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//Star Groups Tour
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//(c) 1999 Meade Instruments
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TITLE "Star Groups"
AUTO SELECT TEXT "Star Groups" "Stars, stars, and more stars! This tour"
"begins by observing one star, then two, then a small group of stars and so"
"on until you are looking at the largest grouping of stars possible. Press"
"MODE to begin the tour."
AUTO SELECT TEXT "One Star" "About one third of all the stars in the sky are"
"single stars, like our Sun. Press MODE to view a single star."
AUTO SLEW ON
PICK ONE
AUTO SELECT USER 00:08:23 29d05m26s "One Star" "Alpheratz is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 00:43:35 -17d59m12s "One Star" "Diphda is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 02:07:10 23d27m45s "One Star" "Hamal is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 05:25:08 06d20m59s "One Star" "Bellatrix is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 06:23:57 -52d41m44s "One Star" "Canopus is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 06:22:42 -17d57m21s "One Star" "Mirzam is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 08:22:31 -59d30m34s "One Star" "Avior is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 11:01:50 56d22m57s "One Star" "Merak is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 13:47:32 49d18m48s "One Star" "Alkaid is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 14:03:49 -60d22m23s "One Star" "Hadar is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 14:15:40 19d10m57s "One Star" "Arcturus is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 15:34:41 26d42m53s "One Star" "Alphekka is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 20:41:26 45d16m49s "One Star" "Deneb is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 22:08:14 -46d57m40s "One Star" "Alnair is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 23:04:46 15d12m19s "One Star" "Markab is an example of a"
"single star. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT TEXT "One Star" "While there are many bright stars in the"
"sky, most are double star systems. There are no bright single stars"
"currently visible. Press MODE to continue the tour."
PICK END
AUTO SELECT TEXT "Double Star" "Two thirds of all stars in the sky have a"
"companion star. These double stars, or binary star systems have two stars"
"that orbit around a common point. Some double stars orbit each other very"
"quickly (once every few hours), while some orbit each other very slowly"
"(once every few thousand years). However, because the stars are so far away"
"from us, you will not be able to see any orbital movement through a"
"telescope. Double stars are usually very close together. As a result,"
"it is sometimes hard to see the smaller companion star. Press MODE to view"
"a double star system."
PICK ONE
AUTO SELECT USER 19:30:43 27d57m35s "Double Star" "Albireo is one of the best"
"double star systems in the sky. The colors of the two stars are very"
"distinct. The brighter of the two stars is golden in color while the"
"companion star gives of a bluish tint. The pair are about 410 light years"
"distant and are separated by 4400 A.U. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 13:23:55 54d55m31s "Double Star" "Mizar is a fine example of"
"a double star system. This pair lies at a distance of 88 light years and are"
"separated by 380 A.U. Observations indicate that it must take several"
"thousand years for these two stars to orbit around each other. Press MODE to"
"continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 00:49:06 57d48m55s "Double Star" "Eta Cassiopeia is a nice"
"double star system only 18 light years away. The two stars are approximately"
"68 A.U. apart and it takes 480 years for the stars to orbit around each"
"other. See if you can observe any color differences between the stars. One"
"is a yellowish color, while the other has a reddish tint. Press MODE to"
"continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 01:53:32 19d17m38s "Double Star" "Mesarthim, or Gamma Aries"
"is a nice double star system that lies 160 light years away. The two stars"
"are approximately 385 A.U. apart. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 05:44:27 -22d26m54s "Double Star" "Gamma Lepus is a wide"
"double star that is 29 light years away. The two stars are separated by a"
"distance of 900 A.U. The brighter star is yellowish in color while the"
"companion star appears orangish. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 08:46:42 28d45m36s "Double Star" "Iota Cancer is a nice"
"double star that lies about 58 light years away. The brightest star is"
"yellow, while the companion star has a bluish tint. Press MODE to continue"
"the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 10:19:58 19d50m29s "Double Star" "Algeiba or Gamma Leonis is"
"a very close double star, so it may be difficult to separate the two stars"
"with a small telescope. This system is 90 light years away and the stars"
"are separated by 125 A.U. The period of the orbit is anywhere between 400"
"to 700 years. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 12:56:02 38d19m06s "Double Star" "Cor Caroli is a nice double"
"star system that lies 120 light years away. The separation between the stars"
"is approximately 770 A.U. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 14:44:59 27d04m27s "Double Star" "Izar, or Epsilon Bootes is"
"a nice double star that is between 200-300 light years away. The separation"
"between the stars is approximately 230 A.U. It has be difficult to determine"
"the orbit of these two stars since the stars haven't moved since they were"
"discovered. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 17:14:39 14d23m25s "Double Star" "Rasalgethi or Alpha"
"Hercules is a nice double star system about 430 light years away. The"
"two stars are separated by 700 A.U. and it takes about 4000 years for the"
"two to orbit around each other. "The brightest star is a red giant,"
"while the companion is bluish/green in color. Press MODE to continue"
"the tour."
