10 37.6 -13.4 7 * Hya 22 variable starST397 Dunlop95 x 10 39.3 -55.6 4.3 52" Vel 2 double starST398 ∑1466 35 10 43.4 +04 44 6.3 7" Sex 2 double starST399 R 10 44.6 +68.8 7.5 * Uma 22 variable starST400 VY 10 45.1 +67.4 5.9 * Uma 22 variable starST401 Delta 10 45.8 -80.5 4.5 4.5’ Cha 2 double starST402 ∑1476 40 10 49.3 -04 01 6.9 2.5" Sex 2 double starST403 Nu 10 49.6 -16.2 3.1 * Hya 21 starST404 54 ADS 7979 10 55.6 +24.8 4.5 6.8" Leo 2 double starST405 SAO251342 11 17.5 -63.5 7 7" Car 9 double star magnitude contrastST406 Xi ADS 8119 11 18.2 +31.5 4.5 1.3" Uma 4 double star challengeST407 Alula Borealis Nu 11 18.5 +33.1 3.5 7" Uma 2 double starST408 ∑1529 11 19.4 -01 38 7 10" Leo 2 double starST409 h4432 11 23.4 -65.0 5.1 2.3" Mus 2 double starST410 Iota ADS 8148 11 23.9 +10.5 4 1.3" Leo 4 double star challengeST411 ∑1540 83 11 26.8 +03 00 6.2 29" Leo 6 triple starST412 Tau 84 11 27.9 +02.9 5.5 1.5’ Leo 2 double starST413 Giausar Lambda 11 31.4 +69.3 3.8 20’ Dra 1 red variable starST414 88 x 11 31.8 +14 21 6.4 16" Leo 2 double starST415 N 11 32.3 -29 16 5.8 9" Hyd 3 double star equal magnitudeST416 Innes78 11 33.6 -40.6 6 1" Cen 4 double star challengeST417 ∑1552 11 34.7 +16 48 6 3" Leo 6 triple starST418 Nu 11 45.9 +06.5 4 * Vir 21 starST419 Denebola Beta 11 49.1 +14 34 2.1 Stellar Leo 21 starST420 Beta 11 52.9 -33.9 4.7 0.9" Hya 5 colored double starST421 O∑112 11 54.6 +19.4 8.4 73" Leo 2 double starST422 ∑1579 65 11 55.1 +46 29 6.7 4" Uma 2 double starST423 Epsilon h4486 11 59.6 -78.2 5.4 0.9" Cha 5 colored double starST424 ∑1593 12 03.5 -02 26 8.7 1.3" Vir 4 double star challengeST425 Zeta 2 12 04.3 +21.5 6 3.6" Com 2 double starST426 Delta 12 08.4 -50.7 2.6 4.5’ Cen 2 double starST427 ∑1604 12 09.5 -11 51 6.6 10" Crv 6 triple starST428 Epsilon 12 10.1 -22.6 3 * Crv 21 starST429 Rumker14 12 14.0 -45.7 5.6 2.9" Cen 2 double starST430 Delta 12 15.1 -58.7 2.8 * Cru 21 starST431 2 ADS 8489 12 16.1 +40.7 6 11.5" Cvn 5 colored double starST432 Epsilon 12 17.6 -68.0 4.1 * Mus 1 red variable starST433 ∑1627 12 18.1 -03 56 6.6 20" Vir 3 double star equal magnitudeST434 R 12 19.6 -19.3 6.7 * Crv 22 variable star

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ST325 31 08 22.8 +43.2 4.3 15° Lyn 21 starST326 Beta 08 25.7 -66.1 3.8 6° Vol 21 starST327 h4903 08 26.3 -39.1 6.5 8" Pup 2 double starST328 ∑1224 24 08 26.7 +24 32 7.1 6" Cnc 2 double starST329 ∑1223 Phi 08 26.7 +26 56 6.3 5" Cnc 3 double star equal magnitudeST330 h4104 08 29.1 -47.9 5.5 3.6" Vel 2 double starST331 Δ70 08 29.5 -44 44 5 5" Vel 2 double starST332 h4107 08 31.4 -39 04 6.4 4" Vel 6 triple starST333 ∑1245 08 35.8 +06 37 6 10" Cnc 2 double starST334 Sigma 5 HYA 08 38.8 +03.3 4.4 * Hya 21 starST335 h4128 08 39.2 -60.3 6.9 1.4" Car 4 double star challengeST336 ∑1254 08 40.4 +19 40 6.4 21" Cnc 7 quadruple starST337 Alpha 08 43.6 -33.2 3.7 * Pyx 21 starST338 Delta Innes 10 08 44.7 -54.7 2.1 2.6" Vel 2 double starST339 ∑1270 ADS 6977 08 45.3 -02.6 6.4 5" Hya 2 double starST340 ∑1268 Iota 08 46.7 +28 46 4 30" Cnc 5 colored double starST341 Epsilon 08 46.8 +06 25 3.4 3" Hyd 9 double star magnitude contrastST342 ∑1282 08 50.8 +35 03 7.5 4" Lyn 3 double star equal magnitudeST343 X 08 55.4 +17.2 5.6 * Cnc 22 variable starST344 ∑1298 66 09 01.4 +32 15 5.9 5" Cnc 2 double starST345 Rho 09 02.5 +67.6 4.8 1° Uma 21 starST346 ∑1311 09 07.5 +22 59 6.9 8" Cnc 3 double star equal magnitudeST347 Suhail Lambda 09 08.0 -43 26 2.2 Stellar Vel 21 starST348 Sigma2 09 10.4 +67 08 4.8 4" Uma 9 double star