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Meade DS-2000 instruction manual

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DS-2000 Series Reflecting and Refracting Telescopes Meade Instruments CorporationReflecting Telescope Eyepiece2-Element Refracting TelescopeIMPORTANT NOTE CONTENTSD F A B E C QUICK-START GUIDEIf you wish to initialize Autostar, see page If you wish to attach the viewfinder, see pageIf you wish to align the telescope, go to page Circle B Dec. Lock Features of the DS-2000 Series telescopesFig. 1b Inset A Dec. Setting ON switch D Auxiliary portDec. Setting Circle and Lock TELESCOPE FEATURESComputer Control Panel Fig. Ic 20 Tripod Lock Knob - Tighten to a firm feel to secure tripod legs Attend a Star Party AUTOSTAR FEATURESDS-2000 TIPS Join an Astronomy ClubFig. 4 Secure the tripod turn the tripod lock knob Local Time and Local Sidereal Time LST Timer and Alarm StatusAltitude vertical and Azimuth horizontal coordinates Press MODE again to return to the previous menuGETTING STARTED How to Assemble Your TelescopePacking List Focusing the 5 x 24mm Viewfinder The ViewfinderNEVER point the telescope directly at or near the Sun at any Too Much Power?DS-2000 TIPS Focusing the 6 x 30mm ViewfinderThe Barlow Lens Choosing an EyepieceDEFINITION Terrestrial Observing Observing Using Autostars Arrow KeysOBSERVING Observing by Moving the Telescope ManuallyTo Track an Object Automatically Slew SpeedsObserve the Moon Astronomical ObservingNorth The Alt/Az Home PositionMoving Through Autostar’s Menus Initializing AutostarEasy Two-Star Align Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureHow to Easy Align Your Telescope DS-2000 TIPSWhich One’s the Alignment Star?Take a Guided Tour Two-Star Alt/Az AlignmentOne-Star Alt/Az Alignment Go To SaturnExample BASIC AUTOSTAR OPERATIONAutostar Navigation Exercise AutostarTo Calculate Sunset time Adjusting the Speed of a Scrolling MessageEntering Numbers and Text into Autostar Navigating AutostarObject Menu MENUS AND MENU OPTIONSWARNING! Never use a Meade DS Event MenuDS-2000 TIPS Glossary MenuUtilities Menu Observing ConsiderationsSetup Menu c. Custom Allows entry of user-defined tracking rates Delete Deletes a stored site from the database OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Collimation CARING FOR YOUR TELESCOPEPage Meade Customer Service DS-2080 SPECIFICATIONSDS-2060 DS-2070Autostar DS-2114SDS-2130 DS-2130SCelestial Coordinates APPENDIX ALocating the Celestial Pole APPENDIX B Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the DatabaseTo GO TO a user-entered object Observing Satellites APPENDIX CDS-2000 TIPS APPENDIX DTraining the Drive Fig. 32 Training the Drive ProcedureLights 3 SPEED Key 4 Coil Cord 5 MODE Key 6 OUT Key 7 IN Key APPENDIX EElectronic Controller DS-2000EC Users Only Fig. 33 Electronic Controller. 1 Arrow Keys 2 IndicatorOptional #494 Autostar Computer Controller for DS-2000EC Users To move the telescope using the Electronic ControllerSlew Speeds The Moon BASIC ASTRONOMYAutostar Glossary Objects in SpaceDeep-Sky Objects PlanetsFig. 37 The Pleiades is one of the most beautiful open clusters Page Meade Instruments Corporation MEADE LIMITED WARRANTYA D V A N C E D P R O D U C T S D I V I S I O N