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LXD 75-Series instruction manual
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Specifications
Appendix C: Latitude Chart
Warranty
Dimension
Maintenance
Select Item Setup
Telescope Assembly
Useful Autostar Procedures
Cradle adjustment screws
Setting the Polar Home Position
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Contents
Instruction Manual
LXD 75 -SeriesTelescopes
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CONTENTS
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LXD75-Series:YourPersonal Window to the Universe
2$ Computer Control Panel see Fig. 1e
LXD75 TIPS
Join an Astronomy Club, Attend a Star Party
Features
AUTOSTAR FEATURES
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Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button
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Telescope Assembly
GETTING STARTED
How to Assemble Your Telescope
Motor Assembly
Newtonian reflector models
Fig. 9a: Viewfinder assembly
Cradle Assembly Slot
Secondary
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Balancing the Telescope
Choosing an Eyepiece
Fig. 14b: Viewfinder assembly, Newtonian models
Aligning the Viewfinder
LXD75 TIPS
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 Position
Observe the Moon
Which One’s the Alignment Star?
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
Autostar
BASIC AUTOSTAR OPERATION
Autostar Navigation Exercise
Example
Navigating Autostar
Look into the Future
Entering Data into Autostar
LXD75 TIPS
Select Item Object
AUTOSTARS MENUS
Select Item Setup
Select Item Event
MENUS
Object Menu
Utilities Menu
Event Menu
Glossary Menu
Never use aMeade
Setup Menu
LXD75 TIPS Observing Considerations
Site provides access to several options including
Surf the Web
LXD75 TIPS
To Add a Site to the user-definedsite list
USEFUL AUTOSTAR PROCEDURES
Adding Observing Sites
To Edit a Site
To GO TO a user-enteredobject
To Add a landmark to the database
Observing Satellites
Landmarks
To perform a Landmark Survey
To Check on the Available Memory
To Select a landmark from the database
Photography with Meade’s Autostar Suite
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Fig. 25: #140 2x Barlow Lens
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Fig. 24: Series 4000 Eyepieces
Fig. 26: #905 Variable Polarizer
Fig. 28: Series 4000 Photo-Visual
Fig. 29: Series 4000 Nebular Filters
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MAINTENANCE
General Maintenance
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b Focuser drawtube c Diagonal mirror
f Primary mirror clips
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Caution: Do not force the three collimation
Fig. 33b: Collimation screws
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8 f/4 Model SN-8AT, SN-8ECSpecifications
SPECIFICATIONS
6 f/5 Model SN-6AT, SN-6ECSpecifications
6 f/8 Model AR-6ATSpecifications
10 f/4 Model SN-10ATSpecifications
5 f/9.3 Model AR-5AT, AR-5ECSpecifications
8 f/10 Model SC-8ATSpecifications
6 f/5 Model N-6ECSpecifications
Meade Customer Service
Autostar Specifications
Autostar Dimensions
Inspecting the Optics
APPENDIX A: CELESTIAL COORDINATES
Setting Circles
One-StarPolar Alignment
Locating the Celestial Pole
Polar Alignment
Two-StarPolar Alignment
The Polar Alignment Viewfinder
Method #1: Three-StarAlignment Using Autostar
APPENDIX B: ENHANCING POINTING PRECISION
Enhancement Methods
Method 2: Axis Alignment Procedures
Fig. 45: Position A Fig. 46: Position B
Fig. 47: Cradle adjustment screws
Procedure #2: Step
Step
Method 3: Axis Alignment Using Autostar
Tips
PEC Erase Menu Option
PEC Update Menu Option
PEC Train Menu Option
City
APPENDIX C: LATITUDE CHART
Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the World
State/Prov./Country
Important Note
APPENDIX D: EC HANDBOX
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Light No
Modes of Operation
Slew Speeds
Step
Tracking Rates
Step
Step
Changing the Polar Mode
Locking Knobs
How to Attach the Optical Tube to the Mount
Screws at the back-endof the bracket Slot Groove
Screws at the back-endof the bracket
Objects in Space
APPENDIX F: BASIC ASTRONOMY
Autostar Glossary
The Moon
Planets
Deep-SkyObjects
Topics
Further Study
LXD75 TIPS
Books
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MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY
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