magnitude contrastST349 a 09 11.0 -59.0 3.4 50’ Car 21 starST350 h4188 09 12.5 -43.6 6.7 2.7’ Vel 2 double starST351 h4191 09 14.4 -43 13 5.2 6" Vel 9 double star magnitude contrastST352 ∑1321 09 14.9 +52 42 8.1 18" Uma 3 double star equal magnitudeST353 g 09 16.2 -57.5 4.3 5’ Car 21 starST354 RT 09 18.4 +51.4 8.6 * Uma 22 variable starST355 ∑1334 38 09 18.8 +36 48 3.9 3" Lyn 4 double star challengeST356 ∑1338 09 21.0 +38 11 6.6 1" Lyn 4 double star challengeST357 Alpha 40 09 21.1 +34.4 3.1 * Lyn 21 starST358 Kappa 09 22.1 -55.0 2.5 * Vel 21 starST359 ∑1347 09 23.3 +03 30 7.2 21" Hya 2 double starST360 Kappa ADS 7351 09 24.7 +26.2 4.5 2.1" Leo 6 triple starST361 ∑1355 09 27.3 +06 14 7.5 2.3" Hya 3 double star equal magnitudeST362 Alphard Alpha 09 27.6 -08 40 2 Stellar Hya 21 starST363 ∑1356 Omega 09 28.5 +09.1 5.9 0.5" Leo 4 double star challengeST364 Dunlop76 09 28.6 -45.5 7.8 61" Vel 2 double starST365 ∑1360 09 30.6 +10 35 8.3 14" Leo 3 double star equal magnitudeST366 Zeta 09 30.8 -31 53 5.8 8" Ant 2 double starST367 N 09 31.2 -57.0 3.1 * Vel 21 starST368 ∑1351 23 09 31.5 +63 03 3.8 23" Uma 9 double star magnitude contrastST369 Alterf Lambda 09 31.7 +23.0 4.3 * Leo 21 starST370 R 09 32.2 -62.8 3.8 * Car 22 variable starST371 ∑1369 ADS 7438 09 35.4 +40.0 6.5 25" Lyn 2 double starST372 Iota 09 39.9 -01.1 3.9 * Hya 21 starST373 Upsilon Rumker 11 09 47.1 -65.1 3.1 5" Car 2 double starST374 R RV 09 47.6 +11 26 4.4 Stellar Leo 1 red variable starST375 W 09 51.0 -02.0 9 * Sex 22 variable starST376 Y 09 51.1 -23.0 8.3 * Hya 22 variable starST377 Rasalas Mu 09 52.8 +26.0 3.9 * Leo 21 starST378 h4262 ADS 7571 09 54.5 -12.9 8.7 8" Hya 2 double starST379 Regulus Alpha 10 08.4 +11 58 1.4 Stellar Leo 21 star

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ST490 Kappa 14 12.9 -10.3 4.2 * Vir 21 starST491 Kappa 14 13.5 +51 47 4.4 13" Boo 5 colored double starST492 ∑1819 14 15.3 +03 08 7.8 0.8" Vir 4 double star challengeST493 Arcturus Alpha 14 15.7 +19 11 0 Stellar Boo 21 starST494 Iota ADS 9198 14 16.2 +51.4 4.9 39" Boo 2 double starST495 R 14 16.6 -59.9 5.3 * Cen 22 variable starST496 ∑1834 ADS 9229 14 20.3 +48.5 8.1 1.3" Boo 4 double star challengeST497 ∑1833 14 22.6 -07 46 7.6 6" Vir 3 double star equal magnitudeST498 Dunlop159 14 22.6 -58.5 5 9" Cen 5 colored double starST499 ∑1835 14 23.4 +08 26 5.1 6" Boo 2 double starST500 SHJ 179 14 25.5 -19 58 6.4 35" Lib 2 double starST501 5 ADS 9286 14 27.5 +75.7 4.3 * Umi 21 starST502 Proxima 14 29.9 -62.7 10.7 * Cen 22 variable starST503 Rho ADS 9296 14 31.8 +30.4 3.6 * Boo 21 starST504 h4690 14 37.3 -46 08 5.4 19" Lup 9 double star magnitude contrastST505 Rigil Kentaurus Alpha 14 39.6 -60 50 0 20" Cen 2 double starST506 Pi ADS 9338 14 40.7 +16.4 5 5.6" Boo 2 double starST507 ∑1864 pi 14 40.7 +16 25 4.9 6" Boo 2 double starST508 Zeta 14 41.1 +13 44 3.8 1" Boo 4 double star challengeST509 Alpha 14 41.9 -47.4 2.3 * Lup 21 starST510 q 14 42.0 -37.8 4 * Cen 21 starST511 Alpha Dunlop 166 14 42.5 -65.0 3.2 16" Cir 2 double starST512 c1 14 43.7 -35.2 4 17’ Cen 21 starST513 Izar Epsilon 14 45.0 +27 04 2.4 3" Boo 5 colored double starST514 Dunlop Dunlop 169 14 45.2 -55.6 6.2 68" Cir 2 double starST515 54 H 97 14 46.0 -25 26 5.2 8" Hya 2 double starST516 Alpha 14 47.9 -79.0 3.8 10° Aps 21 starST517 ∑1883 14 48.9 +05 57 7.6 0.7" Vir 4 double star challengeST518 Mu 14 49.3 -14 09 5.4 2" Lib 4 double star challengeST519 39 14 49.7 +48 43 5.7 3" Boo 2 double starST520 58 14 50.3 -28.0 4.4 * Hya 21 starST521 Kochab