AudioStar recognizes the following keywords:
TITLE
TEXT
USER
NGC
IC
SAO
MESSIER
CALDWELL
PLANET
MOON
SATELLITE
ASTEROID
COMET
LUNAR
ECLIPSE
METEOR SHOWER
DEEP SKY
CONSTELLATION
STAR
LANDMARK
DEFINE
PICK ONE/PICK END
AUTO SLEW ON/OFF
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Description String:
Description of an object. Must
be surrounded by quotation marks. If the description
is longer than one line, each line must end with a
quotation mark and a hard return. Begin the next
description line with a quotation mark.
If quotation marks are to be displayed in the on-screen
description, use two quote marks at the beginning
and end of the desired phrase. For example: “The
Orion Nebula is considered “awesome” by many who
view it”.
Writing a Tour
Using the list of commands listed above, a custom
tour can be created. Placing the word AUTO SELECT
before any of the command lines activates Automatic
Mode and, when selected, AudioStar automatically
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The following is a list of command lines, complete with
keywords and necessary strings:
TITLE
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comment lines and must be 15 characters or less.
AudioStar displays this title when “Guided Tour” is
selected from the menus.
For example: TITLE “A Star’s Life”
TEXT
“title string” “description string”
This command allows you to display a text title and
description.
tour information to the AudioStar handbox.
Tour Modes
The objects chosen for a tour list are selected from
AudioStar’s database or by entering the object’s R.A.
and Dec. coordinates. The tour is presented in one of
two modes:
Automatic Mode:
The title of an object appears on
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Interactive Mode:
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of the AudioStar display and the name of the object
displays on line 2. To display descriptive text in this
mode, the user must press ENTER.
Comment Line
Information in the Tour program that is not displayed,
such as authorship, revision history, copyrights, etc. All
comments begin with a “/” character in column 1 of the
line. For example:
/ Extreme Object
/ (c) 2015 Meade Instruments Corp
Command Line
This line contains programming commands, including:
R.A. and DEC. coordinates, a title string, a description
string, and a keyword.
R.A.:
Enter the Right Ascension of an object in the
following format: HH:MM:SS.
Eg., 18:51:05
Dec.:
Enter the Declination of an object in the following
format: DDdMMmSSs. Eg., – 06d16m00s
Title String:
Text within a title string is displayed as
the title of the object. A title string can contain up to
16 characters and must be surrounded by quotation
marks. For example. “M64” or “My Favorite Star”.
In
Interactive Mode
, the title string appears on line 2
until it is selected with the ENTER key.
In
Automatic Mode
, or after Interactive Mode
selection, the title string appears on line 1 while the
description scrolls across line 2.
Keywords:
Action to be performed during a tour.
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