LUMICON SKY-VECTOR

DIGITAL SETTING CIRCLE SYSTEM INCLUDING ENCODERS, HARDWARE

NGC SKY VECTOR
Improved-Now Has 12,000 Objects

Improved LUMICON NGC SKY VECTOR with over 12,000 object memory including complete and corrected RNGC catalogue, and IC, UGC, ESO, MCG galaxy catalogues and planetary nebula catalogues.

The new LUMICON NGC SKY VECTOR uses a 16 digit display and contains the complete NGC catalogue of nearly 8000 objects. However, this venerable catalogue has been completely revised and updated by expert observer Steve Gottlieb to identify and label nonexistent NGC objects, and to correct hundreds of errors. In addition Steve Gottlieb added thousands of the most interesting non-NGC objects. Essentially everything worth seeing can be found in the LUMICON NGC SKY VECTOR. The "GUIDE" and "IDENTIFY" modes make this easy and fun to use!

LUMICON NGC SKY VECTOR FEATURES:

  • All features of LUMICON SKY VECTOR II
  • Complete corrected RNGC catalogue
  • 740 nonexistent NGC objects identified
  • 343 corrections to RNGC catalogue
  • 205 best colored & multiple stars
  • 703 "Best IC Objects" catalogue
  • 1034 best UGC galaxies and 1254 best ESO galaxies in separate catalogue listings
  • "IDENTIFY" program helps you identify an unknown object seen in eyepiece
  • "GUIDE" program leads you to object
  • Detailed visual or photographic descriptions
  • Serial port for computer access
  • Includes planet's ephemerides in computer, selectable from AD 0 to AD 2500
DETAILED NGC SKY VECTOR MEMORY:
  • 9134 selected galaxies (6012 NGC, 3122 other)
  • 942 selected open star clusters
  • 330 best planetary nebulae selected by Dr. Jack Marling in a separate catalogue listing
  • 158 selected globular star clusters
  • 12 best dark nebulae
  • 125 emission nebulae (104 NGC, 19 others)
  • 55 reflection nebulae (28 NGC, 27 others)
  • 124 open clusters with associated nebulosity
  • 171 galaxy groups & clusters in separate catalogue
  • ALL galaxies with B magnitude less than 14.3
  • 18 Abell rich galaxy clusters
  • 2 quasars, quasi-stellar objects
  • 225 best colored & multiple stars as in the SKY VECTOR II