STAR BOOK

Your STAR BOOK TEN can automatically track comets. With installation of a file of Orbital Elements of Comets below, you will be able to search for comets and track them with the STAR BOOK .

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Update procedure

Function of Slewing to Comet

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3)
ATLAS (C/2024 S1)

※To register comets, use the downloaded text file. ※In this registration, the orbital elements of comets are stored from the top (line number 1) of the data tracks in order. If the track of the line number 1 is already occupied with the previous data of the orbital elements, it will be overwritten with fresh one. If this is the case, transfer the previous data to any vacant track after the line number 1. ※The data of orbital elements of comets released to the public are renewed constantly. You can confirm the latest information on the data of the comets via Internet.

Update procedure

Preparation for Entering Orbital Elements of Comets

Update your STAR BOOK to the latest program version.

Requirements

STAR BOOK controller
Power supply for STAR BOOK
PC (Computer) which is capable of LAN connection
LAN crossover cable
File of orbital elements of comets

System Requirements for PC: OS : Microsoft Windows®XP Home Edition、XP Professional、Vista、7 Home Edition、7 Professional、7 Ultimate、8、8 Pro; WebBrowser : Refer to System requirements recommended by Microsoft for all version of windows OS; CPU : Refer to System requirements recommended by Microsoft for all version of windows OS; RAM : Refer to System requirements recommended by Microsoft for all version of windows OS; LAN : 10BASE-T/100BASE-T

※Depending on the OS used, necessary information may not be displayed properly.If this is the case, update your OS to the latest version using Windows Update. ※Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and some countries.All product and company names mentioned in the instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.

Download and procedure

To register, use the downloaded text file.

Comet text file

Directly connect the STAR BOOK TEN to the PC with a LAN crossover cable.

Directly connect the STAR BOOK to the PC with a LAN crossover cable.
※Do not power on the STAR BOOK and PC at this early stage.
※Regarding the connection of the LAN crossover cable to the PC, refer to the instructions provided with your PC.
Power on the STAR BOOK. Connecting the power supply cord will start up the STAR BOOK. Turn on the PC.
Wait for a period of one minute as the STAR BOOK and PC will automatically acquire information on networking.
Advance the dialogs on screen of the STAR BOOK until the star chart appears in Chart Mode or Scope Mode.

In the System Menu of the STAR BOOK, scroll down the cursor to select “About STAR BOOK” and press Select key to enter.

IP Address:169.254.a.b（a, b are arbitrary numbers）
SubNet Mask:255.255.0.0

Open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address you obtained in step 4 into the address bar to display the entry page.

Example: If the IP address is 192.168.0.113, put
http://192.168.0.113 on the address bar.

※Change the setting to have the address bar appear if it is hidden on your PC.
The entry page shown on the left appears. Click “Table of the registered comets” in the entry page.

The “Table of the registered comets” dialog box appears. Confirm that the orbital elements of the comets are registered in the data track in order starting from the number 1 on the table. The existing data are always overwritten by the new information. You need to transfer the existing data to an available track so it is not lost.
Click “Data File Transmission from the File” to access the entry dialog box.

The “Data File Transmission from the File” page appears. Click on the Browse… button to continue.

Designate the folder that contains a file (.txt) of the orbital elements of comets. Point to the file of the orbital elements of comets and click the Open button.

Click on the Submit Query button to send.

You will see the message below at the end of a successful transmission to your STAR BOOK TEN.

Display the table of the registered comets to confirm the new registration.

Clicking the number in the table will show you the orbital elements of a comet in details.
Be sure to reboot the STAR BOOK after you finish registering the orbital elements of comets.