Beta 14 50.7 +74.2 2.1 * Umi 21 starST522 Zubenelgenubi Alpha 14 50.9 -16.0 2.8 4’ Lib 2 double starST523 Xi 37 14 51.4 +19 06 4.6 7" Boo 5 colored double starST524 h4715 14 56.5 -47.9 6 2.4" Lup 2 double starST525 33 H 28 14 57.3 -21 22 5.9 23" Lib 2 double starST526 Beta 14 58.5 -43.1 2.6 * Lup 21 starST527 Pi 15 01.8 -83.2 5.7 18’ Oct 2 double starST528 44 15 03.8 +47 39 4.8 1.5" Boo 4 double star challengeST529 Sigma 15 04.1 -25.3 3.2 * Lib 1 red variable starST530 Dunlop178 15 11.6 -45.3 6.7 32" Lup 2 double starST531 Kappa Dunlop 177 15 11.9 -48.7 3.9 27" Lup 2 double starST532 X 15 14.3 -70.1 8.1 * Tra 22 variable starST533 ∑1932 15 18.3 +26 50 6.6 1.5" CrB 4 double star challengeST534 Mu h4753 15 18.5 -47.9 5.1 1.2" Lup 4 double star challengeST535 ∑1931 15 18.7 +10 26 7 13" Ser 2 double starST536 S 15 21.4 +31.4 5.8 * Crb 22 variable starST537 Phi1 15 21.8 -36.3 3.6 50’ Lup 21 starST538 Eta 15 23.2 +30 17 5.6 1.0" CrB 4 double star challengeST539 Mu 15 24.5 +37 23 4.3 2" Boo 6 triple starST540 Edasich Iota 15 24.9 +59.0 3.3 * Dra 21 starST541 ∑1972 Pi 15 29.2 +80 26 6.9 31" Umi 2 double starST542 Lal123 15 33.1 -24 29 7.5 9" Lib 3 double star equal magnitudeST543 ∑1954 Delta 15 34.8 +10.5 4 3.9" Ser 2 double starST544 Gamma 15 35.1 -41.2 2.8 * Lup 21 star

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ST435 ∑1633 12 20.6 +27 03 6.3 9" Com 3 double star equal magnitudeST436 Epsilon 12 21.4 -60.4 3.6 * Cru 21 starST437 M40 Winnecke 4 12 22.4 +58 05 9 50" UMa 2 double starST438 17 ADS 8531 12 22.5 +05.3 6.5 21" Vir 2 double starST439 ∑1639 ADS 8539 12 24.4 +25.6 6.8 1.6" Com 4 double star challengeST440 S 12 24.6 -49.4 9.2 * Cen 22 variable starST441 SS RV 12 25.3 +00 48 6 Stellar Vir 1 red variable starST442 Acrux Alpha 12 26.6 -63.1 1 4.4" Cru 2 double starST443 3C273 12 29.1 +02.0 12.8 * Vir 0 asterismST444 Algorab Delta 12 29.9 -16.5 3 24" Crv 2 double starST445 Gacrux Gamma 12 31.2 -57.1 1.6 10" Cru 2 double starST446 ∑1649 ADS 8585 12 31.6 -11.1 8 15" Vir 2 double starST447 24 12 35.1 +18 23 5 20" CVn 5 colored double starST448 Alpha 12 37.2 -69.1 2.7 * Mus 21 starST449 ADS8612 12 37.7 -27.1 5.5 1.3" Hya 4 double star challengeST450 ∑1669 12 41.3 -13 01 5.3 5" Crv 3 double star equal magnitudeST451 Gamma h4539 12 41.5 -49.0 2.2 1" Cen 4 double star challengeST452 Porrima Gamma 12 41.7 -01.4 3.5 3" Vir 2 double starST453 Y RV 12 45.1 +45 26 7.4 Stellar CVn 1 red variable starST454 Iota h4547 12 45.6 -61.0 4.7 27 Cru 2 double starST455 Beta 12 46.3 -68.1 3.7 1.4 Mus 4 double star challengeST456 Mimosa Beta 12 47.7 -59.7 1.3 * Cru 21 starST457 ∑1694 32 12 49.2 +83 25 5.3 22" Cam 3 double star equal magnitudeST458 ∑1687 35 12 53.3 +21 14 5.1 29" Com 9 double star magnitude contrastST459 Mu Dunlop 126 12 54.6 -57.2 4.3 35" Cru 2 double starST460 Delta 12 55.6 +03.4 3.4 * Vir 1 red variable starST461 Cor Caroli Alpha 12 56.0 +38.3 3 19" Cvn 2 double starST462 RY 12 56.4 +66.0 6.8 * Dra 22 variable starST463 ∑1699 12 58.7 +27 28 8.8 1.5" Com 4 double star challengeST464 Delta 13 02.3 -71.5 3.6 8’ Mus 21 starST465 Theta Rumker 16 13 08.1 -65.3 5.7 5.3" Mus 2 double starST466 ∑1724 “51, Theta” 13 09.9 -05 32 4.4 7" Vir 8 triple star challengeST467 Alpha 13 10.0 +17 32 5 0.5" Com 4 double star challengeST468 54 13 13.4 -18 50 6.8 5" Vir 2 double starST469 J Dunlop 133 13 22.6 -61.0 4.7 1’ Cen 2 double starST470 Mizar Zeta 13 23.9 +54 56 2.3 14" Uma 2 double starST471 Spica Alpha 13 25.2 -11.2 1 * Vir 21 starST472 O∑∑123 13 27.1 +64 43 6.7 