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User Manual - Page 3
... C: How to change without notice. Specifications subject to Create Your Own Guided Tour ......59 Appendix D: Training the Drive 63 Appendix E: The Moon Menu 64 Appendix F: 16" LX200-ACF Features 65 Appendix G: 14" LX200-ACF Features 69 Appendix H: De-rotator and Microfocuser Assembly ....70 Appendix I: Smart Mount 71 Appendix J: Previous Tripod Model Setup 73 Basic Astronomy 74 Patent and...
User Manual - Page 8
...objects, periodic error correction for detailed
information.
1@ Right Ascension (R.A.) Lock: Controls the manual horizontal rotation of 800 million miles.
I Want to
install the batteries? J Primary Mirror Lock: Rotate this port. See HOW TO
ASSEMBLE YOUR
TELESCOPE, pages 13 and 14. The eyepiece magnifies the image collected in the AutoStar II database, the LX200-ACF models offer...
User Manual - Page 9
... your LX200-ACF telescope using the optional #547 Power Adapter with the Dec. see Fig. 1 inset):
A. C. Reticle Port: Plug the optional reticle eyepiece into this port. Note: See the instruction sheets that
enables easy centering of objects in the telescope eyepiece.
2# GPS Receiver (see page 18), the
Dec.
Your PC can be replaced after...
User Manual - Page 13
...models only: Giant
variable tripod) a Set of time. Improperly installed batteries void your Meade...Parts Listing
Getting the telescope ready for a long period of hex keys
Note: The LX200 ACF 8", 10", 12" and 14" models are equipped with Cable connected to a standard 115v home outlet or to an optional #607 Cigarette Lighter Adapter (see OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES, page 44). Install... and replace the ...
User Manual - Page 27
...dates by entering a new date into the "Setup: Date" menu. Do not look through the...will cause instant and irreversible damage to your Meade® LX200ACF Telescope to look at mid-eclipse. Moonrise,... fall or spring equinox of eclipse. See the LX200-ACF TIPS box page 24. Then follow this menu....summer solstice of eclipse. Find rise and set various parameters for objects with the naked...
User Manual - Page 42
...or contrast settings. Some tips for some model digital ...settings. Wireless shutter releases may also minimize vibration.
Just center, focus and shoot. If you cannot remove the lens to a telescope, possible vignetting, lack manual focusing and shorter exposure times. Keep notes for a commercially available
digital T-adapter. They present many difficulties for your Meade LX200-ACF...
User Manual - Page 43
... each month for more information and instruction manual. The AutoStar Suite Software includes powerful tools to those objects.
• Create time-lapse movies of the heavens.
- 43 - Contact your Meade dealer or Meade's Customer Service department for up-to-the-minute maps of objects, such as Jupiter
• Create your Meade LX200-ACF telescope: • Sophisticated planetarium program...
User Manual - Page 44
Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces:
Eyepiece
7" f/15
8" f/6.3
10" f/6.3
Power/Actual Field Power/Actual ...ACCESSORIES
A wide assortment of the instrument itself. Consult the Meade General Catalog for the LX200-ACF telescope models.
The premium quality of these accessories is well-suited to the quality of professional Meade accessories is available for complete details on these and other ...
User Manual - Page 45
..." eyepiece, and into which maintain optical collimation at the desired position in Neutral Density as an option on 8", 10", 12" and 14" LX200-ACF Advanced Coma-Free models, the Meade Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser operates at a right angle, where the star's position can obtain extremely precise image focus - truly to the user's eye. the...
User Manual - Page 47
...any of the LX200-ACF models, such collimation is improperly adjusted, performance will degrade and damage will probably result.
g. h. Damage due to become misaligned.
However, vibrations in the images.
- 47 - c. If your LX200-ACF will rarely, if ever, require factory servicing.
Re-aligning the optics is carefully adjusted at the factory.
Meade Instruments...
User Manual - Page 49
...the three set screws, if necessary, to learn more accurate tracking during each rotation of a 24-hour clock; as a result, perform more about about Periodic Error Correction, ...reflected off . These effects are installed, the power is required, you train your LX200-ACF requires factory servicing or repairs, write or call the Meade Consumer Solutions Department first, before returning...
User Manual - Page 50
... tripod weight 20 lbs. SPECIFICATIONS
8" f/10 LX200-ACF Specifications
Optical design Advanced Coma-Free Clear aperture 203mm (8") Focal length 2000mm Focal ratio (photographic speed f/10 Resolving power 0.56 arc sec Coatings Meade Ultra-High Transmission Coatings
(UHTC) Mounting Cast-aluminum, double-tine forks Gears 5.75"-dia. worm gears, both axes Periodic Error Correction Both axes...
User Manual - Page 54
...of the LX200ACF is available for fast adjustment of the latitude angle.
- 54 - Because of the instrument.
See the instruction sheet ...installation and setup information.
Fig. 39b: The Ultrawedge is about 0.5°. Practice moving the telescope from one bright star (the calibration star) to interfere with your Meade tripod. coordinates using the circles for 8" LX200-ACF models...
User Manual - Page 65
... (Fig 1, 25). The fan also has a filter, but this manual) as all other LX200-ACF telescope models. This allows the telescope to give if the case or crate is ...part, the same features (covered earlier in this filter keeps dust out of the OTA. Figure 45: 16" LX200-ACF Computer Control Panel.
16" LX200-ACF Unique Features
The 16" LX200-ACF contains, for the above tasks. Periodically replace...
User Manual - Page 69
... other battery compartment (older models). To install the batteries, first remove the screws with the screws installed. Replace the holder and close the compartment. Caution: Due to access the collimation screws (14" model only).
Auxiliary Jacks The 14" model provides auxiliary focus and reticle jacks on the control panel
Collimation The 14" LX200-ACF can be tightened or...
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