sky. These tours are pre-programmed presentations of
objects that are visible for the user’s particular location,
time and date.
The most popular tour is “Tonight’s Best” that guides
the user to the best objects that are currently up in the
night sky. This tour is the easiest way to get started
exploring the cosmos with your new ETX telescope.
Each tour will select the objects, present information
about the object and, if you press “GoTo”, put that
object in the eyepiece of the telescope for you to view.
The telescope comes pre-loaded with:
• “Tonight’s Best”, a selection of the most
interesting objects visible on any night.
• “A Star’s Life”, tours how stars are formed,
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• “How Far is Far”, tour showing the phenomenal
distances you can see with your ETX.
AutoStar Suite Software also allows you to create
your own guided tours of the skies, including your own
objects and titles (for complete instructions on how to
use the authoring tools please refer to the reference
manual included on the AutoStar Suite DVD).
Object Menu
Almost all observing with ETX is performed using the
Object menu category. (NOTE: Exceptions include
Guided Tour and Landmarks).
Many ETX menu categories contain databases.
An ETX database is a list of objects, such as stars,
planets, comets, nebulae and so forth. When one of
these objects is selected from a database by pressing
“ENTER” and then “GO TO”, ETX moves your
telescope (when properly aligned) and points it at the
selected object.
is the Event menu.
8. Press MODE again to move up another level.
This is the top level, “Select Item”.
9. Press MODE again to return to the starting
point of “Select Item: Object”.
Entering Data into AudioStar
• To enter numbers and text:
A) Use the Number keys, or
B) Use the Arrow keys to scroll through numbers
0 - 9 and the alphabet. The Down Arrow key
begins with the letter “A”; the Up Arrow key
begins with digit “9”.
• To move the cursor across the display: Use the
Right or Left Arrow key (Pg. 22, Fig. 19a, 5) to
move the cursor from one number to the next
in the display
• Press ENTER when the desired information
has been entered.
Navigating AudioStar
AudioStar’s menus are organized for quick and
easy navigation:
• Press ENTER to go deeper into AudioStar’s
menu levels.
• Press MODE (Pg. 22, Fig. 19a, 3) to move
back toward the top menu level.
• Press the Scroll keys to move up and down
through the options or lists.
• Press the Arrow keys to move the cursor across
the display.
• Press the Help (?) key to access on-line help.
When multiple choices are available within a menu
option, the option that is currently selected is usually
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Guided Tour Menu
When Guided Tours is selected, ETX shows you a
list of theme tours that will help you explore the night
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