Meade LX200GPS instruction manual Navigating Autostar, Look into the Future

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Tip:

When multiple choices are available within a menu option, the current option is usually dis- played first and highlight- ed by a right pointing arrow (>).

4.Press the Scroll Down key once to display the "Sunset" option in the Event menu.

5.Press the ENTER key to choose the "Sunset" option and move down another level.

6.Autostar II calculates the Sunset time based on the current date, time, and loca- tion. Autostar II then displays the results of the calculation.

7.Press MODE once to start moving back up through the Autostar II levels. The first level up is the Event menu.

8.Press MODE again to move up another level. This is the top level, "Select Item."

9.Press MODE again to return to the starting point of "Select Item: Object."

Navigating Autostar II

Autostar II's menus are organized for quick and easy navigation:

■Press ENTER to go deeper into Autostar II's menu levels.

■Press MODE to move back toward the top menu level.

■Press Number key "1" to engage the Speed mode, and then press Number keys 1 through 9 to change speeds.

■Press Number key "4" to access the Focus menu.

■Press Number key "7" to access the Reticle menu.

■Press the Scroll keys to move up and down through the options or lists.

■Press the Arrow keys to move the cursor across the display.

■Press the Help (?) key to access on-line help.

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Look into the Future

The Autostar II Date option in the Setup menu is much more than just an entry of today's date; with it you can look far into the future or learn about past events. Autostar II can calculate the date and times of future events and, except for eclipses, past events as well (based on the current calendar sys- tem). E.g., a Sunrise on March 6, 2043 A.D. or the Vernal Equinox in 1776 A.D. To use this feature, enter the desired date in the Setup menu or select an option in the Event menu.

Autostar II, using the Event menu, can calculate dates and times for Sunrises, Sunsets, Moonrises, Moonsets, Moonphases, Solar and Lunar Eclipses (for the next 100 years), meteor showers, equinoxes and solstices, and the mini- mums of Algol.

One very practical use of the Event menu is to check the Sunset option to determine when you can begin your astronomical observing session.

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Contents Meade Instruments Corporation Meade Maksutov-Cassegrain Optical System Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical SystemContents QUICK-START Guide Important Note Autostar Telescope FeaturesTelescope? See pages 17 See Optional ACCESSORIES, pages 41, 42,Ascension Declination setting # Computer Control Panel see insetShift Microfocuser? DefinitionsAscension, Library # of Objects Autostar II FeaturesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Want to learn more about changing slew speeds? See LX200GPS Tips Getting Started Parts ListingHow to Attach the Tripod to the Telescope Assembly Tip How to Assemble Your TelescopeTo install batteries Choosing an Eyepiece Attach Diagonal or accessoriesToo Much Power? Mounting and Adjusting the ViewfinderTerrestrial Observing Observing Using Autostar IIs Arrow KeysObserving Observing by Moving the Telescope ManuallyKey # Speed Focusing the Eyepiece Using the MicrofocuserSlew Speeds To use the microfocuserMoving Through Autostar II’s Menus Observe the MoonAstronomical Observing To Track an Object AutomaticallyImportant Notes Which One’s the Alignment Star?Go To Saturn Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureUsing the Guided Tour Finding True North Global Positioning SystemDetecting True Level To Calculate Sunset time Basic AutostarAutostar II Navigation Exercise Look into the Future Navigating AutostarSelect Item Object MenusWant to learn more about Observing Satellites? See Object MenuTo slew the telescope to catalog objects Event Menu Want to learn more about using the Browse menu? SeeWant to learn more about Landmarks? See Glossary MenuUtilities Menu Timing is Everything Setup MenuRECTION, Adding and editing sites? Setup Menu Daylight SAVING,Mirror, Mirror Hot Button MenusTo Edit a Site Adding Observing SitesTo Add a Site to the user-defined site list To GO to a user-entered object Creating User ObjectsTips Observing SatellitesLandmarks To Add a landmark to the databaseTo check on the available amount of memory in Autostar IdentifyTo Select a landmark from the database To perform a Landmark SurveyDisplayed information Example BrowseEasy Two-Star Alignment How to perform the Easy Align ProcedureAlternate Alt/Az Alignments Initialize AutostarTip Try a Spiral Search One-Star Alt/Az AlignmentTo Set the Home Position Manually Star Charts Periodic Error CorrectionFew tips on photography with the LX200GPS telescopes PhotographyMeade Series 4000 Eyepieces Optional AccessoriesSeries 4000 8 24mm Zoom Eyepiece Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece Collimation MaintenanceDefocused star images. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Gauging the Movement of the Telescope Meade Customer ServiceWhat is Smart Drive? Inspecting the OpticsMaksutov Fan Specifications15 LX200GPS Specifications 12 f/10 LX200GPS Specifications 10 LX200GPS Specifications10 f/10 LX200GPS Specifications Autostar II Handbox Specifications 16 f/10 LX200GPS SpecificationsAutostar II System Specifications Celestial Coordinates Setting CirclesEquatorial Alignment Equatorial Wedge Declination Setting CircleLocating Polaris Lining Up with the Celestial PoleLX200GPS mounted on an equatorial wedge Precise Polar AlignmentTwo-Star Polar Alignment Autostar II Polar AlignmentEasy Polar Alignment One-Star Polar AlignmentCity Country Latitude Appendix B Latitude ChartLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World City State/Prov./Country LatitudeComment Line Command LineWhat you will need Tour ModesTitle Writing a TourPick ONE / Pick END Further Study Appendix D Training the DriveAppendix E the Moon Menu To observe the Apollo 15 landing site using the Moon optionCommercial Shipping 16 LX200GPS Unique FeaturesControl Panel Features To Assemble the 16 Super Field Tripod Telescope AssemblyAttaching the Fork Mounting the Optical Tube Assembly OTAAttaching the Power and Data Cords Attaching the 16 Drive BaseObserving Considerations Tighten the fork arm assem- bly using the provided hex keyTo attach the microfocuser to the de-rotater Appendix GMoon Basic AstronomyAutostar II Glossary Objects in SpaceDeep-Sky Objects PlanetsPage Meade Instruments Corporation

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