Instructions / Assembly

of the object from its database. For example:
CALDWELL 17
PLANET “name”
Enter PLANET and then the name of the desired
planet in quotes. AudioStar provides the user with a
description of the selected planet from its database.
For example: PLANET “Pluto”
MOON
This command accesses information about the Moon
from the AudioStar database.
SATELLITE “name”
Enter SATELLITE and then the name of the desired
satellite in quotes. AudioStar displays
Information about the satellite from its database. For
example: SATELLITE: “Intl Space Stn”
ASTEROID “name”
Enter ASTEROID and then the name of the desired
asteroid in quotes. AudioStar displays information
about the asteroid from its database. For example:
ASTEROID: “Ceres”
COMET “name”
Enter COMET and then the name of the desired
comet in quotes. AudioStar displays information
about the comet from its database. For example:
COMET: “Halley”
LUNAR ECLIPSE
If LUNAR ECLIPSE is part of the tour, AudioStar
checks its database every time the tour is activated
to see if a lunar eclipse is visible that evening. If no
eclipse is visible, this option is skipped and the tour
proceeds on the next object.
METEOR SHOWER
If METEOR SHOWER is part of the tour, AudioStar
USER ra dec “title string” “description string”
This command line allows you to access a specic
object with your own description. Enter USER, then
the R.A. and DEC. of a desired object, and its title and
description. Use the format described in the Command
Line section.
The following commands specify objects that are
already in the AudioStar database. If these commands
follow the command AUTO SELECT, the object’s title
displays on line 1 and its description scrolls across
line 2.
Do not add a description string after the following
command lines; these commands access objects with
existing description in the AudioStar database.
NGC xxxx
Enter NGC followed by the desired New General
Catalog number and AudioStar provides the user
with a description of the object from its database. For
example: NGC 4256
IC xxxx
Enter IC followed by the desired Index Catalog number
and AudioStar provides the user with a description of
the object from its database. For example: IC 1217
SAO xxxxxx
Enter SAO followed by the desired SAO number and
AudioStar provides the user with a description of the
object from its database. For example: SAO 30200
Messier xxx
Enter MESSIER followed by the desired Messier
number and AudioStar provides the user with a
description of the object from its database. For
example: M 101
CALDWELL xxx
Enter CALDWELL followed by the Caldwell number
and AudioStar provides the user with a description
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