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Use the Object Menu. When you are in CHART MODE to search for a celestial object, pressing the
Object key will bring up the Object Menu list.
Pressing the Chart key will change the screen to
CHART MODE when you are in
SCOPE MODE
.
Press the Object key to show the Object Menu
list.
Move the cursor to
Messier
with the
keys and press the Select key to enter.
The Messier catalog is displayed. Only those
objects above the horizon will be shown. Move
the cursor to the target object (M51 here) with
the keys and press the Select key
to enter.
Some brief data of this celestial object (M51)
is displayed. Choose
OK
and press the Select
key to enter.
If you decide you wish to select a different
object, choose
Cancel
instead to go back to
the Messier catalog.
Example 1: Search for Messier objects
(Find a Messier object from the Messier Catalog, which includes many well-known objects.)
Choosing a Target from the Object Menu
AUTOMATIC SLEWING
Object