69" Dra 5 colored double starST473 R V 13 29.7 -23 17 4 Stellar Hyd 22 variable starST474 ∑1755 ADS 8934 13 32.3 +36.8 7 4.4" Cvn 2 double starST475 S 13 33.0 -07.2 6 * Vir 22 variable starST476 25 ADS 8974 13 37.5 +36.3 5 1.8" Cvn 9 double star magnitude contrastST477 ∑1763 ADS 8972 13 37.6 -07.9 7.9 2.8" Vir 2 double starST478 Epsilon 13 39.9 -53.5 2.3 * Cen 21 starST479 ∑1772 1 13 40.7 +19 57 5.7 5" Boo 9 double star magnitude contrastST480 Dunlop141 13 41.7 -54.6 5.3 5.3" Cen 2 double starST481 T 13 41.8 -33.6 5.5 * Cen 22 variable starST482 Alkaid Eta 13 47.5 +49.3 1.9 * Uma 21 starST483 ∑1785 ADS 9031 13 49.1 +27.0 7.6 3.4" Boo 2 double starST484 2 13 49.4 -34.5 4.2 * Cen 21 starST485 Upsilon 13 49.5 +15.8 4.1 * Boo 21 starST486 3 k 13 51.8 -33.0 4.5 8" Cen 2 double starST487 Zeta 13 55.5 -47.3 2.6 5° Cen 21 starST488 Hadar Beta 14 03.8 -60.4 0.6 * Cen 21 starST489 Pi 14 06.4 -26.7 3.3 * Hya 21 star

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ST600 39 17 18.0 -24 17 5.2 10" Oph 5 colored double starST601 Theta 42 17 22.0 -25.0 3.3 * Oph 21 starST602 ∑2161 “75, Rho” 17 23.7 +37 09 4.2 4" Her 2 double starST603 Beta 17 25.3 -55.5 2.9 * Ara 21 starST604 Gamma 17 25.4 -56.4 3.3 * Ara 21 starST605 Sigma 49 17 26.5 +04.1 4.3 4° Oph 21 starST606 h4949 Dunlop 216 17 26.9 -45.9 6 2.2" Ara 2 double starST607 ∑2173 17 30.4 -01 04 6 1.1" Oph 4 double star challengeST608 Lambda 76 17 30.7 +26.1 4.4 * Her 21 starST609 Lesath Upsilon 17 30.8 -37.3 2.7 * Sco 21 starST610 Alpha 17 31.8 -49.9 3 * Ara 21 starST611 Nu 17 32.2 +55 11 4.9 62" Dra 3 double star equal magnitudeST612 Shaula Lambda 17 33.6 -37.1 1.6 35’ Sco 21 starST613 Rasalhague Alpha 17 34.9 +12 34 2.1 * Oph 21 starST614 Iota 85 17 39.5 +46.0 3.8 * Her 21 starST615 ∑2241 Psi 17 41.9 +72 09 4.9 30" Dra 2 double starST616 Kappa 17 42.5 -39.0 2.4 2.5° Sco 21 starST617 V 17 43.3 -57.7 5.7 * Pav 22 variable starST618 Cebalrai Beta 17 43.5 +04.6 2.8 * Oph 21 starST619 ∑2202 61 17 44.6 +02 34 6.2 21" Oph 3 double star equal magnitudeST620 SZ 17 45.0 -18.6 9 * Sgr 22 variable starST621 SX 17 47.5 -35.7 8.5 * Sco 22 variable starST622 G 17 49.9 -37.0 3.2 2° Sco 21 starST623 Y 17 52.6 -06.2 6 * Oph 22 variable starST624 Grumium Xi 17 53.5 +56.9 3.8 * Dra 21 starST625 Eltanin Gamma 17 56.6 +51.5 2.2 * Dra 21 starST626 Barnards Star 17 57.8 +04 34 9.5 Stellar Oph 21 starST627 h5003 17 59.1 -30 15 5 6" Sgr 5 colored double starST628 ∑2038 40-41 18 00.0 +80.0 5.7 20" Dra 3 double star equal magnitudeST629 95 18 01.5 +21 36 4.3 6" Her 3 double star equal magnitudeST630 Tau ADS 11005 18 03.1 -08.2 5.2 1.8" Oph 4 double star challengeST631 ∑2276 70 18 05.5 +02 30 4 1.5" Oph 4 double star challengeST632 Theta 18 06.6 -50.1 3.7 * Ara 21 starST633 ∑2280 100 18 07.8 +26 06 5.9 14" Her 3 double star equal magnitudeST634 W 18 14.9 +36.7 7.3 * Lyr 22 variable starST635 Eta 18 17.6 -36.8 3.1 * Sgr 21 starST636 Kappa 1 18 19.9 +36.1 4.3 * Lyr 21 starST637 Kaus Media Delta 18 21.0 -29.8 2.7 * Sgr 21 starST638 ∑2306 18 22.2 -15 05 7.9 10" Sct 2 double starST639 Xi Gale 2 18 23.2 -61.5 4.4 * Pav 21 starST640 ∑2323 39 18 24.0 +58 48 4.9 4" Dra 6 triple starST641 21 ADS 11325 18 25.3 -20.5 4.9 1.8" Sgr 4 double star challengeST642 Alpha 18 27.0 -46.0 3.5 6’ Tel 21 starST643 59 18 27.2 +00 12 5.2 4" Ser 5 colored double starST644 Kaus Borealis Lambda 18 28.0 -25.4 2.8 * Sgr 21 starST645 SS 18 30.4 -16.9 9 * Sgr 22 variable starST646 Delta 18 31.8 -45.9 5 11’ Tel 2 double starST647 T 18 32.3 +37.0 7.8 * Lyr 1 red variable starST648 Δ222 Kappa 18 33.4 -38 44 5.9 21" CrA 3 double star equal magnitudeST649 ∑2348 18 33.9 +52 18 6 26" Dra 2 double starST650 Alpha 18 35.2 -08.2 3.9 * Sct 21 starST651 O∑359 18 35.5 +23 36 6.3 0.7" Her 4 double star challengeST652 O∑358 ADS 11483 18 35.9 +17.0 6.8 1.6" Her 4 double star challengeST653 Vega Alpha 18 36.9 +38 47 0 Stellar Lyr 21 starST654 X 18 38.3 +08.8 5.9 * Oph 22 variable star

