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its filter limits). To locate the planets, press the PLANET key on the hand control. The hand
control will display all solar system objects that are above the horizon:
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Use the Up and Down keys to select the planet that you wish to observe.
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Press INFO to access information on the displayed planet.
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Press ENTER to slew to the displayed planet.
Tour Mode
The Advanced Series telescopes include a tour feature which automatically allows the user to
choose from a list of interesting objects based on the date and time in which you are
observing. The automatic tour will display only those objects that are within your set filter
limits (see Filter Limits in the Setup Procedures section of the manual). To activate the Tour
mode, press the TOUR key (6) on the hand control. The hand control will display the best
objects to observe that are currently in the sky.
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To see information and data about the displayed object, press the INFO key.
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To slew to the object displayed, press ENTER.
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To see the next tour object, press the Up key.
Constellation Tour
In addition to the Tour Mode, your telescope has a Constellation Tour that allows the user to
take a tour of all the best objects in each of the 88 constellations. Selecting Constellation
from the LIST menu will display all the constellation names that are above the user defined
horizon (filter limits). Once a constellation is selected, you can choose from any of the
database object catalogs to produce a list of all the available objects in that constellation.
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To see information and data about the displayed object, press the INFO key.
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To slew to the object displayed, press ENTER.
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To see the next tour object, press the Up key.
Direction Buttons
The hand control has four direction buttons (3) in the center of the hand control which
control the telescope's motion in Declination (north and south) and Right Ascension (east
and west). The telescope can be controlled at nine different speed rates.
Rate Button
