User Defined Objects; Get Ra-Dec; Goto Ra-Dec; Identify - Celestron LCM Serie Mode D'emploi

USER DEFINED OBJECTS

The LCM can store up to 50 different user defined objects in its memory The objects can be daytime land objects or an interesting celestial
object that you discover that is not included in the regular database There are several ways to save an object to memory depending on what
type of object it is:
• Save Sky Object- The LCM stores celestial objects to its database by saving its right ascension and declination in the sky This way
the same object can be found each time the telescope is aligned Once a desired object is centered in the eyepiece, simply scroll to
the "Save Sky Obj" command and press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a number between 1-25 to identify the object Press
ENTER again to save this object to the database These objects then can be accessed by selecting GoTo Sky Object .
• Save Database (Db) Object- This feature allows you to create your own custom tour of database objects by allowing you to record
the current position of the telescope and save the name of the object by selecting it from any one of the database catalogs
• Enter RA - DEC- You can also store a specific set of coordinates for an object just by entering the RA and Dec coordinates for that
object Scroll to the "Enter RA-DEC" command and press ENTER The display will then ask you to enter first the RA and then the
Declination of the desired object
• Save Land Object- The LCM can also be used as a spotting scope on terrestrial objects Fixed land objects can be stored by saving
their altitude and azimuth relative to the location of the telescope at the time of observing Since these objects are relative to the location
of the telescope, they are only valid for that exact location To save land objects, once again center the desired object in the eyepiece
Scroll down to the "Save Land Obj" command and press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a number between 1-25 to identify the
object Press ENTER again to save this object to the database These objects then can be accessed by selecting GoTo Land Object .
To replace the contents of any of the user defined objects, simply save a new object using one of the existing identification numbers; LCM
will replace the previous user defined object with the current one

GET RA-DEC

Displays the right ascension and declination for the current position of the telescope

GOTO RA-DEC

Allows you to input a specific RA and declination and slew to it

IDENTIFY

Identify mode will search any of the LCM database catalogs or lists and display the name and offset distances to the nearest matching
objects This feature can serve two purposes First, it can be used to identify an unknown object in the field of view of your eyepiece
Additionally, Identify Mode can be used to find other celestial objects that are close to the objects you are currently observing For example,
if your telescope is pointed at the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, choosing Identify and then searching the Named Star catalog will
no doubt return the star Vega as the star you are observing However, by selecting Identify and searching by the Named Object or Messier
catalogs, the hand control will let you know that the Ring Nebula (M57) is approximately 6° from your current position Searching the Double
Star catalog will reveal that Epsilon Lyrae is only 1° away from Vega
To use the Identify feature:
• Press the IDENTIFY button (Keypad #4) and select the Identify option
• Press the Up/Down scroll keys to select the catalog that you would like to search
• Press ENTER to begin the search
NOTE: Some of the databases contain thousands of objects, and can therefore take a minute or two to return the closest object.
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