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ST545 h4788 d 15 35.9 -45.0 4.7 2.2" Lup 2 double starST546 Upsilon ADS 9705 15 37.0 -28.1 3.6 3" Lib 5 colored double starST547 Omega 15 38.1 -42.6 4.3 * Lup 1 red variable starST548 ∑1962 15 38.7 -08 47 5.8 12" Lib 3 double star equal magnitudeST549 Tau 40 15 38.7 -29.8 3.7 2° Lib 21 starST550 ∑1965 Zeta 15 39.4 +36.6 5 6.3" Crb 2 double starST551 ∑1967 Gamma 15 42.7 +26.3 4.2 0.3" Crb 4 double star challengeST552 Unukalhai Alpha 15 44.3 +06.4 2.7 * Ser 21 starST553 R V 15 48.6 +28 09 5.7 Stellar CrB 22 variable starST554 Kappa 35 15 48.7 +18.1 4.1 * Ser 1 red variable starST555 R 15 50.7 +15.1 5.2 * Ser 22 variable starST556 Xi 15 56.9 -33 58 5.2 10" Lup 2 double starST557 Rho 5 15 56.9 -29.2 3.9 * Sco 21 starST558 Epsilon 13 15 57.6 +26.9 4.2 * Crb 21 starST559 Pi 6 15 58.9 -26.1 2.9 * Sco 21 starST560 T V 15 59.5 +25 55 2 Stellar CrB 22 variable starST561 Eta Rmk 21 16 00.1 -38 24 3.6 15" Lup 9 double star magnitude contrastST562 Delta 7 16 00.3 -22.6 2.3 * Sco 21 starST563 Xi 16 04.4 -11 22 4.2 1" Sco 8 triple star challengeST564 Graffias Beta 16 05.4 -19.8 2.5 * Sco 21 starST565 Omega1 9 16 06.8 -20.7 4 14’ Sco 21 starST566 Kappa 16 08.1 +17 03 5 28" Her 5 colored double starST567 Nu 16 12.0 -19 28 4 1" Sco 7 quadruple starST568 Yed Prior Delta 16 14.3 -03.7 2.7 * Oph 21 starST569 ∑2032 “17, Sigma” 16 14.7 +33 52 5.2 7" CrB 2 double starST570 Delta 16 20.3 -78.7 4.7 * Aps 2 double starST571 Sigma H 121 16 21.2 -25 35 2.9 20" Sco 9 double star magnitude contrastST572 Rho ADS 10049 16 25.6 -23.5 5.3 3.1" Oph 2 double starST573 V 16 26.7 -12.4 7.3 * Oph 22 variable starST574 Epsilon h4853 16 27.2 -47.6 4.8 23" Nor 2 double starST575 Iota Dunlop 201 16 28.0 -64.1 5.3 20" Tra 2 double starST576 ∑2052 ADS 10075 16 28.9 +18.4 7.7 1.7" Her 2 double starST577 Antares Alpha 16 29.4 -26.4 1 3" Sco 4 double star challengeST578 Lambda ADS 10087 16 30.9 +02.0 4.2 1.4" Oph 4 double star challengeST579 R 16 32.7 +66.8 6.7 * Dra 22 variable starST580 16 16 36.2 +52 55 5.1 3" Dra 6 triple starST581 H 16 36.4 -35.3 4.2 * Sco 21 starST582 Zeta 13 16 37.2 -10.6 2.6 * Oph 21 starST583 SU 16 40.6 -32.4 8 * Sco 22 variable starST584 Zeta ADS 10157 16 41.3 +31.6 3 1.4" Her 5 colored double starST585 Atria Alpha 16 48.7 -69.0 1.9 * Tra 21 starST586 Eta 16 49.8 -59.0 3.8 * Ara 21 starST587 Epsilon 26 16 50.2 -34.3 2.3 * Sco 21 starST588 Mu 16 52.3 -38.0 3 * Sco 21 starST589 ∑2118 20 16 56.4 +65.0 7.1 1.4" Dra 4 double star challengeST590 RR 16 56.6 -30.6 5.1 * Sco 22 variable starST591 Kappa 27 16 57.7 +09.4 3.2 75’ Oph 21 starST592 Zeta 16 58.6 -56.0 3.1 * Ara 21 starST593 Epsilon1 16 59.6 -53.2 4.1 40’ Ara 21 starST594 Mu 17 05.3 +54 28 4.9 2" Dra 3 double star equal magnitudeST595 Sabik Eta 17 10.4 -15.7 2.4 0.6" Oph 4 double star challengeST596 Rasalgethi Alpha 17 14.6 +14.4 3 4.6" Her 3 double star equal magnitudeST597 Delta 17 15.0 +24 50 3.2 10" Her 9 double star magnitude contrastST598 Pi 67 17 15.0 +36.8 3.2 7° Her 21 starST599 36 17 15.3 -26 36 4.3 5" Oph 3 double star equal magnitude

