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Meade ETX-80AT-TC instruction manual

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Instruction Manual ETX-80AT-TCMEADE.COM Page GUIDE on page CONTENTSSetting up the Tripod QUICK-START GUIDEConnect the AutoStar Handbox Sight along the top of the optical tube Flip Barlow in down position Step 7 Install batteriesObserve Step 8 Plug in handbox and turn on computer control panelPage ABC D 2@ 2#Fig. 1c The battery compartment 21. Adjustable legs 22. Accessory tray 23. Locking knobETX Your Personal Window to the Universe Computer Control Panel 2$ 2%The Tripod Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button AUTOSTAR FEATURESPress MODE again to return to the previous menu Local Time and Local Sidereal Time LST Timer and Alarm StatusTop line Displays a menu item, or a menu option Altitude vertical and Azimuth horizontal coordinatesTIPS FOR BEGINNERS Join an Astronomy Club Attend a Star PartyConnect the AutoStar Handbox GETTING STARTEDParts Listing Telescope Assembly Setting up the TripodManual Operation of the Telescope without AutoStar Choosing an EyepieceSlew Speeds Manual Operation of the Telescope Using AutoStars Arrow KeysMaximum speed possible, dependent on battery power Initializing AutoStar Observe the MoonTo Track an Object Automatically Moving Through AutoStar’s MenusTIPS FOR BEGINNERS Too Much Power?Fig. 14a & 14b Jupiter example of too much magnification Go To Saturn Easy AlignmentWhich One’s the Alignment Star? Using the Guided TourTIPS FOR BEGINNERS Y...Z AUTOSTAR MENUSGSelect AutoStar Menu StructureExample AUTOSTAR OPERATIONAutoStar Navigation Exercise AutostarTo Calculate Sunset time Adjusting the Speed of a Scrolling MessageEntering Numbers and Text into Autostar Navigating AutostarObject Menu TIPS FOR BEGINNERS Event MenuGlossary Menu Utilities MenuNOTE This feature is usually only required in very cold weather Setup MenuReverse UP/DOWN Reverses the Surf the WebTIPS FOR BEGINNERS Reverse L/R Reverses theN Quiet Slew Sets the maximum slew rate to 1.5 for quieter operation Sidereal Rate ADVANCED FEATURESTerrestrial Observing Astronomical ObservingOne-Star Alt/Az Alignment Two-Star Alt/Az AlignmentObserving a Satellite Photography with Meade’s AutoStar Suite Digital Photography with the ETXFig. 23 The Deep Sky Imager Fig. 22 The Lunar Planetary ImagerFig. 24 Saturn, taken with the LPI. Photo by Dave Street Fig 27 #827 Right-Angle Viewfinder OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESInspecting the Optics MAINTENANCE AND SERVICINGGeneral Maintenance Storage and TransportStill unable to see an image through the eyepiece TroubleshootingTelescope pauses when changing slew direction Cannot seem to focus No image appears in the eyepieceAutoStar Dimensions Meade Customer ServiceETX-80AT Specifications AutoStar SpecificationsTo GO TO a user-entered object APPENDIX A USING AUTOSTAR TO ENTER R.A. AND DEC COORDINATESPolar Alignment APPENDIX B EQUATORIAL POLAR ALIGNMENTCelestial Coordinates Two-Star Polar Alignment Autostar Polar AlignmentEasy Polar Alignment One-Star Polar AlignmentCity APPENDIX C HELPFUL CHARTSLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World UNITED STATESTIPS FOR BEGINNERS APPENDIX D TRAINING THE DRIVEFurther Study Figure 33 Training the Drive ProcedureThe Moon APPENDIX E BASIC ASTRONOMYAutoStar Glossary Objects in SpaceDeep-Sky Objects PlanetsFig. 327 The Pleiades is one of the most beautiful open clusters Page MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY