Meade Specifications ETX-90EC Astro Telescope, Specifications ETX-105EC Astro Telescope

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Specifications: ETX-90EC Astro Telescope

Optical design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maksutov-Cassegrain Primary mirror diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96mm (3.78”) Clear aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90mm (3.5”) Focal length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250mm Focal ratio (photographic speed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f/13.8 Near focus (approx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 ft (3.5m) Resolving power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 arc secs Super multi-coatings (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . standard Limiting visual stellar magnitude (approx.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7 Image scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.16°/inch Maximum practical visual power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325X Optical tube dimensions

(dia. x length) . . . . . . . . . . 10.4cm x 27.9cm (4.1” x 11”) Eyepiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Super Plössl 26mm Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 x 21mm Secondary mirror obstruction (dia.; %) . . 27.9mm (1.1”); 9.6% Telescope mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fork type; double tine Setting circle diameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec.: 3.5”; RA: 7” Input voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 volts DC Motor Drive System DC servo motors with encoders, both axes Slow-Motion Controls . . . . . . . . . electric, 4 speed, both axes Optional Autostar Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yes Hemispheres of operation . . . . . North and South, switchable Bearings:

Altitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UHMW polyethylene Azimuth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PTFE

Materials:

Tube body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aluminum Mounting . . . . . . high-impact ABS, aluminum-reinforced Primary mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pyrex® glass Correcting lens. . . . . . . . . . . BK7 optical glass, Grade-A

Telescope dimensions:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38cm x 18cm x 22cm (15” x 7” x 9”) Telescope net weight:

(incl. Electronic Controller & batteries) . . 3.5kg (7.8 lbs) Telescope shipping weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8kg (12.8 lbs) Battery Life (approx.):

with Electronic Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 hrs with Autostar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 hrs

Specifications: ETX-105EC Astro Telescope

Optical design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maksutov-Cassegrain Primary mirror diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116mm (4.56”) Clear aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105mm (4.13”) Focal length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1470mm (57.8”) Focal ratio (photographic speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f/14 Near focus (approx). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6m (15 ft) Resolving power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 arc secs Super multi-coatings (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . standard Limiting visual stellar magnitude (approx.). . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 Image scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.99°/inch Maximum practical visual power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420x Optical tube dimensions

(dia. x length) . . . . . . . . 12.4cm x 32.8cm (4.88” x 12.9”) Eyepiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Super Plössl 26mm Viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 x 25mm right-angle Secondary mirror obstruction (dia.; %). . . 3.3cm (1.32”); 9.4% Telescope mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fork type; double tine Setting circle diameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec.: 3.81”; RA: 7.8” Input voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 volts DC Motor Drive System . . DC servo motors with encoders, both axes

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Slow-Motion Controls . . . . . . . . . electric, 4 speed, both axes Optional Autostar Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yes Hemispheres of operation . . . . . North and South, switchable Bearings:

Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ball bearings Azimuth . . . . PTFE thrust bearing and radial ball bearing

Materials:

Tube body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aluminum Mounting . . . . . . ABS, with internal aluminum structure Primary mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pyrex® glass Correcting lens. . . . . . . . . . . BK7 optical glass, Grade-A

Telescope dimensions:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43cm x 25cm x 20cm (17” x 10” x 8”)

Telescope net weight:

(incl. Electronic Controller & batteries) . . 6.1kg (13.5 lbs) Telescope shipping weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3kg (18.4 lbs) Battery Life (approx.):

with Electronic Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 hrs with Autostar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 hrs

Specifications: ETX-125EC Astro Telescope

Optical design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maksutov-Cassegrain Primary mirror diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138mm (5.43”) Clear aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127mm (5.0”) Focal length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1900mm (74.8”) Focal ratio (photographic speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f/15 Near focus (approx). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5m (18 ft) Resolving power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9 arc secs Super multi-coatings (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . standard Limiting visual stellar magnitude (approx.). . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5 Image scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.76°/inch Maximum practical visual power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500X Optical tube dimensions

(dia. x length) . . . . . . . . . 14.6cm x 36cm (5.75” x 14.2”) Eyepiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Super Plössl 26mm Viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 x 25mm right-angle Secondary mirror obstruction (dia.; %) . . 39.4mm (1.6”); 9.6% Telescope mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fork type; double tine Setting circle diameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec.: 4.3”; RA: 9” Input voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 volts DC Motor Drive System . . DC servo motors with encoders, both axes Slow-Motion Controls . . . . . . . . . electric, 4 speed, both axes Optional Autostar Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yes Hemispheres of operation . . . . . North and South, switchable Bearings:

Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ball bearings Azimuth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ball bearings

Materials:

Tube body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aluminum Mounting . . . . . . . ABS, with internal aluminum structure Primary mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pyrex® glass Correcting lens. . . . . . . . . . . BK7 optical glass, Grade-A

Telescope dimensions:

. . . . . . . . . . 48cm x 23cm x 27cm (19” x 8.9” x 10.8”)

Telescope net weight:

(incl. Electronic Controller & batteries) . . 6.9kg (15.2 lbs) Telescope shipping weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4kg (25.2 lbs) Battery Life (approx.):

with Electronic Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 hrs with Autostar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 hrs

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Contents Meade Instruments Corporation Page Contents Slew Speed QUICK-START GuideETX-90EC Astro Telescope Telescope and Electronic Controller FunctionsTelescope Controls ETX Your Personal Window to the UniverseViewfinder Computer Control Panel Flip mirror control in the up positionElectronic Controller Functions Indicator Light KeyLight Blinking Off Getting Started Focusing the Viewfinder Using The ViewfinderAligning the Viewfinder ETX-90EC 8 x 21mm Erect-Image ViewfinderChoosing an Eyepiece Observation TechniquesAlignment 1900mm Power = = 26mm Telescope Focal Length Power = Eyepiece Focal LengthUnderstanding Magnification Terrestrial ObservingSidereal Rate Astronomical ObservingElectronic Controller Slew SpeedsModes of Operation Alt/Az ModeTelescope Mountings To move the telescope using the Electronic Controller Polar ModeYou use Polar or Equatorial mounting. By Celestial Coordinates Polar Alignment ProcedureLocating the Celestial Pole High-Latitude Tripod Leg ETX-90EC Standard Tripod Leg ETX-90ECStandard Tripod Leg ETX-105EC, ETX-125EC High-Latitude Tripod Leg ETX-105EC, ETX-125ECETX-90EC PhotographyFew Tips on Photography Example of a format 1 photoPower Optional AccessoriesPower 2x Barlow ETX-105EC ETX-125EC Eyepiece#825 Right- Angle Viewfinder Storage and Transport General MaintenanceInspecting the Optics TroubleshootingTelescope moves off a terrestrial object while observing Meade Customer ServiceSpecifications ETX-105EC Astro Telescope Specifications ETX-90EC Astro TelescopeSpecifications ETX-125EC Astro Telescope Appendix a Advanced Electronic Controller Functions Changing Modes Using the Electronic ControllerTracking Motor Speeds Northern Hemisphere PolarAppendix B Helpful Charts Setting Circles Appendix C Precise Polar Alignment Setting CirclesAutostar Glossary Appendix D YOU and the UniverseMoon PlanetsPleiades is one of the most beautiful open clusters Deep-Sky ObjectsMeade Limited Warranty Meade Instruments Corporation