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ST710 Chi V 19 50.6 +32 55 3.3 Stellar Cyg 22 variable starST711 Altair Alpha 19 50.8 +08 52 0.8 * Aql 21 starST712 Eta 55 19 52.5 +01.0 3.4 * Aql 22 variable starST713 57 19 54.6 -08 14 5.7 36" Aql 2 double starST714 O∑532 Beta 19 55.3 +06.4 3.7 13" Aql 2 double starST715 Psi 19 55.6 +52 26 4.9 3" Cyg 9 double star magnitude contrastST716 RR 19 55.9 -29.2 5.4 * Sgr 22 variable starST717 RU 19 58.7 -41.9 6 * Sgr 22 variable starST718 Gamma 12 19 58.8 +19.5 3.5 * Sge 21 starST719 BF 20 02.4 +21.1 8.5 * Sge 22 variable starST720 h1470 20 03.6 +38 19 7.6 29" Cyg 5 colored double starST721 X 20 05.1 +20.7 7 * Sge 22 variable starST722 WZ 20 07.6 +17.7 7 * Sge 22 variable starST723 ∑2675 Kappa 20 08.9 +77 43 4.4 7" Cep 9 double star magnitude contrastST724 ∑2637 Theta 20 09.9 +20 55 6.4 12" Sge 6 triple starST725 RY 20 10.4 +36.0 8.5 * Cyg 22 variable starST726 FG 20 11.9 +20.3 9.5 * Sge 35 planetary nebula irregularST727 ∑2644 20 12.6 +00 52 6.8 3" Aql 3 double star equal magnitudeST728 RS 20 13.4 +38.7 6.5 * Cyg 22 variable starST729 ∑2658 20 13.6 +53 07 7.1 5" Cyg 2 double starST730 Omicron1 “ADS 13554, V 695” 20 13.6 +46.7 3.8 * Cyg 21 starST731 RT 20 17.1 -21.3 8.9 * Cap 22 variable starST732 Alpha 20 17.6 -12.5 4.2 44" Cap 21 starST733 RT 20 17.7 -39.1 6 * Sgr 22 variable starST734 P 20 17.8 +38 02 3 Stellar Cyg 22 variable starST735 Alpha 20 18.0 -12 32 3.8 7" Cap 7 quadruple starST736 ∑2671 20 18.4 +55 23 6 4" Cyg 2 double starST737 U 20 19.6 +47.9 5.9 * Cyg 22 variable starST738 Dabih Beta 20 21.0 -14.8 3.4 3’ Cap 2 double starST739 39 39 20 23.9 +32.2 4.4 * Cyg 21 starST740 Peacock Alpha 20 25.6 -56.7 1.9 * Pav 21 starST741 pi 20 27.3 -18 13 5.3 3" Cap 9 double star magnitude contrastST742 Omicron SHJ 324 20 29.9 -18 35 6.1 19" Cap 2 double starST743 ∑2716 49 20 41.0 +32 18 5.5 3" Cyg 9 double star magnitude contrastST744 V 20 41.3 +48.2 7.7 * Cyg 22 variable starST745 Deneb Alpha 20 41.4 +45 17 1.3 * Cyg 21 starST746 ∑2726 52 20 45.7 +30.7 4.2 6" Cyg 2 double starST747 Gamma 20 46.7 +16 07 4.3 10" Del 2 double starST748 Lambda ADS 14296 20 47.4 +36.5 4.9 0.9" Cyg 4 double star challengeST749 3 20 47.7 -05.0 4.4 * Aqr 1 red variable starST750 S763 20 48.4 -18 11 6.7 16" Cap 2 double starST751 4 ADS 14360 20 51.4 -05.6 6.4 0.8" Aqr 4 double star challengeST752 Omega 18 20 51.8 -26.9 4.1 * Cap 21 starST753 Epsilon 1 20 59.1 +04 18 5.2 1" Equ 8 triple star challengeST754 ∑2751 ADS 14575 21 02.1 +56.7 6.1 1.5" Cep 4 double star challengeST755 ∑2742 2 21 02.2 +07 11 7.4 3" Equ 3 double star equal magnitudeST756 Dunlop236 21 02.2 -43.0 6 57" Mic 2 double starST757 Lambda ADS 14556 21 02.2 +07.2 7.4 3" Equ 2 double starST758 12 21 04.1 -05 49 5.9 3" Aqr 4 double star challengeST759 Xi 62 21 04.9 +43.9 3.7 * Cyg 21 starST760 ∑2758 61 21 06.9 +38 39 5.2 29" Cyg 2 double starST761 24 ADS 14632 21 07.1 -25.0 4.5 * Cap 39 stellar planetary nebulaST762 T 21 09.5 +68.5 5.2 * Cep 22 variable starST763 Gamma 21 10.3 +10.1 4.7 6’ Equ 2 double starST764 ∑2780 ADS 14749 21 11.8 +60.0 5.6 1.0" Cep 4 double star challenge

