Technical data

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Index
Accuracy
notes on, 5
Animation. See also Starmap,animation
updating the system time, 20
Apparent position, 24
Astrometric position, 24
Compiling
data files, 12
Control Panel, 11
Coordinate display
starmap, 19
Delta T
display, 14
Dynamical Time
setting, 14
Ephemeris, 17
values, 17
Equation of Time, 13
Exit, 12
Files
closing, 10
opening, 9
saving, 10
saving 8 bit images, 11
saving file as, 10
FK4-Fundamental Katalog 4, 20
FK5-Fundamental Katalog 5, 20
Geocentric, 23
Geometric position, 24
Image
prescaling 12 or 16 bit images, 9
Image Processing
overview, 43
Imaging, 37
LPI, 37
Pictor, 37
Pictor Guiding, 38
Julian Date, JD, 14
Julian Ephemeris Day, JDE, 14
Location
saving current values, 15
setting, 15
Magnitude limiting, 22
Night Vision, 41
Object
centering, 25
description, 25
Object selection, 21
Options, 22, 41
Precision
apparent, 24
astrometric, 24
geocentric, 23
geometric, 24
selecting, 23
topocentric, 23
Print
command, 11
printer setup, 11
Projections
azimuthal equidistant, 23
spherical, 23
Reset Parameters, 24
Scaling
linear, 43
Setup, 6
Starmap, 19
animation, 19
changing field of view, 22
enabling, 19
magnitude limiting, 22
mirroring, 22
object selection, 21
options, 22
previous view, 19
redrawing, 19
setting distance reference, 25
viewpoint, 20
Starmap Utilities, 25
Starmap Utilties
Add to User Data, 25
Auto To Tour, 27
Center Object, 25
Create Tour, 26
Object Description, 25
Set Distance Ref, 25
Show Image, 26
Slew Telescope, 26
Sync Telescope, 26
View Log, 26
System Requirements, 5
Tables
rebuilding, 12
Telescope, 29
Auto Track, 33
Communications, 33
Comm Port Setup, 34
Start Network Server, 33
Test Comm Port, 35
Control Panel, 32
Observatory Control, 35
protocol, 29
Port Sharing, 30
via Comm Port, 29
via modem, 29
via Network, 30