User Manual

20
Observing Using AudioStar’s Arrow
Keys
You may observe land and astronomical objects using
AudioStar’s Arrow keys to move the telescope (Refer
to the AudioStar Hand Box overview on page 17 to
become familiar with the key pads and their functions
on the AudioStar).
1. Verify the telescope is fully assembled and
that AudioStar is properly connected to your
telescope. See Getting Started on pages
5-12.
2. Flip the telescope power switch to the ON
position. The AudioStar screen is activated
and a copyright message displays briey,
followed by a short beep. Then AudioStar
takes a few moments to start up the system.
“Press 0 to align or Mode for Menu” displays
(if you select “0”, Alignment will begin).
3. The Arrow keys are now activated. Press the
Arrow keys to slew (move) the telescope up,
down, right, or left.
4. Press a Number key to change the telescope’s
slew speed. See Slew Speeds, on pg 18 for
more information.
5. Use the Red Dot Finder (page 8) to locate
an object and practice using the AudioStar’s
Arrow keys to center the object in the
telescope’seldofview.
6. Use the telescope’s focus knob to bring the
object into focus.
Playing the Audio
The LX65 telescope is equipped with Astronomer
Inside technology. This technology provides object
descriptions of night sky objects while you are viewing
them. Object descriptions for the Moon, planets,
stars, clusters, nebulae and galaxies are presented by
Astronomer Inside. Information such as temperature,
size, distance and mythology are presented in a fun
and entertaining way.
To activate Astronomer Inside technology a night sky
object needs to be selected. To select an object, go
to the Object menu.
Once an object is selected on the AudioStar, an audio
presentation for that object will begin to play. While
the audio is playing, the volume can be adjusted by
pressing the 7 (volume down) or 9 (volume up) keys. To
skipthecurrentaudioleandplaythenext,pressthe
? key. If there are no other audio les for that object,
the audio will stop playing. If multiple audio les are
available, keep pressing the “?” key to skip the audio
until it stops.
LX65 TIPS
Observing Considerations
• Try to pick an observing site away from street
and house lights and car headlights. While this
is not always possible, the darker the site, the
better.
• Try not to use a standard ashlight.
ExperiencedobserversuseredLEDashlights,
the red utility light on the AudioStar handbox,
ortaperedcellophaneovertheirashlightsto
use for setup and map reading so they don’t
have to continually readjust their eyes to the
darkness. Be careful not to shine bright lights
if there are other observers in the area. Do
not shine a ashlight into thetelescopewhile
someone is observing!
• Dress warmly. It gets chilly when you’re sitting
for prolonged periods.
• Practice setting up your equipment during the
day or in a lighted area to become familiar with
it before going to a dark site.
• Use your 26mm eyepiece to view terrestrial
objects and wider areas of space, such as
open star clusters. Use optional higher power
eyepieces, such as a 9mm eyepiece, when
you wish to view something up close, such as
craters on the Moon or the rings of Saturn.