Meade LXD55 specs

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Meade LXD55 instruction manual

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Meade Instruments Corporation Page Contents 1 1% g f e Telescope Features $2% LXD55-SeriesYour Personal Window to the Universe Computer Control Panel see e LXD55 Tips Autostar Features FeaturesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Tip Getting Started How to Assemble Your TelescopeTelescope Assembly Accessories Viewfinder assembly Schmidt-Newtonian models Insert eyepiece into holder and tighten thumbscrews Balancing the Telescope Choosing an Eyepiece Aligning the Viewfinder Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually Too Much Power? Slew Speeds Autostar Models Only Activate the Arrow Keys Autostar Models Only 16b Setting the Polar Home PositionObserve the Moon Tracking Objects Using Autostars GO to Capabilities Autostar Models Only Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking Feature Initializing Autostar Autostar Models Only Moving Through Autostar’s Menus Autostar Models Only Training the Drive Autostar Models Only Go To Saturn Autostar Models Only Easy Alignment Autostar Models Only Planet Saturn is over 800 million miles from the Earth Using the Guided Tour Autostar Models Only To Calculate Sunset time Autostar Navigation Exercise Navigating Autostar Entering Data into Autostar Select Item Object Autostars Menus Object Menu Menus LXD55-Series Event MenuGlossary Menu Utilities Menu Enter Setup Menu Observing Considerations Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, Surf the Web Adding Observing Sites To Add a Site to the user-defined site listTo Edit a Site To GO to a user-entered object Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the Libraries Observing Satellites LandmarksTo Add a landmark to the database To Check on the Available Memory To Select a landmark from the databaseTo perform a Landmark Survey Few tips on photography with the LXD55-Seriestelescopes Photography 10 f/4 Optional Accessories Series 4000 Photo-Visual Page General Maintenance Maintenance D e f g Page Defocused star images. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Inspecting the Optics Meade Customer Service Specifications 5 Model SN-6, SN-6EC Specifications4 Model SN-8, SN-8EC Specifications 10 f/4 Model SN-10 Specifications 9.3 Model AR-5, AR-5EC Specifications8 Model AR-6 Specifications 10 Model SC-8 Specifications Autostar SpecificationsAutostar Dimensions Appendix a Celestial Coordinates Setting Circles Two-Star Polar Alignment Locating the Celestial PoleOne- and Two-Star Polar Alignment One-Star Polar Alignment Method 1 Manual Alignment Axis Alignment ProcedureProcedure #1 To correct for attitude misalignment Polar Alignment Viewfinder Position a Procedure #2 To correct for elevation misalignment Tips Star Charts Method 2 Axis Alignment Using Autostar City Country Latitude Appendix C Latitude ChartLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World City State/Prov./Country Latitude Appendix D EC Handbox To move the telescope using the Electronic Controller Modes of OperationSlew Speeds Tracking Rates Optional Autostar Computer Controller for LXD55 EC Users Changing the Polar Mode Mounting the SC bracket and optical tube to the mount How to Attach the Optical Tube to the Mount Moon Appendix F Basic AstronomyAutostar Glossary Objects in Space Deep-Sky Objects Planets Further Study Page Meade Instruments Corporation