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Manufacturer is Meade Instruments, 10932 Hasty Avenue, Downey, California 90241-4026 Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................................... 5 A Note on Accuracy..................................................................................................................................... 5 System Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 5 1. Installation.............................................................................................................................................. 5 Quick Start.................................................................................................................................................. 6 2. File .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Open............................................................................................................................................................ 7 8 Bit versus.12 or 16 Bit Images.......................................................................................................................8 Close............................................................................................................................................................ 9 Save ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Save As ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Print ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 Printer Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Page Setup..................................................................................................................................................10 Set Custom Catalogs...................................................................................................................................10 Compile ......................................................................................................................................................11 Build Tables ...............................................................................................................................................11 Exit.............................................................................................................................................................11 3. Time....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Time Display ..............................................................................................................................................13 Set Time & Date .........................................................................................................................................14 Gregorian .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Julian ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 Set Timezone ..............................................................................................................................................14 Set Location................................................................................................................................................14 Save Parameters.........................................................................................................................................15 4. Ephemeris ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Moon Calendar...........................................................................................................................................17 Eclipse Calendars .......................................................................................................................................17 Show Current Values..................................................................................................................................17 5. Starmap................................................................................................................................................. 19 Previous View.............................................................................................................................................19 Redraw.......................................................................................................................................................19 Animate Starmap .......................................................................................................................................19 Viewpoint ...................................................................................................................................................20 Object Selection..........................................................................................................................................21 Lock Az/El..................................................................................................................................................22 Zenith Up ...................................................................................................................................................22 Magnitudes.................................................................................................................................................22 Hubble Stars...............................................................................................................................................22 Invert Screen Colors...................................................................................................................................23 Mirror ........................................................................................................................................................23 Zoom ..........................................................................................................................................................23 Options.......................................................................................................................................................23 Projections..................................................................................................................................................24 Precision.....................................................................................................................................................24 Reset Parameters........................................................................................................................................25 6. Starmap Utilities ................................................................................................................................... 27 Center Object .............................................................................................................................................27 SetDistance Ref...........................................................................................................................................27 Object Description......................................................................................................................................27 Ad ...