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definable catalog (NEW), and the PLANETS listed in order by increasing distance from the Sun. When used in
conjunction with the GO TO function, the Ultima 2000 will guide you to any of the more than 10,000 objects in its
database. There is a description of each catalog in the following section.
The "S" blinks, indicating that the catalog selection can be changed. Press the DOWN button to scroll through the various
catalog and planet selections. The order and explanation is as follows:
DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION
NAMED STAR
List of Stars by Name, mainly for alignment
NEW01
User Definable Catalog (NEW)
U00148
Uppsala General Catalog (UGC)
E263-48
European Southern Observatory Catalog (ESO)
NS141
Non-Stellar Catalog (NS)
IC434
Index Catalog (IC)
NGC4565
Revised New General Catalog (RNGC)
M013
Messier Catalog (M)
ST055
Star Catalog (ST)
SOLAR
SYSTEM
Planets Catalog
NAMED
OBJECT
List of popular objects by name
Any time the catalog selection is changed, the first letter of each catalog abbreviation will blink.
As an example, if you want to select star 55 you will need to enter the number 055. Leading zeros in a catalog number
must be entered. Press ENTER and the catalog abbreviation will stop blinking and the first character of the catalog
number will start blinking. Once again, this indicates that this number can be changed. Press the ENTER button again
and now the second digit will blink. Press the UP button until the number "5" displays, then press ENTER. The last digit
will blink. Press the DOWN button until the "5" displays. (The UP button could have been pressed 5 times to achieve the
same result.) Now press the ENTER button. The screen will display the catalog entry and the coordinates. Keep in mind
that you enter one digit at a time.
After you have selected an object, press ENTER and the display will scroll from left to right. For our example the display
will scroll:
ST055 MAG= 0.5 SIZE= * ACHERNAR
ERADINUS STAR SA=24
The CATALOG menu provides the following information in this order:
ST Number:
ST055
Coordinates:
0138 -57.2
Magnitude:
+0.5