WARNING!
Never use a Meade® DS™ Telescope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible dam- age to your eye. Eye damage is often pain- less, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Do not point the telescope or its viewfinder at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope or its viewfinder as it is moving. Children should always have adult super- vision while observing.
CAUTION:
Use care to install batteries as indicated by the battery compartment. Follow battery manufacturer's precautions. Do not install batteries backward or mix new and used bat- teries. Do not mix battery types. If these pre- cautions are not followed, batteries may explode, catch fire, or leak. Improperly installed batteries void your Meade warranty.
If you are anxious to use your DS Astro Telescope for the first time, before a thorough reading of this instruction manu- al, see the
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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CONTENTS |
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Telescope Features | 7 |
Autostar Features | 9 |
Getting Started | 11 |
Packing List | 11 |
How to Assemble Your Telescope | 11 |
The Viewfinder | 12 |
Focusing the 5 x 24 Viewfinder | 12 |
Focusing the 6 x 30 Viewfinder | 13 |
Aligning the Viewfinder | 13 |
Choosing an Eyepiece | 14 |
The Barlow Lens | 14 |
Observing | 15 |
Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually | 15 |
Terrestrial Observing | 15 |
Observing Using Autostar's Arrow Keys | 15 |
Slew Speeds | 16 |
Observe the Moon | 16 |
Astronomical Observing | 16 |
To Track an Object Automatically | 16 |
Alt/Az Home Position | 17 |
Moving Through Autostar’s Menus | 17 |
Initializing Autostar | 17 |
Observe a Star Using Automatic Tracking | 18 |
Easy | 18 |
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Go To Saturn | 20 |
Take a Guided Tour | 20 |
Basic Autostar Operation | 21 |
Autostar Navigation Exercise | 21 |
Entering Numbers and Text into Autostar | 22 |
Navigating Autostar | 22 |
Adjusting the Speed of a Scrolling Message | 22 |
Menus and Menu Options | 23 |
Complete Autostar Menu Structure | 23 |
Object Menu | 23 |
Event Menu | 24 |
Glossary Menu | 25 |
Utilities Menu | 25 |
Setup Menu | 26 |
Optional Accessories | 29 |
Caring for Your Telescope | 30 |
Collimation | 30 |
Meade Customer Service | 32 |
Specifications | 33 |
Appendix A: Celestial Coordinates | 35 |
Locating the Celestial Pole | 35 |
Appendix B: To Find Objects Not in the Database | 36 |
Appendix C: Observing Satellites | 37 |
Appendix D: Training the Drive | 38 |
Appendix E: Electronic Controller | 39 |
Optional #494 Autostar for | 40 |
Basic Astronomy | 41 |
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