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Troubleshooting
Specs
Latitude Chart
Warranty
Maintenance
Setup Menu
Perform the Easy Align Procedure
PeriodicErrorCorrectionPECTraining Polar Alignment and RA Drive Only
Adjustments for German EQ Mode
Battery Safety Instructions
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Instruction Manual
LX80™
Multi-Mount
Telescope System With Astronomer Inside™
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Contents
Instruction Manual
LX80 Multi-Mount Telescope System With Astronomer Inside
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Caution If batteries or parts are swallowed, see a doctor immediately
BATTERY SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
The LX80 Telescope
A solid telescope built for a lifetime of service
Telescope Features
Telescope Features
LX80 Multi-Mount
Robust Aluminum Construction
AudioStar
Counterweight Shaft
Control Panel
Industry Standard Dovetail Adapter
LX80 Key Features
LX80 Key Features
Figure 1 LX80 Key Features - Rear View
LX80 Key Features
LX80 Key Features
Figure 2 LX80 Key Features - Front View
LX80 Key Features
A. B. C. D. E. F
LX80 Key Features
Figure 3 LX80 Control Panel - Detail
LX80 Key Features
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LX80 Key Features
Figure 5 LX80 Drive Base Close-up
LX80 Key Features
Adjustments for German EQ Mode
LX80 Key Features
Fig 8 Azimuth Adjustment
LX80 Key Features
LX80 Series Your Personal Window to the Universe
Vixen-style Dovetail Receiver Place OTA dovetail here
Telescope Control Panel
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2# 2$ 2%
4# 4$ 4%
LX80 Key Features
Getting Started
How to Assemble Your Telescope
Getting Started
Fig 13 Spread the tripod legs
Getting Started
Fig 17 Thread-on counterweight shaft
4. Attach mount to tripod base. Place the mount
Fig 16 Tighten three 3 knobs at underside
Attach viewfinder to the OTA
Getting Started
Fig 19 Tighten DEC lock
Fig 20 Slide dovetail into bracket and secure
Getting Started
Fig 24 Plug AudioStar into HBX connector
Fig 22 Secure diagonal into holder
Fig 23 Insert eyepiece into diagonal
RA Right Ascension Balance
Balancing the Telescope
Getting Started
Fig 25 While maintaining hold of OTA, loosen the DEC lock
Fig 31 Adjust counterweight to achieve balance
Aligning the Viewfinder
Getting Started
Fig 28 Loosen RA lock - right and left sides
Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually
Choosing an Eyepiece
Getting Started
Moving Through AudioStar’s Menus
Using AudioStar’s GoTo Capabilities
Activate the Arrow Keys
Slew Speeds
Entering Data into AudioStar
Playing Audio
Navigating AudioStar
Observe the Moon
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
LX80 Multi-Mount System
Initializing AudioStar
Aligning the LX80
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
Setting the Alt-Azimuth Home Position
Alt-Azimuth Mode
Finding True North
Finding Magnetic North
Perform the Easy Align Procedure
Easy Two-Star Align
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
Go To Saturn
Using the Guided Tour
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
Equatorial Mode
Setting the Polar Home Position
Fig 35 Tilt the mount head using hex head tool
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
Locating the Celestial Pole
How to perform the Easy Align
Easy Align
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
Note AudioStar locates alignment stars based on the date, time and location entered. Using this information and the Polar Home Position as its starting point, the alignment stars should easily be placed within the viewfinder. The alignment stars may change from night to night. All that is required is for the observer to center the selected stars in the eyepiece when prompted
Using the Guided Tour
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
Go To Saturn
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
Dual OTA Mode
Alt-Azimuth Mode
Fig 37 Dual OTA Alt-Az
The LX80 Multi-Mount System
LX80 TIPS
Observing Considerations
AudioStar Handbox
AudioStar Handbox
Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button
2-Line LCD Display
AudioStar Handbox
Control your LX80 with your PC using a serial interface
Slew Speeds
AudioStar Handbox
Playing the Audio
Observation Using AudioStar’s Arrow Keys
Terrestrial Observing
AudioStar Handbox
AudioStar Operation
AudioStar Operation
AudioStar Navigation Exercise
To Calculate Sunset time
AudioStar Operation
Object Menu
AudioStar #497 MENU TREE
AudioStar #497 Menu Tree
Figure 43 The AudioStar #497 Menu Tree
Glossary Menu
Event Menu
Utilities Menu
AudioStar Operation
Note This feature is usually only required in very cold weather
Setup Menu
AudioStar Operation
selected telescope
AudioStar Operation
Delete Deletes a stored site from the database
AudioStar Operation
AudioStar Operation
Advanced AudioStar Features
Adding Observing Sites
To Add a Site to the user-defined site list
To GoTo a user-entered object
Using AudioStar to Find Objects Not in the Database
Observing Satellites
AudioStar Operation
AudioStar Operation
Landmarks
NOTE Satellite observing is an exciting challenge. Most
To Add a landmark to the database
AudioStar Operation
Identify
To Select a landmark from the database
To perform a Landmark Survey
AudioStar Operation
Training the Drive
Displayed information Example
Browse
Advanced alt/az Alignment
Too Much Power?
AudioStar Operation
PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE LX80
Photography with the LX80
A few tips on photography with the LX80
Photography with a Digital Camera
Photography with Meade’s AudioStar Suite
Photography with the LX80
Optional Accessories
Optional Accessories
Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle
Series 5000 HD-60
Optional Accessories
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance
Storage and Transport
Inspecting the Optics
Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
Unable to see an image through the eyepiece
Object appears in the viewfinder but not in the eyepiece
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer Service
Telescope pauses when changing slew direction
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Appendix
Drive
APPENDIX A
Training the
APPENDIX B
Appendix B Basic Astronomy
BASIC ASTRONOMY
Objects in Space
Deep-Sky Objects
Appendix B Basic Astronomy
cations
APPENDIX C SPECIFICATIONS
Appendix C Specifi
Appendix D Equatorial Polar
Alignment
APPENDIX D
EQUATORIAL POLAR ALIGNMENT
Precise Polar Alignment
Appendix D Equatorial Polar Alignment
Locating the Celestial Pole
AudioStar Polar Alignment
6. Again note the extent of the star’s drift in declination
Appendix D Equatorial Polar Alignment
PEC Update Menu Option
PeriodicErrorCorrectionPECTraining Polar Alignment and RA Drive Only
Appendix D Equatorial Polar Alignment
PEC Train Menu Option
LATITUDE CHART
Latitude Chart
Appendix E
APPENDIX E
North
America
Declination
Magnetic
MAGNETIC DECLINATION GLOBAL MAP
APPENDIX G
Appendix G Magnetic Declination - Global Map
EU Countries only
Recycling Information
Correct Disposal of this Product
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment
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MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY
Limited Warranty