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Press “Play” or “Info” to get more information about the
object. In many cases, an image of the selected object
appears on the screen. Press “Play” (if it is displayed) to
hear a verbal descriptions of the object. Pressing the Info
button displays text about the object.
Note: If your mySKY does not get a GPS fix, you can
select “Retry” to give the GPS more time to get a fix
or select “Enter time, date, location” to enter this
information manually. Just follow the screens to enter
the date and time using the arrow buttons to select the
number and the center button to accept the number.
When the time or date is complete, press “Done.” Enter
your location by selecting the country or state from the
list. You can move up or down in the list by using the
up or down arrows. You can move a full page at a time
in any long list by using the left or right arrows. When
your country or state is highlighted, press the center
button. Now, using the same controls, select the city
nearest your location and press the center button.
Take a Tour
Another mode is “Tour.” When you select the “Tonight’s
Best
™
Tour” mySKY will guide you to the best objects
in the sky for your time, date and location. When the first
object of the Tour displays, you have several choices.
If this is an object you wish to learn more about, press
“Play” for audio descriptions and images or “Info” for
on-screen text data about the object. If you wish to skip
this object, press the right arrow to choose “Next” and
proceed to the next object on the Tour. If you wish to have
mySKY find the object in the sky for you, press the up arrow
to select “GoTo.”
How to Locate an Object in the Sky:
When you press “GoTo” on any screen, the screen will
display a star map and an arrow will appear. Move mySKY
in the direction the arrow is pointing.
As you move mySKY closer to the object, the arrow will get
shorter and shorter.
When you get very close to the object, a red crosshair will
be displayed at the position of the object on the SkyMap.
Move mySKY slowly to center the red crosshair in the circle
at the center of the display.
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