"AUTO SELECT USER 18:56:15 04d12m07s "Double Star" "Theta Serpens is a nice"
"double star system that is 130 light years away. The two stars are separated"
"by 900 A.U. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 20:21:01 -14d46m53s "Double Star" "Dabih or Beta Capricorn is"
"a wide double star system about 150 light years away. These two stars are"
"approximately 9400 A.U. apart. The brightest of the two is thought to be a"
"triple star, while the fainter star is actually another double star system."
"Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 20:46:39 16d07m27s "Double Star" "Gamma Delphinus is a close"
"double star system that is about 100 light years away, with the two stars"
"separated by 300 A.U. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT TEXT "Double Star" "There are currently no bright double star"
"systems visible. Press MODE to continue the tour."
PICK END
AUTO SELECT TEXT "Multiple Stars" "A few stars in the sky are actually"
"multiple star systems, which can have anywhere from three to ten stars"
"orbiting around a common point. Most of the time, there will be two or"
"three brighter stars, with the rest being extremely faint or extremely close"
"to each other. Press MODE to view a multiple star system."
PICK ONE
AUTO SELECT USER 02:03:54 42d19m46s "Multiple Stars" "Almaak, or Gamma"
"Andromeda is a quadruple star system. The two bright stars you can see are"
"each double stars. They lie approximately 260 light years away. The"
"separation between the brighter stars is about 800 A.U. The fainter star's"
"companion star orbits once every 61 years. The brighter star's companion"
"orbits once every 2.67 days! Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 18:44:20 39d40m12s "Multiple Stars" "Epsilon Lyra is a"
"double-double star. A small telescope can easily resolve the two brightest"
"stars which are orbiting around a common point. A larger telescope will show"
"that each of these stars are double stars themselves. So, this is a four star"
"system which is 180 light years away. The two brighter stars revolve around"
"each other once every 1165 years. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 06:28:49 -07d01m58s "Multiple Stars" "Beta Monoceros is an"
"example of a triple star system. All three stars are of equal brightness and"
"form a narrow triangle in the sky. The three stars have show little movement"
"since they were discovered in 1781. They are about 150-200 light years"
"away. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 05:35:16 -05d23m23s "Multiple Stars" "The Trapezium, located"
"in the Great Orion Nebula, is a multiple star system containing 4 stars in the"
"shape of a lopsided square. These stars are between 1600-1900 light years"
"away. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 05:38:45 -02d36m00s "Multiple Stars" "The star system of"
"Sigma Orion contains as many as ten stars, although through a small telescope,"
"only two to four stars can be seen. This system is about 1400 light"
"years away. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 02:29:04 67d24m09s "Multiple Stars" "Iota Cassiopeia is a"
"triple star system that is 141 light years distant. A calm sky and a"
"3 inch telescope is needed to resolve the three stars. Press MODE to"
"continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 07:34:36 31d53m18s "Multiple Stars" "The bright star, Castor"
"is actually made up of six different stars. Two or three can be seen through"
"a small telescope. Each of these three stars are themselves double stars. "
"This star system is about 45 light years away. Press MODE to continue the"
"tour."
AUTO SELECT TEXT "Multiple Stars" "There are no bright multiple star visible. "
"Press MODE to continue the tour."
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AUTO SELECT TEXT "Open Cluster" "An open cluster is a group of 50-500"
"stars. This group of stars recently formed from a diffuse nebula. Over"
"time, many of these stars will drift apart, becoming single, double and"
"multiple star systems. Press MODE to view an open cluster."
