13
S
electing an Object
O
bject database in the EQ6 SkyScan
TM
Solar System
- The other 8 planets of our solar system, plus the Moon.
Named Star
- A list of 100 best known stars from the SkyScan
TM
database.
*NGC
- 7,840 of the brightest deep sky objects from the Revised New General Catalogue.
IC
- 5,386 of standard stars and deep sky objects from the Indexed Catalogue.
Messier
- Complete list of 110 Messier objects.
Single Stars
- Select list of the brightest stars from the NGC.
Others
- There are also Double Stars, Globular Clusters, Uncertain Stars, Galaxies,
Clusters, Nebulea, Reflection Nebulea, Planetary Nebulea, and Open Clusters.
Once the telescope has been aligned. You can now access and view the 13,400 different objects
in the EQ6 SkyScan
TM
database. There are three methods of selecting a celestial object to view:
TOUR
- Takes you on a preset tour across your current sky. It
will automatically choose from the database the brightest and
most beautiful deep-sky objects for your viewing pleasure. Use
the down scroll key to view through the deep sky objects.
Choose the desired object by pressing
ENTER.
It will show the
coordinate of the chosen object. Pressing
ENTER
once more will
cause the telescope to slew to the object.
M, NGC, IC
- These shortcut keys give you access to the most
popular celestial catalogues to date. Each Catalogue has a set
number of objects to choose from. Use the numeric keys to
select an object by entering its number. Pressing
ENTER
will
display its coordinate. Primary information such as size,
magnitude, and constellation are obtained by pressing the scroll
keys. Pressing
ENTER
once more will cause the telescope to
slew to the object.
PLANET
- This shortcut key takes you straight to the Planets
sub menu in the database. Use the scroll keys to scroll through
the list of planets in our solar system. Press
ENTER
to view its
coordinates, and
ENTER
once more to slew to the planet.
USER
- This will take you to the database that you have defined
for yourself. You can enter a new location or recall the objects
that have been previously saved (see Using the User Defined
Database).
The
OBJECT
key takes you to the Objects Catalogue, where
you have complete access to over 13,400 celestial objects in the
database. (See Object database in the
EQ6 SkyScan
TM
and the
menu tree.)
In the Main Menu, scroll down to
OBJECT CATALOGUE
and
press
ENTER
. Similar to the
OBJECT
key, this gives you the
complete access to all 13,400 celestial objects in the database.
(See Object database in the
EQ6 SkyScan
TM
and the menu tree.)
OBJECT CATALOGUE
The EQ6 SkyScan
TM
comes with a vast database with over 13,400 objects coordinates and
information all available in the palm of your hand. The database contains the following
catalogues:
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OBJECT CATALOGUE
*NGC 2000.0 database, edited by Roger W. Sinnott, copyright by Sky Publishing Corporation. Used with permission.
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