Digitalis Digitarium Manuale d'uso - Pagina 2

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I. Introduction

Start your lesson with the Digitarium

and landscape

on. If the lesson is starting after sunset, set the sky time for some time before

sunset that day.

You may need to adjust your latitude, longitude, and time zone; see the "Menu Mode" section of the

Digitarium

software manual to learn how to adjust these settings.

II. Tonight's sky

You will need to speed up time to get to the night sky. Press

pressing this button multiple times will make time pass faster and faster. If you have sped up time too

much, press

to slow it down one step.

Let the sun set, then slow time down to real time by pressing

and landscape

To help yourself navigate through the night sky, you may wish to label bright stars

the compass points

III. Constellations

Show your first constellation. To show just one constellation at a time (recommended), you will first

need to select a star in the line drawing for that constellation. You will select a star by positioning the

cursor directly over the star, then pressing the enter button.

To move the cursor around the sky, use the arrow buttons:

: Move the cursor toward the zenith (the high point of the sky).

: Move the cursor counterclockwise around the zenith.

: Move the cursor toward the horizon (where the sky meets the earth).

start up your Digitarium

move the cursor away from the zenith before trying to move it to the desired star.

: Move the cursor clockwise around the zenith.

The Sky Tonight Outline

system set for the current time with atmospheric effects

system, the cursor will be positioned at the zenith. Use this button first to

to fast forward time. Note that

can also be pressed multiple times.

. Turn off the atmospheric effects

and/or display

When you first

Note: