AUTOSTAR II FEATURES
Want to learn more about
downloading the latest updates of AutoStar II software from the Meade website? See
page 3o.
Fig. 2: The AutoStar II Handbox.
Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button
Control of the LX200R telescope models is through the operation of the standard AutoStar II system. Nearly all functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a few pushes of AutoStar II’s buttons.
Because the AutoStar II system uses flash (rewritable) memory, your system will be able to grow when new features and enhancements become available. Download the latest satellite data, star and object catalogs, tours, serial commands list, and soft- ware revisions, directly from the Meade website (www.meade.com). (Requires the optional LX200 Interface Cable. See OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES, page 45.)
Some of the major features of the AutoStar II system are:
Automatically move the telescope to any of the more than 145,000 objects stored in the object library, including:
Library | # of Objects |
New General Catalog (NGC): | 7,840 |
Index Catalog (IC): | 5,386 |
Messier Catalog (M): | 110 |
Caldwell Catalog: | 109 |
Named Objects: | 227 |
Herschel Catalog: | 400 |
Abell Catalog of Galaxy Clusters: | 2,712 |
Arp Catalog of Irregular Galaxies: | 645 |
Uppsala Galaxy Catalog: | 12,940 |
Morphological Catalog of Galaxies: | 12,939 |
General Catalog of Variable Stars: | 28,484 |
SAO: | 17,191 |
Hipparcos Star Catalog: | 17,325 |
Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to view on any given night of the year.
Control your LX200R with your PC using an RS232 interface.
Align your telescope automatically using GPS (Global Positioning System).
Access a glossary of astronomical terms.
Mount the telescope in the “Alt/Az” mode
- 9 - | Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope |
| at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. |
