Meade LX200GPS specs

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Meade LX200GPS instruction manual

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Meade Instruments Corporation Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical System Meade Maksutov-Cassegrain Optical System Contents QUICK-START Guide Important Note Telescope Features Autostar See Optional ACCESSORIES, pages 41, 42, Ascension Declination setting# Computer Control Panel see inset Telescope? See pages 17 Shift Microfocuser? DefinitionsAscension, Library # of Objects Autostar II FeaturesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Want to learn more about changing slew speeds? See LX200GPS Tips Getting Started Parts ListingHow to Attach the Tripod to the Telescope Assembly Tip How to Assemble Your TelescopeTo install batteries Attach Diagonal or accessories Choosing an Eyepiece Mounting and Adjusting the Viewfinder Too Much Power? Observing Using Autostar IIs Arrow Keys ObservingObserving by Moving the Telescope Manually Terrestrial Observing Focusing the Eyepiece Using the Microfocuser Slew SpeedsTo use the microfocuser Key # Speed Observe the Moon Astronomical ObservingTo Track an Object Automatically Moving Through Autostar II’s Menus Which One’s the Alignment Star? Important Notes Go To Saturn Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureUsing the Guided Tour Finding True North Global Positioning SystemDetecting True Level To Calculate Sunset time Basic AutostarAutostar II Navigation Exercise Navigating Autostar Look into the Future Menus Select Item Object Want to learn more about Observing Satellites? See Object MenuTo slew the telescope to catalog objects Want to learn more about using the Browse menu? See Event Menu Want to learn more about Landmarks? See Glossary MenuUtilities Menu Setup Menu Timing is Everything RECTION, Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, Adding and editing sites? Hot Button Menus Mirror, Mirror To Edit a Site Adding Observing SitesTo Add a Site to the user-defined site list Creating User Objects To GO to a user-entered object Observing Satellites LandmarksTo Add a landmark to the database Tips Identify To Select a landmark from the databaseTo perform a Landmark Survey To check on the available amount of memory in Autostar Browse Displayed information Example How to perform the Easy Align Procedure Alternate Alt/Az AlignmentsInitialize Autostar Easy Two-Star Alignment Tip Try a Spiral Search One-Star Alt/Az AlignmentTo Set the Home Position Manually Periodic Error Correction Star Charts Photography Few tips on photography with the LX200GPS telescopes Optional Accessories Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces Series 4000 8 24mm Zoom Eyepiece Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece Maintenance Collimation Defocused star images. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Meade Customer Service What is Smart Drive?Inspecting the Optics Gauging the Movement of the Telescope Maksutov Fan Specifications15 LX200GPS Specifications 12 f/10 LX200GPS Specifications 10 LX200GPS Specifications10 f/10 LX200GPS Specifications Autostar II Handbox Specifications 16 f/10 LX200GPS SpecificationsAutostar II System Specifications Celestial Coordinates Setting CirclesEquatorial Alignment Declination Setting Circle Equatorial Wedge Lining Up with the Celestial Pole Locating Polaris Precise Polar Alignment LX200GPS mounted on an equatorial wedge Autostar II Polar Alignment Easy Polar AlignmentOne-Star Polar Alignment Two-Star Polar Alignment Appendix B Latitude Chart Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the WorldCity State/Prov./Country Latitude City Country Latitude Command Line What you will needTour Modes Comment Line Writing a Tour Title Pick ONE / Pick END Appendix D Training the Drive Further Study To observe the Apollo 15 landing site using the Moon option Appendix E the Moon Menu Commercial Shipping 16 LX200GPS Unique FeaturesControl Panel Features Telescope Assembly To Assemble the 16 Super Field Tripod Mounting the Optical Tube Assembly OTA Attaching the Power and Data CordsAttaching the 16 Drive Base Attaching the Fork Tighten the fork arm assem- bly using the provided hex key Observing Considerations Appendix G To attach the microfocuser to the de-rotater Basic Astronomy Autostar II GlossaryObjects in Space Moon Planets Deep-Sky ObjectsPage Meade Instruments Corporation