... Tour Objects Tours can be created using objects from within the Autostar database or a user can enter in different objects (such as a newly discovered comet). ... Automatic Mode: As the user advances to each object, the title of the object appears on line 1 of the display while its descriptive text automatically starts scrolling across line 2. ... For example: STAR "Rigel" LANDMARK az alt "title" "description" Enter the azimuth (az) for the desired object in the following format xxxdxxmxxs. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Bad Astro Store . ... Hey, it's either this or one of those really irritating PayPal donation buttons here. ... I get the occasional email from someone interested in becoming a professional astronomer, asking for career advice. ... There are lots of people out there passionate about the sciences, but terrified that after years (and tens of thousands of dollars) of schooling, they may still not be able to get a job. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... The building is about 106 ft. long by 26 ft. wide and is divided into two parts: a shop area to the north, 54 ft. long by 26 ft. wide with parapet walls containing the control room, and the observatory area 52 ft. long by 26 ft. wide. ... Shop Wall Counterforts . ... The shop roof is suspended between parapet walls, that is, the walls are higher than the roof, to permit the observatory roof to roll unimpeded over the shop roof. ...