WARNING!
Never use a Meade® Telescope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, 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 supervision while observing.
CAUTION: Use care to install batteries in the orientation indicated by illustration in the battery slots of the battery holder. Follow battery manufacturer's precautions. Do not install batteries backwards or mix new and used batteries. Do not mix battery types. If these precautions are not followed, batteries may explode, catch fire, or leak. Improperly installed batteries void your Meade warranty.
If you are anxious to use your telescope for the first time, read the
GUIDE on page 4.
CONTENTS |
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Telescope Features | 6 |
AutoStar® Features | 10 |
Getting Started | 13 |
Parts Listing | 13 |
Telescope/Tripod Assembly | 13 |
Stowing Your Gear in the Backpack | 14 |
Safety Precautions | 14 |
Choosing an Eyepiece | 15 |
Manual Operation of the Telescope w/out AutoStar..15 | |
Manual Operation of the Telescope with AutoStar.... | 16 |
Slew Speeds | 16 |
Observe the Moon | 17 |
To Track an Object Automatically | 17 |
Moving Through AutoStar’s Menus | 17 |
Initializing AutoStar | 17 |
Easy Alignment | 19 |
Go To Saturn | 19 |
Using the Guided Tour | 20 |
AutoStar Menus | 21 |
Menu Tree | 21 |
AutoStar Operation | 22 |
AutoStar Navigation Exercise | 22 |
Entering Data, Moving Through AutoStar’s Menus .. | 23 |
Objects Menu | 24 |
Event Menu, Glossary Menu | 25 |
Utilities Menu | 25 |
Setup Menu | 26 |
Advanced AutoStar Operation | 29 |
Terrestrial Observing, Astronomical Observing | 29 |
Sidereal Rate | 29 |
Advanced Alt/Az Alignment Methods | 29 |
Observing Satellites | 30 |
Digital Photography with the ETX® | 31 |
Optional Accessories | 33 |
Maintenance | 34 |
Troubleshooting | 35 |
Specifications | 36 |
Appendix A: Using AutoStar to Enter Coordinates | 38 |
Appendix B: Latitude Chart | 39 |
Appendix C: Training the Drive | 40 |
Appendix D: Basic Astronomy | 41 |
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© 2005 Meade Instruments Corporation.
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