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ST655 HK 18 42.8 +37.0 9.5 * Lyr 22 variable starST656 ∑2398 18 43.0 +59.6 8 13" Dra 2 double starST657 Double-Double Epsilon 18 44.3 +39 40 4.7 2" Lyr 7 quadruple starST658 Zeta 18 44.8 +37 36 4.4 44" Lyr 2 double starST659 ∑2375 18 45.5 +05 30 6.2 2" Ser 3 double star equal magnitudeST660 ∑2379 5 18 46.5 -00 58 5.8 13" Aql 6 triple starST661 R V 18 47.5 -05 42 4.5 Stellar Sct 22 variable starST662 Beta 18 50.0 +33 24 3.5 47" Lyr 9 double star magnitude contrastST663 S ADS 11726 18 50.3 -07.9 6.8 14.3" Sct 2 double starST664 ∑2404 18 50.8 +10 59 6.9 4" Aql 2 double starST665 ∑2420 Omicron 18 51.2 +59 22 4.9 35" Dra 2 double starST666 Delta2 ADS 11825 18 54.5 +36.9 4.5 * Cyg 21 starST667 O∑525 18 54.9 +33 58 6 45" Lyr 5 colored double starST668 Nunki Sigma 18 55.3 -26.3 2 * Sgr 21 starST669 13 R 18 55.3 +43.9 3.9 4" Lyr 21 starST670 ∑2417 “63, Theta” 18 56.3 +04 11 4.1 22" Ser 2 double starST671 ADS11871 18 57.0 +32.9 5.4 1" Lyr 4 double star challengeST672 ∑2422 ADS 11869 18 57.1 +26.1 8 0.7" Lyr 4 double star challengeST673 UV 18 58.6 +14.4 8.6 * Aql 22 variable starST674 ∑2426 19 00.0 +12 53 7.1 17" Aql 5 colored double starST675 BrsO14 19 01.1 -37 03 6.6 13" Cra 3 double star equal magnitudeST676 h5082 19 03.1 -19 14 6 7" Sgr 6 triple starST677 V RV 19 04.4 -05 41 6.6 Stellar Aql 1 red variable starST678 15 19 05.0 -04 02 5.4 38" Aql 5 colored double starST679 Gamma 19 06.4 -37 00 5 3" Aql 3 double star equal magnitudeST680 R RV 19 06.4 +08 14 5.5 Stellar Aql 1 red variable starST681 ∑2449 19 06.4 +07 09 7.2 8" Aql 2 double starST682 ∑2474 19 09.1 +34 35 6.5 16" Lyr 2 double starST683 ∑2486 19 12.1 +49 51 6.6 8" Cyg 3 double star equal magnitudeST684 O∑178 19 15.3 +15.1 5.7 90" Aql 2 double starST685 Tau 60 19 15.5 +73.4 4.5 * Dra 21 starST686 RY 19 16.5 -33.5 6 * Sgr 22 variable starST687 U V 19 18.8 +19 37 6.6 Stellar Sge 22 variable starST688 V1942 19 19.2 -15.9 6.4 * Sgr 22 variable starST689 UX RV 19 21.6 +76 34 5.9 Stellar Dra 1 red variable starST690 RR V 19 25.5 +42 47 7.1 Stellar Lyr 22 variable starST691 ∑2525 ADS 12447 19 26.6 +27.3 8.1 2" Vul 2 double starST692 h5114 19 27.8 -54.3 5.7 70" Tel 2 double starST693 Alpha 6 19 28.7 +24.7 4.4 * Vul 21 starST694 Albireo Beta 19 30.7 +28.0 3 35" Cyg 5 colored double starST695 Mu 38 19 34.1 +07.4 4.5 * Aql 21 starST696 AQ 19 34.3 -16.4 9.1 * Sgr 22 variable starST697 R 19 36.8 +50.2 6.1 * Cyg 22 variable starST698 HN84 19 39.4 +16 34 6.4 28" Sge 5 colored double starST699 54 ADS 12767 19 40.7 -16.3 5.4 38" Sgr 2 double starST700 TT 19 40.9 +32.6 7.8 * Cyg 22 variable starST701 16 19 41.8 +50 32 6 39" Cyg 3 double star equal magnitudeST702 ∑2579 “18, Delta” 19 45.0 +45 08 2.9 2" Cyg 9 double star magnitude contrastST703 O∑∑191 H V 137 19 45.9 +35 01 6 39" Cyg 5 colored double starST704 Tarazed Gamma 19 46.3 +10.6 2.7 * Aql 21 starST705 ∑2580 17 19 46.4 +33 44 5 26" Cyg 9 double star magnitude contrastST706 Delta 7 19 47.4 +18.5 3.8 * Sge 21 starST707 Epsilon 19 48.2 +70 16 3.8 3" Dra 9 double star magnitude contrastST708 ∑2583 Pi 19 48.7 +11.8 6.1 1.4" Aql 4 double star challengeST709 Zeta 19 49.0 +19 09 5 9" Sge 2 double star

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ST820 ∑2978 23 07.5 +32 49 6.3 8" Peg 2 double starST821 Pi ADS 16538 23 07.9 +75.4 4.6 1.2" Cep 4 double star challengeST822 Phi 90 23 14.3 -06.0 4.2 * Aqr 1 red variable starST823 Psi3 23 19.0 -09.6 5 1.5" Aqr 2 double starST824 94 23 19.1 -13 28 5.1 13" Aqr 5 colored double starST825 Dunlop249 23 23.9 -53.8 6.5 27" Gru 2 double starST826 99 23 26.0 -20.6 4.4 * Aqr 21 starST827 Z 23 33.7 +48 49 8 Stellar And 22 variable starST828 Errai Gamma 23 39.3 +77.6 3.2 * Cep 21 starST829 Theta Dunlop 251 23 39.5 -46.6 6.6 4" Phe 2 double starST830 R 23 43.8 -15 17 5.8 Stellar Aqr 22 variable starST831 107 23 46.0 -18 41 5.3 7" Aqr 3 double star equal magnitudeST832 TX 19 23 46.4 +03 29 6.9 Stellar Psc 1 red variable starST833 ∑3042 23 51.8 +37 53 7.8 5" And 3 double star equal magnitudeST834 Lal192 23 54.4 -27 03 6.9 7" Scl 2 double starST835 R 23 58.4 +51 24 4.7 Stellar Cas 22 variable starST836 Sigma 23 59.0 +55 45 4.9 3" Cas 5 colored double starST837 ∑3050 23 59.5 +33 43 6.6 1.5" And 4 double star challenge

