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• Solar Eclipse lists upcoming Solar Eclipses, including the date

and type of eclipse along with the location and time of the first

and last contacts of the lunar shadow across the Earth.

• Lunar Eclipse lists upcoming Lunar Eclipses.

• Min. (Minimum) of Algol is the minimum brightness of the

eclipsing binary star system, Algol. Every 2.8 days during a 10

hour period, Algol undergoes a major change in magnitude as

one of the two stars passes behind the other. The combined

magnitude of the two stars dips from +2.1 to a minimum of +3.4

halfway through the eclipse as the second star is hidden.

• Autumn and Vernal Equinox calculates fall or spring equinox.

• Winter and Summer Solstice calculates the winter or summer

solstice for the current year.

C. Glossary Menu Options

The “Select Item: Glossary” menu provides an alphabetical listing of

definitions and descriptions for common astronomical terms and

Autostar functions. Press ENTER to access the Glossary database.

Use the SCROLL keys to scroll through the alphabet. Press ENTER

on the desired letter. Scroll to the desired entry, then press ENTER

to read the description.

D. Utilities Menu Options

The “Select Item: Utilities” menu provides access to several extra

features within Autostar, including a countdown timer and an alarm.

Specific Utilities options include:

Timer selects a countdown timer. This feature is useful for things

such as astrophotography and in tracking satellites. To use the

Timer, press ENTER, then choose “Set” or “Start/Stop.”

Alarm selects a time for an alarm signal as a reminder function. To

use the Alarm, press ENTER, then choose “Set” or “Start/Stop.”

Eyepiece Calc calculates information about an eyepiece and how it

functions for the specific telescope to which Autostar is connected.

Brightness Adj uses the scroll keys to adjust the brightness of the

screen. When complete, press ENTER.

Contrast Adj uses the scroll keys to adjust the contrast of the

screen. This feature is usually only required in very cold weather.

When complete, press ENTER.

Battery Alarm sounds when the batteries are nearing replacement.

If not desired, press the scroll key to change the screen from YES to

NO. Press ENTER and the beep no longer sounds.

Landmark Survey automatically moves the telescope to all user-

defined landmarks with a pause at each location. Use the ARROW

keys to manually locate the first landmark. Press and hold ENTER

for 2 seconds; the message “ENTER to Sync.” appears. Press

ENTER and this landmark is synchronized with all other landmarks.

Important Note: To accomplish a landmark survey, all landmarks

must have been entered into the Autostar database from the same

reference point (i.e., the telescope must be in the exact same

location and mounted and aligned in the exact same way).

Sleep Scope is a power saving option that shuts down Autostar and

the telescope without forgetting its alignment. Press ENTER to

activate the Sleep function and Autostar goes dark but the internal

clock keeps running. Press any key, except ENTER

, to re-activate.

Park Scope is designed for a telescope that is not moved between

observing sessions. Align the telescope one time, then use this

function to park the telescope. Next time it is powered up, enter the

correct date and time — no alignment is required. Pressing ENTER

causes the telescope to move to its pre-determined Park position.

Once parked, the screen prompts to turn off power.

E. Setup Menu Options

The “Select Item: Setup” category primary function is to align the

telescope. However, there are numerous other features available

within “Setup.” These options are:

Date changes the date currently used by Autostar.

Time changes the time entered into Autostar. Setting the correct

time is critical for Autostar to properly calculate locations and events.

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