Meade LX90 instruction manual Identify, Advanced Alt/Az Alignment, To perform a Landmark Survey

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2.Display the "Landmark: Select" menu option. Press ENTER.

3.Use the Scroll keys to scroll through the list of objects you have previously entered. When the desired object displays, press ENTER to select the object. Use the Scroll keys to scroll through location information about the object, if desired. Press GO TO to slew the telescope to the landmark.

4.Press MODE to exit.

To perform a Landmark Survey

This procedure allows you to perform a tour of the objects entered in the "Object: Landmark" menu option – note that the Landmark Survey will function only if you have previously entered objects in the Landmark menu.

1.Navigate to "Utilities: Landmark Survey" menu and press ENTER.

2."Landmark Survey: Slewing..." displays. The telescope moves to the first object on the Survey list and displays the name of the object.

3.Press MODE to pause the Survey. Press ENTER to restart the survey at the first object of the survey.

To check on the available amount of memory in AutoStar.

AutoStar has a limited amount of memory. Once you begin to store Landmarks, User Objects and other bits of information in AutoStar, you will begin to use up memory. This procedure allows you to check on how much memory is still available.

1.Navigate to the "Setup: Statistics" menu option and press ENTER.

2."Statistics: 37.2K Char. Free" displays. This is the amount of memory that is still available to the user.

Identify

This procedure allows you to use AutoStar to identify objects you have found in the night sky using the Arrow keys. If the object is not in AutoStar's database, AutoStar displays information about an object in its database that is closest to the one you queried about.

IMPORTANT NOTE: For this function to operate properly, you must initialize AutoStar (see page 18). Set the home position if you are using One-Star, Two-Star or Easy Alignment—see page 38. If you physically move the telescope after initial- ization, this function will fail to operate properly.

In this procedure, you will center an object you wish to have identified by AutoStar in the telescope eyepiece and use the "Identify" menu to find out information about the object or the nearest object to it in the AutoStar database.

1.Center the object you wish to have identified in the telescope's eyepiece.

2.Navigate to the "Object: Identify" option and press ENTER.

3."Searching..." displays. When AutoStar finishes calculating, the name of the closest object displays.

4.Press a Scroll key to display information about this object. AutoStar displays some or all the following information about the object with each press of a Scroll key:

Displayed information:

Example:

Catalog or common name of object

Messier 107, NGC6171, Orion Nebula, etc

Type of object

Globular Cluster, Nebula, Black Hole, etc.

Right Ascension

16:32:4

Declination

13°03'

Constellation

Virgo, Orion, etc.

Magnitude

3

Size

2'

Scrolling message

"This Globular Cluster is 10,000 light years

 

away...."

Advanced Alt/Az Alignment

If you would rather choose your own alignment stars from the AutoStar database during the Alt/Az alignment procedure, AutoStar offers two methods. Information for Equatorial (Polar) alignment is discussed in "APPENDIX A," page 46.

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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
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