Meade LXD55 specification

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Meade LXD55 instruction manual

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Meade Instruments Corporation Page Contents Telescope Features 1 1% g f e $2% LXD55-SeriesYour Personal Window to the Universe Computer Control Panel see e LXD55 Tips Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Autostar FeaturesFeatures Tip Accessories How to Assemble Your TelescopeTelescope Assembly Getting Started Viewfinder assembly Schmidt-Newtonian models Balancing the Telescope Insert eyepiece into holder and tighten thumbscrews Aligning the Viewfinder Choosing an Eyepiece Too Much Power? Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually Activate the Arrow Keys Autostar Models Only Slew Speeds Autostar Models Only Tracking Objects Setting the Polar Home PositionObserve the Moon 16b Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking Feature Using Autostars GO to Capabilities Autostar Models Only Moving Through Autostar’s Menus Autostar Models Only Initializing Autostar Autostar Models Only Training the Drive Autostar Models Only Easy Alignment Autostar Models Only Go To Saturn Autostar Models Only Using the Guided Tour Autostar Models Only Planet Saturn is over 800 million miles from the Earth Autostar Navigation Exercise To Calculate Sunset time Entering Data into Autostar Navigating Autostar Autostars Menus Select Item Object Menus Object Menu Utilities Menu Event MenuGlossary Menu LXD55-Series Setup Menu Enter Observing Considerations Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, Surf the Web To Edit a Site Adding Observing SitesTo Add a Site to the user-defined site list Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the Libraries To GO to a user-entered object To Add a landmark to the database Observing SatellitesLandmarks To perform a Landmark Survey To Check on the Available MemoryTo Select a landmark from the database Photography Few tips on photography with the LXD55-Seriestelescopes Optional Accessories 10 f/4 Series 4000 Photo-Visual Page Maintenance General Maintenance D e f g Page Defocused star images. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Meade Customer Service Inspecting the Optics 4 Model SN-8, SN-8EC Specifications Specifications5 Model SN-6, SN-6EC Specifications 8 Model AR-6 Specifications 10 f/4 Model SN-10 Specifications9.3 Model AR-5, AR-5EC Specifications Autostar Dimensions 10 Model SC-8 SpecificationsAutostar Specifications Setting Circles Appendix a Celestial Coordinates One-Star Polar Alignment Locating the Celestial PoleOne- and Two-Star Polar Alignment Two-Star Polar Alignment Polar Alignment Viewfinder Axis Alignment ProcedureProcedure #1 To correct for attitude misalignment Method 1 Manual Alignment Procedure #2 To correct for elevation misalignment Position a Star Charts Tips Method 2 Axis Alignment Using Autostar City State/Prov./Country Latitude Appendix C Latitude ChartLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World City Country Latitude Appendix D EC Handbox Slew Speeds To move the telescope using the Electronic ControllerModes of Operation Tracking Rates Changing the Polar Mode Optional Autostar Computer Controller for LXD55 EC Users How to Attach the Optical Tube to the Mount Mounting the SC bracket and optical tube to the mount Objects in Space Appendix F Basic AstronomyAutostar Glossary Moon Planets Deep-Sky Objects Further Study Page Meade Instruments Corporation