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ST765 Delta 21 14.5 +10 00 4.6 48" Equ 9 double star magnitude contrastST766 Theta h5258 21 19.9 -53.5 4.5 6" Ind 2 double starST767 RY 21 20.3 -10.8 8 * Aqr 22 variable starST768 Y 21 24.3 -69.7 8.6 * Pav 22 variable starST769 Beta 21 28.7 +70 33 3.3 13" Cep 9 double star magnitude contrastST770 S RV 21 35.2 +78 37 7.4 Stellar Cep 1 red variable starST771 ∑2816 21 39.0 +57 29 5.6 12" Cep 6 triple starST772 V460 21 42.0 +35.5 5.6 * Cyg 22 variable starST773 SS 21 42.7 +43 35 8.2 Stellar Cyg 22 variable starST774 RV 21 43.3 +38.0 7.1 * Cyg 22 variable starST775 Herschel’s Garnet Star Mu 21 43.5 +58 47 3.4 Stellar Cep 1 red variable starST776 Epsilon 21 44.2 +09 52 2.5 83" Peg 9 double star magnitude contrastST777 Lambda h5278 21 50.9 -82.7 5.4 3" Oct 2 double starST778 AG 21 51.0 +12.6 6 * Peg 22 variable starST779 ∑2840 21 52.0 +55 47 5.5 18" Cep 2 double starST780 ∑2841 ADS 15431 21 54.3 +19.7 6.4 22" Peg 2 double starST781 RX 21 56.4 +22.9 8 * Peg 22 variable starST782 ∑2873 21 58.4 +82 51 7.1 14" Cep 3 double star equal magnitudeST783 Eta ß 276 22 00.8 -28 27 5.8 1.9" Psa 2 double starST784 29 S 802 22 02.5 -16 58 7.2 4" Aqr 3 double star equal magnitudeST785 ∑2863 “17, Xi” 22 03.8 +64 38 4.3 8" Cep 2 double starST786 O∑461 ADS 15601 22 03.9 +59.8 6.7 11.1" Cep 2 double starST787 Lambda 22 06.1 -39.5 4.5 * Gru 21 starST788 Al Nair Alpha 22 08.2 -46 58 1.7 Stellar Gru 21 starST789 ∑2883 22 10.7 +70 07 5.7 15" Cep 2 double starST790 Zeta 22 10.9 +58.2 3.4 * Cep 21 starST791 h1746 ADS 15758 22 13.9 +39.7 4.5 28" Lac 2 double starST792 41 22 14.3 -21 04 5.3 5" Aqr 5 colored double starST793 1 22 16.0 +37.7 4.1 * Lac 21 starST794 Alpha 22 18.5 -60.3 2.9 5’ Tuc 21 starST795 ∑2894 22 18.9 +37 46 6.1 16" Lac 5 colored double starST796 Pi 22 23.1 -45.9 5.8 2.7" Gru 2 double starST797 S 22 26.1 -48.4 6 * Gru 22 variable starST798 53 22 26.6 -16 45 6.4 3" Aqr 3 double star equal magnitudeST799 Delta h5334 22 27.3 -65.0 4.5 7" Tuc 2 double starST800 Kruger60 ADS 15972 22 28.1 +57.7 9.8 3" Cep 2 double starST801 Zeta 22 28.8 -00 01 4.3 2" Aqr 4 double star challengeST802 Delta 22 29.2 +58 25 3.8 20" Cep 5 colored double starST803 5 22 29.5 +47.7 4.4 5’ Lac 21 starST804 Delta2 22 29.8 -43.7 4.1 15’ Gru 1 red variable starST805 ∑2912 37 22 30.0 +04.4 5.8 1" Peg 4 double star challengeST806 Roe47 22 32.5 +39 46 5.8 43" Lac 7 quadruple starST807 8 22 35.9 +39 38 6.5 22" Lac 6 triple starST808 11 22 40.5 +44.3 4.5 * Lac 21 starST809 Beta 22 42.7 -46.9 2.1 * Gru 21 starST810 Tau1 69 22 47.7 -14.1 5.7 23" Aqr 2 double starST811 ∑2947 ADS 16291 22 49.0 +68.6 7 4.3" Cep 2 double starST812 Tau2 71 22 49.6 -13.6 4 40’ Aqr 21 starST813 ∑2950 ADS 16317 22 51.4 +61.7 6.1 1.7" Cep 2 double starST814 h1823 22 51.8 +41 19 7.1 82" Lac 7 quadruple starST815 Lambda 73 22 52.6 -07.6 3.7 * Aqr 21 starST816 Fomalhaut Alpha 22 57.6 -29 37 1.2 * PsA 21 starST817 52 ADS 16428 22 59.2 +11.7 6.1 0.7" Peg 4 double star challengeST818 Scheat Beta 23 03.8 +28.1 2.4 * Peg 21 starST819 Dunlop246 23 07.2 -50.7 6.1 9" Gru 2 double star

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