Meade 12 inch Instruction Manual - Page 35

The following types are distinguished in the CNGC: - 35 - TYPE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F S T LEGEND None OPEN GLOB DNEB PNEB GAL OPEN + DNEB None STAR MULTI+STAR MULTI+GAL DNEB GAL+OPEN GAL+GLOB GAL+DNEB GAL+OPEN+DNEB DESCRIPTION Unverified Southern Object Open Cluster Globular Cluster Diffuse Nebula Planetary Nebula (or SN Remnant) Galaxy Open Cluster + Diffuse Nebula Non-Existent Object Star Multiple Star Multiple Galaxy (Usually Interacting) Dark Nebula in front of Diffuse Nebula Open Cluster in External Galaxy Globular Cluster in External Galaxy Diffuse Nebula in External Galaxy Open Cluster + Diffuse Nebula in Galaxy Object is also listed in the Sky Catalogue 2000 Object is also listed in the Tirion Sky Atlas 2000 d. IC Catalog This is the complete IC catalog of a variety of objects that the standard NGC catalog missed. e. GCVS Catalog This is a complete catalog of variable stars (shown at the bottom of this page). Variable stars from the GCVS are entered using a six digit number. The first two digits, refer to the constellation where the variable star is located and is listed in the table below. The next four digits are assigned sequentially within each constellation according to the standard sequence of variablestar designations (R, S, ...). Therefore, the first star in the constellation of Virgo would be entered as: 860001. f. Star Catalog The STAR catalog contains the 250 brightest stars (STAR 1 through STAR 250), 100 interesting double stars (STAR 251 through STAR 350), plus Sigma Octantis, the southern pole star (STAR 351). g. M (Messier) Catalog The M catalog has been the benchmark deep-sky catalog for years. Recently expanded to 110 objects, the M (Messier) catalog contains most of the best deep-sky objects. h. Planet Catalog The LX200 calculates the orbital positions of the eight major planets for the current calendar date. To access a planet, use the STAR key and enter the appropriate number as indicated below: (NOTE: 903 is the Moon.) OBJECT LIBRARY PLANET LEGEND PLANET STAR # PLANET STAR# MERCURY 901 SATURN 906 VENUS 902 URANUS 907 MARS 904 NEPTUNE 908 JUPITER 905 PLUTO 909 Code 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Const AND ANT APS AQR AQL ARA ARI AUR BOO CAE CAM CNC CVN CMA CMI CAP CAR CAS CEN CEP CET CHA Code 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Const CIR COL COM CRA CRB CRV CRT CRU CYG DEL DOR DRA EQU ERI FOR GEM GRU HER HOR HYA HYI IND Code 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Const LAC LEO LMI LEP LIB LUP LYN LYR MEN MIC MON MUS NOR OCT OPH ORI PAV PEG PER PHE PIC PSC Code 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Const PSA PUP PYX RET SGE SGR SCO SCL SCT SER SEX TAU TEL TRI TRA TUC UMA UMI VEL VIR VOL VUL