Tap the Find button to search for celestial objects by name or catalog number, or to locate your favorite constellation or asterism. The Find window includes a search field at the top along with fifteen different categories of celestial objects to find what you’re looking for.
If you know the object’s name (or catalog abbreviation and number), type or speak it into the Search By Name field. Or, tap the pop-out arrow on the right side of the window to view a list of each object, or sub category. Names that appear in white text are presently visible above the horizon; gray means this object is below the horizon and not visible.
Figure 11: Finding objects by name or other category.
To find the Moon, for example, tap Find, then Planets, Sun and Moon, then Moon. A plethora of Moon-specific information appears on the Object Information window.
Figure 12: Object Information window showing the Moon.
The buttons at the bottom of this window let you update the chart to view this object, slew the telescope to it, lock on it, or view its HR diagram, where applicable.
Tap Center to center the Moon on the chart; Frame magnifies the view to get an up close look. The Lock button is reserved for solar system objects, and pins it to the center of the chart so that it can be observed as the stars and other objects pass by over time. The HR button is reserved for stars that have a known spectral class and shows a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram highlighting the star’s classification.