8Starry Night Pro 5.0 User’s Guide
Outline Of This User’s Guide
All users of Starry Night Pro 5.0 should
read chapters 1 and 2 of this User’s Guide
to get a basic grasp of how to use the
program. After this, you may want to
explore the program on your own and only
refer to the User’s Guide if you have
questions about a specific feature.
Alternately, you may wish to read the
entire User’s Guide. Below is a brief
summary of each chapter in the User’s
Guide.
Chapter 1: “Getting Started” tells you how
to get Starry Night Pro 5.0 up and running
for the first time.
Chapter 2: “Basics” covers the most
frequently used features in the program.
Chapter 3: “Appearance of the Sky” shows
you how to modify the onscreen
appearance of Starry Night Pro 5.0.
Chapter 4: “Sky Data” shows you to get
more information about astronomy and the
sky in general.
Chapter 5: “Object Databases” describes
the different types of celestial objects
included in Starry Night Pro 5.0 and the
information you can learn about each
object.
Chapter 6: “Bending Space & Time” takes
a detailed look at the features of Starry
Night Pro 5.0 that let you visit other
locations in the universe, view the sky
from dates in the past or future, and
modify the speed at which time in Starry
Night Pro 5.0 moves forward. This section
will be particularly useful for educators
who plan to use Starry Night Pro 5.0
simulations to demonstrate astronomical
concepts.
Chapter 7: “Special Tools” describes some
of Starry Night Pro 5.0’s astronomy tools
that go beyond displaying the sky. Some
examples are telescope control and
observation planning and logging.
Chapter 8: “Working With Files” teaches
you how to save files, capture colour
images and make QuickTime videos using
Starry Night Pro 5.0.
Chapter 9: “Adding Your Own Data”
teaches you how to expand the vast library
of data that is built into Starry Night Pro
5.0. You will learn how to create your own
constellation sets, add custom images, and
even build your own databases!
Appendix A: “Frequently Asked
Questions” answers the questions most
commonly asked by users of Starry Night
Pro 5.0.
Appendix B: “Keyboard Shortcuts” is a
handy reference table listing the Windows
and Mac keyboard shortcuts for the
features in Starry Night Pro 5.0.
