Autostar Features | Meade LX90 guide

AUTOSTAR FEATURES

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Fig. 2: The LX90 AutoStar Handbox.

Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button

Control of the LX90 is through the operation of the standard-equipment AutoStar. Nearly all functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a few pushes of AutoStar’s buttons. Some of the major features of AutoStar are:

•Automatically move the telescope to any of over 30,000 objects stored in the database or manually enter the astronomical coordinates of any celestial object.

•Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to view on any given night of the year.

•Download the latest satellite data and software revisions directly from the Meade website (www.meade.com) and share software with other AutoStar enthusiasts.

•Control your LX90 with your PC using an RS-232 interface.

•Access a glossary of astronomical terms.

•Calculate which eyepiece to use for optimum viewing of a celestial object.

•Mount the telescope in the “Alt/Az” mode (Altitude - Azimuth, or vertical - horizontal) for fully automatic tracking of celestial objects.

•Extensive long-exposure astrophotography and CCD imaging capability is available when the LX90 is mounted in the "Equatorial" (Polar) mode using an optional mounting wedge.

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Meade LX90 instruction manual Autostar Features, Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button

Contents

LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical System Contents QUICK-START Guide ON/OFF E D Telescope FeaturesPage To Attach the Handbox Holder Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Autostar Features Topmost screen Select Item Object Page Getting Started How to Attach the Tripod to the Telescope Assembly Precautionary notes for the tripod How to Assemble Your Telescope Choosing an Eyepiece Using SmartFinder Aligning the Viewfinder Aligning SmartFinder Observing Observing Using AutoStars Arrow KeysObserving By Moving the Telescope Manually Terrestrial Observing Observe the Moon Slew Speeds To Track an Object Automatically Astronomical ObservingMoving Through AutoStar’s Menus Initializing AutoStar for the First Time How to perform the Automatic Alignment procedure Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureAutomatic Alignment While it does so Go To Saturn Using the Guided Tour AutoStar Navigation Exercise Basic Autostar Operation Entering Data into AutoStar Navigating AutoStarTo Calculate Sunset time Select Item Object AUTOSTAR’S Menus Object Menu Menus and Menu Options Event Menu Glossary MenuUtilities Menu Observing Considerations Setup Menu Time Zone Shift Menu Daylight SAVING, Adding Observing Sites Advanced Autostar FeaturesTo Add a Site to the user-defined site list To Edit a Site Using AutoStar to Find Objects Not in the Database To GO to a user-entered object Observing Satellites Command Line How to Create Your Own Guided TourWhat you will need Tour Modes Title Writing a Tour Pick END Downloading Tours LandmarksTo Add a landmark to the database To Select a landmark from the database Advanced Alt/Az Alignment IdentifyTo perform a Landmark Survey To check on the available amount of memory in AutoStar Browse Two-Star Alt/Az AlignmentOne-Star Alt/Az Alignment Photography with the LX90 Few tips on photography with the LX90Photography with a Digital Camera Meade Deep Sky Imager Photography with Meade’s AutoStar Suite Eyepiece Power 2x Barlow Super Plössl 4-elements Optional AccessoriesSuper Wide Angle 6-elements Ultra Wide Angle 8-elements #62 T-Adapter Collimation MaintenancePage Meade Customer Service Inspecting the OpticsGauging the Movement of the Telescope LX90 Specifications AutoStar SpecificationsAutoStar Dimensions Celestial Coordinates Polar Alignment Locating the Celestial Pole Setting CirclesAutoStar Polar Alignment Easy Polar Alignment Equatorial Wedge Lining Up with the Celestial Pole Precise Polar Alignment Star Charts City State/Prov./Country Latitude Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the WorldCity Country Latitude City State/Country Latitude Appendix C Training the Drive To replace the battery Appendix D Changing the LNT Module Battery AutoStar Glossary Objects in SpaceMoon Deep-Sky Objects PlanetsPage Page Page Meade Limited Warranty