Meade instruction manual LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

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Instruction Manual

8" LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

AutoStar® — LNT™ — SmartFinder™

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Contents LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical System Contents QUICK-START Guide ON/OFF E D Telescope FeaturesPage To Attach the Handbox Holder Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Autostar FeaturesTopmost screen Select Item Object Page Getting Started How to Attach the Tripod to the Telescope AssemblyPrecautionary notes for the tripod How to Assemble Your TelescopeChoosing an Eyepiece Using SmartFinderAligning the Viewfinder Aligning SmartFinderObserving Observing Using AutoStars Arrow KeysObserving By Moving the Telescope Manually Terrestrial ObservingObserve the Moon Slew SpeedsTo Track an Object Automatically Astronomical ObservingMoving Through AutoStar’s Menus Initializing AutoStar for the First TimeHow to perform the Automatic Alignment procedure Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureAutomatic Alignment While it does soGo To Saturn Using the Guided TourAutoStar Navigation Exercise Basic Autostar OperationNavigating AutoStar Entering Data into AutoStarTo Calculate Sunset time Select Item Object AUTOSTAR’S MenusObject Menu Menus and Menu OptionsGlossary Menu Event MenuUtilities Menu Observing Considerations Setup Menu Time Zone Shift Menu Daylight SAVING, Adding Observing Sites Advanced Autostar FeaturesTo Add a Site to the user-defined site list To Edit a SiteUsing AutoStar to Find Objects Not in the Database To GO to a user-entered object Observing SatellitesCommand Line How to Create Your Own Guided TourWhat you will need Tour ModesTitle Writing a TourPick END Downloading Tours LandmarksTo Add a landmark to the database To Select a landmark from the databaseAdvanced Alt/Az Alignment IdentifyTo perform a Landmark Survey To check on the available amount of memory in AutoStarTwo-Star Alt/Az Alignment BrowseOne-Star Alt/Az Alignment Few tips on photography with the LX90 Photography with the LX90Photography with a Digital Camera Meade Deep Sky Imager Photography with Meade’s AutoStar SuiteEyepiece Power 2x Barlow Super Plössl 4-elements Optional AccessoriesSuper Wide Angle 6-elements Ultra Wide Angle 8-elements#62 T-Adapter Collimation MaintenancePage Inspecting the Optics Meade Customer ServiceGauging the Movement of the Telescope AutoStar Specifications LX90 SpecificationsAutoStar Dimensions Celestial Coordinates Polar AlignmentLocating the Celestial Pole Setting CirclesAutoStar Polar Alignment Easy Polar AlignmentEquatorial Wedge Lining Up with the Celestial PolePrecise Polar Alignment Star Charts City State/Prov./Country Latitude Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the WorldCity Country Latitude City State/Country LatitudeAppendix C Training the Drive To replace the battery Appendix D Changing the LNT Module BatteryObjects in Space AutoStar GlossaryMoon Deep-Sky Objects PlanetsPage Page Page Meade Limited Warranty