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Fig. 24: Series 4000 Eyepieces.

Fig. 25: #140 2x Barlow Lens.

Fig. 26: #905 Variable Polarizer.

Fig. 27: Series 4000 8 - 24mm Zoom Eyepiece.

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

A wide assortment of professional Meade accessories is available for the LXD55-Seriestelescope models. The premium quality of these accessories is well-suited to the qual- ity of the instrument itself. Consult the Meade General Catalog for complete details on these and other accessories.

 

6” f/5

8” f/4

10” f/4

Eyepiece/Apparent Field

Power/Actual Field

Power/Actual Field

Power/Actual Field

 

 

Super Plössl Eyepieces (4-elements; 1.25” O.D.)

 

6.4mm/52°

119/0.44°

127/0.41°

159/0.33°

9.7mm/52°

79/0.66°

84/0.62°

105/0.50°

12.4mm/52°

61/0.85°

65/0.79°

82/0.63°

15mm/52°

51/1.02°

54/1.96°

68/0.77°

20mm/52°

38/1.36°

41/1.28°

51/1.02°

26mm/52°

29/1.77°

31/1.67°

39/1.33°

32mm/52°

24/2.18°

25/2.05°

32/1.64°

40mm/44°

19/2.31°

20/2.17°

25/1.73°

Super Wide Angle Eyepieces (6-elements; 1.25” O.D., except as noted)

13.8mm/67°

55/1.21°

59/1.14°

74/0.91°

18mm/67°

42/1.58°

45/1.49°

56/1.19°

24.5mm/67°

31/2.15°

33/2.02°

41/1.62°

32mm/67° (2" O.D.)

24/2.81°

25/2.64°

32/2.11°

40mm/67° (2" O.D.)

19/3.52°

20/3.30°

25/2.64°

Ultra Wide Angle Eyepieces (8-elements; 1.25” O.D., except as noted)

 

4.7mm/84°

162/0.52°

173/0.49°

216/0.39°

 

 

6.7mm/84°

114/0.74°

121/0.69°

152/0.55°

 

 

8.8mm/84° (1.25" - 2" O.D.)

87/0.97°

92/0.91°

115/0.73°

 

 

14mm/84° (1.25" - 2" O.D.)

54/1.54°

58/1.45°

73/1.16°

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5” f/9.3

6” f/8

8” f/10

 

 

 

Eyepiece/Apparent Field

Power/Actual Field

Power/Actual Field

Power/Actual Field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super Plössl Eyepieces (4-elements; 1.25” O.D.)

 

 

 

 

6.4mm/52°

184/0.28°

188/0.28°

313/0.17°

 

 

 

9.7mm/52°

122/0.43°

124/0.42°

206/0.25°

 

 

 

12.4mm/52°

95/0.55°

97/0.54°

161/0.32°

 

 

 

15mm/52°

79/0.66°

80/0.65°

133/0.39°

 

 

 

20mm/52°

59/0.88°

60/0.87°

100/0.52°

 

 

 

26mm/52°

45/1.15°

46/1.13°

77/0.68°

 

 

 

32mm/52°

37/1.41°

38/1.39°

63/0.83°

 

 

 

40mm/44°

30/1.49°

30/1.47°

50/0.88°

 

Super Wide Angle Eyepieces (6-elements; 1.25” O.D., except as noted)

13.8mm/67°

86/0.78°

87/0.77°

145/0.46°

18mm/67°

66/1.02°

67/1.01°

111/0.60°

24.5mm/67°

48/1.39°

49/1.37°

82/0.82°

32mm/67° (2" O.D.)

37/1.82°

38/1.79°

63/1.07°

40mm/67° (2" O.D.)

30/2.27°

30/2.23°

50/1.34°

Ultra Wide Angle Eyepieces (8-elements; 1.25” O.D., except as noted)

4.7mm/84°

251/0.33°

255/0.33°

426/0.20°

6.7mm/84°

176/0.48°

179/0.47°

299/0.28°

8.8mm/84° (1.25" - 2" O.D.)

134/0.63°

136/0.62°

227/0.37°

14mm/84° (1.25" - 2" O.D.)

84/1.00°

86/0.98°

143/0.59°

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Contents Meade Instruments Corporation Page Contents 1 1% g f e Telescope Features$2% LXD55-SeriesYour Personal Window to the Universe Computer Control Panel see e LXD55 Tips Features Autostar FeaturesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Tip Telescope Assembly How to Assemble Your TelescopeAccessories Getting StartedViewfinder assembly Schmidt-Newtonian models Insert eyepiece into holder and tighten thumbscrews Balancing the TelescopeChoosing an Eyepiece Aligning the ViewfinderObserving by Moving the Telescope Manually Too Much Power?Slew Speeds Autostar Models Only Activate the Arrow Keys Autostar Models OnlyObserve the Moon Setting the Polar Home PositionTracking Objects 16bUsing Autostars GO to Capabilities Autostar Models Only Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureInitializing Autostar Autostar Models Only Moving Through Autostar’s Menus Autostar Models OnlyTraining the Drive Autostar Models Only Go To Saturn Autostar Models Only Easy Alignment Autostar Models OnlyPlanet Saturn is over 800 million miles from the Earth Using the Guided Tour Autostar Models OnlyTo Calculate Sunset time Autostar Navigation ExerciseNavigating Autostar Entering Data into AutostarSelect Item Object Autostars MenusObject Menu MenusGlossary Menu Event MenuUtilities Menu LXD55-SeriesEnter Setup MenuObserving Considerations Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, Surf the Web To Add a Site to the user-defined site list Adding Observing SitesTo Edit a Site To GO to a user-entered object Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the LibrariesLandmarks Observing SatellitesTo Add a landmark to the database To Select a landmark from the database To Check on the Available MemoryTo perform a Landmark Survey Few tips on photography with the LXD55-Seriestelescopes Photography10 f/4 Optional AccessoriesSeries 4000 Photo-Visual Page General Maintenance MaintenanceD e f g Page Defocused star images. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Inspecting the Optics Meade Customer Service5 Model SN-6, SN-6EC Specifications Specifications4 Model SN-8, SN-8EC Specifications 9.3 Model AR-5, AR-5EC Specifications 10 f/4 Model SN-10 Specifications8 Model AR-6 Specifications Autostar Specifications 10 Model SC-8 SpecificationsAutostar Dimensions Appendix a Celestial Coordinates Setting CirclesOne- and Two-Star Polar Alignment Locating the Celestial PoleOne-Star Polar Alignment Two-Star Polar AlignmentProcedure #1 To correct for attitude misalignment Axis Alignment ProcedurePolar Alignment Viewfinder Method 1 Manual AlignmentPosition a Procedure #2 To correct for elevation misalignmentTips Star ChartsMethod 2 Axis Alignment Using Autostar Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the World Appendix C Latitude ChartCity State/Prov./Country Latitude City Country LatitudeAppendix D EC Handbox Modes of Operation To move the telescope using the Electronic ControllerSlew Speeds Tracking Rates Optional Autostar Computer Controller for LXD55 EC Users Changing the Polar ModeMounting the SC bracket and optical tube to the mount How to Attach the Optical Tube to the MountAutostar Glossary Appendix F Basic AstronomyObjects in Space MoonDeep-Sky Objects PlanetsFurther Study Page Meade Instruments Corporation
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