////////////////////////////////////// //a tour of Bootes and nearby objects based on Clay Sherrod's post //on Mike Weasner's Mighty ETX website //by JimMcCambridge@yahoo.com May 2001 ////////////////////////////////////// TITLE "Bootes Tour" AUTO SELECT TEXT "Intro" "Based on Clay Sherrod's Go-To Bootes." "Use the MODE and scroll keys to navigate." //object 1 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 1" "Arcturus is one of the few stars visible by day." " It is over 20 million miles across." STAR "ARCTURUS" //object 2 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 2" "Epsilon Boo is a tough double for the ETX 90 at 2.9 arcseconds." STAR "IZAR" //object 3 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 3" "Xi Boo is one of the finest doubles." " The very reddish pair are 7 arcseconds apart." SAO 101250 //object 4 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 4" "This is a tough double in an ETX 125. You are running with" " the big dogs now. Look for the secondary 3 arcseconds due northeast." USER 15:03:51 +47d39m02s "44 Boo" "Can you hear the big dogs barking?" //object 5 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 5" "A good double to test the ETX 90." USER 14:41:13 +13d43m24s "Zeta Boo" "30 Boo, mag 3.8, 180 light years distant." //RA and Dec for 30 Boo from SkyMap 7 Pro... //object 6 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 6" "Easy double. Use medium power." USER 16:13:00 +33d59m00s "Sigma CrB" "17 Coronae Borealis, mag 5.5" AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 6b" "This is a fine double star for the ETX 60 and 70" " at medium power and a beautiful sight in all telescopes." USER 11:18:14 +31d31m25s "Alula Australis" "53 Ursae Majoris also appears in the Leo tour." //object 7 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 7" "Eta Coronae Borealis is an acid test double for the LX 90. " " Mag 5.7 companion is separated by only 0.4 arcseconds." USER 15:23:16 +30d17m01s "Eta CrB" "Mag 5, 47 light year away" //object 8 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 8" "Two globular clusters." MESSIER 53 //NGC 5053 //Auto star had difficulty with above cmd USER 13:51:14 +17d41m34s "NGC 5053" "Globular cluster in Coma Berenices. " " Mag 9.8, 8.9 arcminutes across." //object 9 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 9" "A must see in larger scopes. In smaller scopes, this galaxy" " appears as a nicely compact oval. A dust lane bisects the bright hub a little below the midline." " Use high power." MESSIER 64 //object 10 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 10" "This galaxy is a difficult object in smaller scopes." MESSIER 85 //object 11 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 11" "These 3 galaxies form a triangle and may be difficult in smaller scopes. " " M98 is a large, nearly edge-on spiral. M99 has a concentrated nucleus." MESSIER 98 MESSIER 99 MESSIER 100 //object 12 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 12" "Use about 20x per inch on this galaxy for best results." MESSIER 88 //object 13 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 13" "The most famous of edge-on galaxies. Use medium power." //NGC 4565 //again Autostar had difficulty with above cmd USER 12:36:25 +25d59m02s "NGC 4565" "Galaxy in Coma Berenices. " " Mag 9.6, 15 x 2 arcminutes in size." //object 14 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 14" "Look for streams or arms of stars radiating from the" " center of this globular cluster." MESSIER 3 //object 15 AUTO SELECT TEXT "Object 15" "The finest globular cluster in the skies. " " One of the oldest objects in the galaxy!" MESSIER 5 AUTO SELECT TEXT "The end" "Coded by JimMcCambridge@yahoo.com" #END