PICK ONE
AUTO SELECT USER 02:42:00 42d47m "Open Cluster" "M34 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 03:47:00 24d07m "Open Cluster" "The Pleiades are an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 05:36:06 34d08m "Open Cluster" "M36 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 06:46:00 -20d44m "Open Cluster" "M41 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 07:58:18 -60d52m "Open Cluster" "NGC 2516 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 08:40:06 19d59m "Open Cluster" "The Praesepe are an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 10:43:12 -64d24m "Open Cluster" "Caldwell 102 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 11:06:24 -58d40m "Open Cluster" "Caldwell 91 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 12:53:36 -60d20m "Open Cluster" "The Jewel Box is an"
"example of an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 15:05:42 -55d36m "Open Cluster" "Caldwell 88 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 17:53:54 -34d49m "Open Cluster" "M7 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 23:24:12 61d35m "Open Cluster" "M52 is an example of"
"an open cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT TEXT "Open Cluster" "There are currently no bright open clusters"
"visible in the sky. Press MODE to continue the tour."
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AUTO SELECT TEXT "Glob. Clusters" "A globular cluster is a huge sphere of"
"50,000 to 100,000 stars. These clusters are found on the fringes of our"
"galaxy, above and below its main spiral arms. They are made up of old"
"stars. The combined gravity of thousands of stars allows the globular cluster"
"to maintain its round shape, trapping stars forever in its sphere. Press MODE"
"to view a globular cluster."
PICK ONE
AUTO SELECT USER 00:24:06 -72d05m "Glob. Clusters" "47 Tucanae is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 05:24:30 -24d33m "Glob. Clusters" "M79 is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 07:38:06 38d53m "Glob. Clusters" "NGC 2419 is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 12:39:30 -26d45m "Glob. Clusters" "M68 is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 13:26:48 -47d29m "Glob. Clusters" "Omega Centauri is an"
"example of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 13:42:12 28d23m "Glob. Clusters" "M3 is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 15:18:36 02d05m "Glob. Clusters" "M5 is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 16:23:36 -26d32m "Glob. Clusters" "M4is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 16:41:42 36d28m "Glob. Clusters" "M13 is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 18:24:30 -24d52m "Glob. Clusters" "M28 is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 21:30:00 12d10m "Glob. Clusters" "M15 is an example"
"of a globular cluster. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT TEXT "Glob. Clusters" "There are currently no bright globular"
"clusters visible. Press MODE to continue the tour."
PICK END
AUTO SELECT TEXT "Galaxy" "A galaxy is the largest type of star group you can"
"find in the sky. Galaxies come in several shapes (spiral, elliptical,"
"irregular and peculiar) and sizes (containing anywhere from a few million"
"stars to several billion stars, clusters, nebulae, etc.) Our solar system is"
"located in the Milky Way, our own spiral galaxy. Press MODE to view a galaxy."
PICK ONE
AUTO SELECT USER 00:42:44 41d16m "A Galaxy" "The Andromeda galaxy is"
"the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 00:53:00 -72d50m "A Galaxy" "The Small Magellanic Cloud"
"is an irregular galaxy that is the second closest galaxy to the Milky Way. "
"Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 05:23:36 -69d45m "A Galaxy" "The Large Magellanic Cloud"
"is an irregular galaxy that is one of the closest galaxies to our own Milky"
"Way. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 07:36:54 65d36m "A Galaxy" "NGC 2403 is a faint spiral"
"galaxy that is approximately 8 million light years distant and 37,000 light"
"years in diameter. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 09:55:34 69d04m "A Galaxy" "M81 is a spiral galaxy"
"that is 7 million light years away and approximately 36,000 light years"
"in diameter. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 11:18:55 13d05m35s "A Galaxy" "M65 is a spiral galaxy that"
"is 29 million light years away and has a diameter of 60,000 light years."
"Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 12:29:47 08d00m "A Galaxy" "M49 is an elliptical galaxy"
"that is 70 million light years away and about 50,000 light years in diameter. "
"Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 12:40:00 -11d37m "A Galaxy" "The Sombrero Galaxy is a"
"spiral galaxy that is about 30 million light years away and 82,000 light"
"years across. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 13:29:53 47d12m "A Galaxy" "The Whirlpool Galaxy is"
"a spiral galaxy that is 35 million light years away and over 100,000 light"
"years in diameter. Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT USER 14:03:13 54d21m "A Galaxy" "M101 is a spiral galaxy"
"that is 15 million light years away and 90,000 light years in diameter. "
"Press MODE to continue the tour."
AUTO SELECT TEXT "A Galaxy" "There are currently no bright galaxies"
"visible. Press MODE to continue the tour."
PICK END
AUTO SELECT TEXT "The End" "This concludes the Star Groups tour. Hope you"
"enjoyed looking at lots and lots of stars."
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//Star Groups Tour
//written by Melanie Melton for Meade Instruments, Corp.
//(c) 1999 Meade Instruments
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