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Meade instruction manual LX80 Key Features - Front View

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LX80 Key Features

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Meade instruction manual LX80 Key Features - Front View

Contents

LX80 Multi-Mount Telescope System With Astronomer Inside Page Caution If batteries or parts are swallowed, see a doctor immediately BATTERY SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSCONTENTS INTRODUCTION IntroductionThe LX80 Telescope A solid telescope built for a lifetime of serviceTelescope Features Telescope FeaturesLX80 Multi-Mount Robust Aluminum ConstructionAudioStar Counterweight ShaftControl Panel Industry Standard Dovetail AdapterLX80 Key Features LX80 Key FeaturesFigure 1 LX80 Key Features - Rear View LX80 Key Features LX80 Key FeaturesFigure 2 LX80 Key Features - Front View LX80 Key Features A. B. C. D. E. FLX80 Key Features Figure 3 LX80 Control Panel - DetailLX80 Key Features 4$ 4%LX80 Key Features Figure 5 LX80 Drive Base Close-upLX80 Key Features Adjustments for German EQ ModeLX80 Key Features Fig 8 Azimuth AdjustmentLX80 Key Features LX80 Series Your Personal Window to the UniverseVixen-style Dovetail Receiver Place OTA dovetail here Telescope Control Panel3# 3$ 3% 2# 2$ 2%4# 4$ 4% LX80 Key FeaturesGetting Started How to Assemble Your TelescopeGetting Started Fig 13 Spread the tripod legsGetting Started Fig 17 Thread-on counterweight shaft4. Attach mount to tripod base. Place the mount Fig 16 Tighten three 3 knobs at undersideAttach viewﬁnder to the OTA Getting StartedFig 19 Tighten DEC lock Fig 20 Slide dovetail into bracket and secureGetting Started Fig 24 Plug AudioStar into HBX connectorFig 22 Secure diagonal into holder Fig 23 Insert eyepiece into diagonalRA Right Ascension Balance Balancing the TelescopeGetting Started Fig 25 While maintaining hold of OTA, loosen the DEC lockFig 31 Adjust counterweight to achieve balance Aligning the ViewﬁnderGetting Started Fig 28 Loosen RA lock - right and left sidesChoosing an Eyepiece Observing by Moving the Telescope ManuallyGetting Started Moving Through AudioStar’s Menus Using AudioStar’s GoTo CapabilitiesActivate the Arrow Keys Slew SpeedsEntering Data into AudioStar Playing AudioNavigating AudioStar Observe the MoonThe LX80 Multi-Mount System LX80 Multi-Mount SystemInitializing AudioStar Aligning the LX80The LX80 Multi-Mount System Setting the Alt-Azimuth Home PositionAlt-Azimuth Mode Finding True NorthFinding Magnetic North Perform the Easy Align ProcedureEasy Two-Star Align The LX80 Multi-Mount SystemUsing the Guided Tour Go To SaturnThe LX80 Multi-Mount System Equatorial Mode Setting the Polar Home PositionFig 35 Tilt the mount head using hex head tool The LX80 Multi-Mount SystemLocating the Celestial Pole How to perform the Easy AlignEasy Align The LX80 Multi-Mount SystemNote 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 TourThe LX80 Multi-Mount System Go To SaturnThe LX80 Multi-Mount System Dual OTA ModeAlt-Azimuth Mode Fig 37 Dual OTA Alt-AzLX80 TIPS The LX80 Multi-Mount SystemObserving Considerations AudioStar Handbox AudioStar HandboxTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button 2-Line LCD DisplayAudioStar Handbox Control your LX80 with your PC using a serial interfaceSlew Speeds AudioStar HandboxPlaying the Audio Observation Using AudioStar’s Arrow KeysTerrestrial Observing AudioStar HandboxAudioStar Operation AudioStar OperationAudioStar Navigation Exercise To Calculate Sunset timeAudioStar Operation Object MenuAudioStar #497 Menu Tree AudioStar #497 MENU TREEFigure 43 The AudioStar #497 Menu Tree Glossary Menu Event MenuUtilities Menu AudioStar OperationSetup Menu Note This feature is usually only required in very cold weatherAudioStar Operation selected telescope AudioStar OperationDelete Deletes a stored site from the database AudioStar OperationAudioStar Operation Advanced AudioStar FeaturesAdding Observing Sites To Add a Site to the user-deﬁned site listTo GoTo a user-entered object Using AudioStar to Find Objects Not in the DatabaseObserving Satellites AudioStar OperationAudioStar Operation LandmarksNOTE Satellite observing is an exciting challenge. Most To Add a landmark to the databaseAudioStar Operation IdentifyTo Select a landmark from the database To perform a Landmark SurveyTraining the Drive AudioStar OperationDisplayed information Example Browse Advanced alt/az AlignmentToo Much Power? AudioStar OperationPHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE LX80 Photography with the LX80A few tips on photography with the LX80 Photography with a Digital CameraPhotography with Meade’s AudioStar Suite Photography with the LX80Optional Accessories Optional AccessoriesSeries 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Series 5000 HD-60Optional Accessories MAINTENANCE MaintenanceStorage and Transport Inspecting the OpticsTroubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTINGUnable to see an image through the eyepiece Object appears in the viewﬁnder but not in the eyepieceCUSTOMER SERVICE Customer ServiceTelescope pauses when changing slew direction PageAppendix DriveAPPENDIX A Training theAPPENDIX B Appendix B Basic AstronomyBASIC ASTRONOMY Objects in SpaceDeep-Sky Objects Appendix B Basic AstronomyAPPENDIX C SPECIFICATIONS cationsAppendix C Speciﬁ Appendix D Equatorial Polar AlignmentAPPENDIX D EQUATORIAL POLAR ALIGNMENTPrecise Polar Alignment Appendix D Equatorial Polar AlignmentLocating the Celestial Pole AudioStar Polar Alignment6. Again note the extent of the star’s drift in declination Appendix D Equatorial Polar AlignmentPEC Update Menu Option PeriodicErrorCorrectionPECTraining Polar Alignment and RA Drive OnlyAppendix D Equatorial Polar Alignment PEC Train Menu OptionLATITUDE CHART Latitude ChartAppendix E APPENDIX ENorth AmericaDeclination MagneticAPPENDIX G MAGNETIC DECLINATION GLOBAL MAPAppendix G Magnetic Declination - Global Map EU Countries only Recycling InformationCorrect Disposal of this Product Waste Electrical & Electronic EquipmentPage Page Page MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY Limited Warranty