Autostar II Features, Library # of Objects | Meade MAX-ACF instruction

AUTOSTAR II FEATURES

Fig. 2: The Autostar II Handbox.

Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button

Control of MAX-ACF telescope is through the operation of the standard Autostar II system. Nearly all functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a few push- es of Autostar II’s buttons.

Because the Autostar II system uses flash (rewritable) memory, your system will be able to grow when new features and enhancements become available. Download the latest satellite data, star and object catalogs, tours, serial commands list, and software revisions, directly from the Meade website (www.meade.com).

Some of the major features of the Autostar II system are:

Automatically move the telescope to any of the more than 180,000 objects stored in the object library, including:

Library	# of Objects
New General Catalog (NGC):	7,840
Index Catalog (IC):	5,386
Messier Catalog (M):	110
Caldwell Catalog:	109
Named Objects:	227
Herschel Catalog:	400
Abell Catalog of Galaxy Clusters:	2,712
Arp Catalog of Irregular Galaxies:	645
Uppsala Galaxy Catalog:	12,940
Morphological Catalog of Galaxies:	12,939
General Catalog of Variable Stars:	28,484
SAO:	17,191
Hipparcos Star Catalog:	17,325

....plus more than 10,000 other objects from the Lunar 100, the Washington Star,

Gliese, Hickson, PK, Landolt, Lunar Features, and other catalogs!

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the	11
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

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Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual Autostar II Features, Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button, Library # of Objects

Contents

MEADE.COM Page Contents Components of MAX Telescope Features Pedestal Assembly Pedestal Wedge Assembly Right Ascension Housing Assembly RA Assembly Declination Housing Assembly DEC Assembly MAX Tripod COUNTER- WeightsCounterweights Tripod MaleTHE OTA Optical Tube Assembly Control Panels and Ports RA Assembly Control Panel Saddle Control Panel Library # of Objects Autostar II FeaturesTour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Pedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude Position Tripod Assembly If you need to set for low range or high range Latitude Adjustment Assembly Requires TWO People to Lift RA Assembly DEC Saddle Assembly Attach Counterweight Assembly 21 B Attach Optical Tube to the DEC Saddle Attach LOW Latitude Counterweights When end Align the Viewfinder with the OTA Electrical Connections Home Position and Balancing the OTA To Balance the RA Assembly Balance the DEC Axis This Procedure Align the Viewfinder Mounting and Focusing the Viewfinder for the First TimeGetting Started Focusing the Telescope To exit the focus operation at any time To select a previously defined focus presetTo sync on a focus preset Slew Speeds To prepare your telescope for Automatic Alignment Aligning for the First Time Test your Collimation How to Drift Align Max Northern HemisphereCollimation OTA align bolt. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Follow these steps for collimation of the optical system Parking the Scope Calibrate Home To Calculate Sunset time Basic AutostarAutostar II Navigation Exercise Navigating Autostar Example of Locating a menu Autostar IIs Menus To slew the telescope to catalog objects Object Menu Utilities Menu Event MenuGlossary Menu Enter Setup Menu Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, above Hot Button Menus To Edit a Site Adding Observing SitesTo Add a Site to the user-defined site list To GO to a user-entered object Creating User Objects Identify Observing Satellites Displayed information Example Browse Easy Polar Alignment Alternate Polar AlignmentsInitialize Autostar Two-Star Polar Alignment Erase Menu Option Periodic Error CorrectionUpdate Menu Option Train Menu Option Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces Optional Accessories Rear cells of Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain models Deep Sky Imager Maintenance Telescope Specifications Meade Consumer Solutions Advanced Autostar II System SpecificationsAutostar II Handbox Specifications City Country Latitude Appendix a Latitude ChartLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World City State/Prov./Country Latitude Appendix B the Moon To observe the Apollo 15 landing site using the Moon option Training IntroductionOperation Off UpdatePermanently Mounted Scopes Other Menus Options Save As and Load Appendix D How to Read the Latitude Scale Page Meade Limited Warranty