Finding stars with CPC800

[QldLiz]

Have had this great scope for a couple of months now, and is great in finding objects with a designated number, but am wanting to find other objects. What is the easiest way to say ... find v Aqillae, and other carbon stars? Do I try and find the SAO number?

In tracking down comets, is it best to put the RA and DEC in?

Thanks

[brantuk]

The SAO catalog is a good place to start. This site offers a bit more info about them in downloadable catalogues:

http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/catalogs/

Hope it helps

[QldLiz]

Thank you for that brantuk, but gosh, a multitude of stars there in those catalogues!! Will see if I can narrow the SAO list down a bit.

[faulksy]

cant remember how to do it with no scope in fromt of me but you can get the list up of all the stars in the catalogue and there all ain alphabetical order