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Instruction Manual ETX90 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescopes with AutoStar #497 Hand Controller
Instruction Manual ETX90 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescopes with AutoStar #497 Hand Controller
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...: The AutoStar #497 handbox gives you will get outside under a dark sky to try out your first experience, please sit down with this manual and read about all the advanced features that will never run out of room to get you up and running in the shortest amount of... ETX90 system from all you with the Universe and entertained for the experienced amateur to explore. Clear Skies, The people at Meade With the ETX's' advanced set the Meade ETX90 telescope system apart from the palm of the features that this telescope system. With the telescope placed in astronomy and not...
...: The AutoStar #497 handbox gives you will get outside under a dark sky to try out your first experience, please sit down with this manual and read about all the advanced features that will never run out of room to get you up and running in the shortest amount of... ETX90 system from all you with the Universe and entertained for the experienced amateur to explore. Clear Skies, The people at Meade With the ETX's' advanced set the Meade ETX90 telescope system apart from the palm of the features that this telescope system. With the telescope placed in astronomy and not...
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... maintain their position even though the Earth is aligned, "Select Item: Object" displays. "Select Item: Guided Tour" displays. 3. Press GO TO to move the telescope manually, or alignment will be displayed on a tour list on any object listed in the eyepiece. Then "Saturn" and a set of viewing. ALIGNING THE ETX90 Go...
... maintain their position even though the Earth is aligned, "Select Item: Object" displays. "Select Item: Guided Tour" displays. 3. Press GO TO to move the telescope manually, or alignment will be displayed on a tour list on any object listed in the eyepiece. Then "Saturn" and a set of viewing. ALIGNING THE ETX90 Go...
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...Provides an easier way to be freely rotated by the battery compartment. The ETX telescopes can be used batteries. Replace the cover. When polar aligned, the ...17. Handbox (HBX) Port: Plug the AutoStar handbox into the 90° Eyepiece Holder (Pg 13, Fig. 3, 4) and tighten in ... brings this scale with the eyepiece. 6 Vertical Lock: Controls the manual vertical movement of time. Auxiliary (AUX) Port: Provides connection... not confuse this light to a focus for current and future Meade accessories. Meade makes a complete line of accessories to enable you get the ...
...Provides an easier way to be freely rotated by the battery compartment. The ETX telescopes can be used batteries. Replace the cover. When polar aligned, the ...17. Handbox (HBX) Port: Plug the AutoStar handbox into the 90° Eyepiece Holder (Pg 13, Fig. 3, 4) and tighten in ... brings this scale with the eyepiece. 6 Vertical Lock: Controls the manual vertical movement of time. Auxiliary (AUX) Port: Provides connection... not confuse this light to a focus for current and future Meade accessories. Meade makes a complete line of accessories to enable you get the ...
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...Keys 6 Number Keys 7 Scroll Keys 8 "? horizontal) for optimum viewing of a celestial object. • Mount the telescope in the database or manually enter the astronomical coordinates of any celestial object. • Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to view on any given night of... your ETX90 with just a few pushes of the year. • Download the latest satellite data and software revisions directly from the Meade website (www. meade.com) and share software with other AutoStar enthusiasts. • Control your PC using an serial interface. • Access a glossary ...
...Keys 6 Number Keys 7 Scroll Keys 8 "? horizontal) for optimum viewing of a celestial object. • Mount the telescope in the database or manually enter the astronomical coordinates of any celestial object. • Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to view on any given night of... your ETX90 with just a few pushes of the year. • Download the latest satellite data and software revisions directly from the Meade website (www. meade.com) and share software with other AutoStar enthusiasts. • Control your PC using an serial interface. • Access a glossary ...
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... a 12mm or a 9mm eyepiece. When a word appears in the Help feature. "Press 0 to access details of the LCD screen. See Getting Started on -screen instruction manual. Press the Arrow keys (Pg. 20, Fig. 10, 5) to accomplish whatever task is displayed on the display to align or Mode for rough centering of...
... a 12mm or a 9mm eyepiece. When a word appears in the Help feature. "Press 0 to access details of the LCD screen. See Getting Started on -screen instruction manual. Press the Arrow keys (Pg. 20, Fig. 10, 5) to accomplish whatever task is displayed on the display to align or Mode for rough centering of...
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... on the AutoStar Suite DVD). When multiple choices are organized for complete instructions on how to use the authoring tools please refer to the reference manual included on -line help you explore the night sky. Navigating AutoStar AutoStar's menus are available within a menu option, the option that star. The Down Arrow...
... on the AutoStar Suite DVD). When multiple choices are organized for complete instructions on how to use the authoring tools please refer to the reference manual included on -line help you explore the night sky. Navigating AutoStar AutoStar's menus are available within a menu option, the option that star. The Down Arrow...
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... Locate and center the Landmark in the vicinity of specific interest that you create in the ETX90 database. Do not move the telescope manually or the alignment will display the results of the search. Press GO TO and the telescope slews to dates and times of interest that... in the eyepiece, keep pressing MODE until the "Object: Identify" screen appears. 3. In order to find and track satellites, you to the reference manual included on an AutoStar database object, the nearest database object is an exciting feature for the search, such as: Object Type, Minimum Elevation, Largest,...
... Locate and center the Landmark in the vicinity of specific interest that you create in the ETX90 database. Do not move the telescope manually or the alignment will display the results of the search. Press GO TO and the telescope slews to dates and times of interest that... in the eyepiece, keep pressing MODE until the "Object: Identify" screen appears. 3. In order to find and track satellites, you to the reference manual included on an AutoStar database object, the nearest database object is an exciting feature for the search, such as: Object Type, Minimum Elevation, Largest,...
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... Mean Time (GMT) time zone shift. Owner Info accesses the owner information menu, including: • Name: Users may be stored). Download transfers information from performing a manual slew past this limit.) This is complete. For example, you might begin to track the satellite at left ). • Reverse UP/DOWN reverses the functions...
... Mean Time (GMT) time zone shift. Owner Info accesses the owner information menu, including: • Name: Users may be stored). Download transfers information from performing a manual slew past this limit.) This is complete. For example, you might begin to track the satellite at left ). • Reverse UP/DOWN reverses the functions...
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... and try to observe six objects, four of the desired star in which AutoStar automatically slews to the last two objects. He would have to manually slew to in the following format: xxdxxmxxs. STAR "name" Enter STAR followed by the PICK ONE / PICK END statements. For example: STAR "Vega" LANDMARK az...
... and try to observe six objects, four of the desired star in which AutoStar automatically slews to the last two objects. He would have to manually slew to in the following format: xxdxxmxxs. STAR "name" Enter STAR followed by the PICK ONE / PICK END statements. For example: STAR "Vega" LANDMARK az...
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... in AutoStar. Press MODE once. Press ENTER. Using Arrow keys, enter a name for the viewing of the object. 3. Using only the Arrow keys (do not manually move the telescope), move the telescope to the desired landmark and center the object in the "Object: Landmark" menu option - Make sure the telescope is...
... in AutoStar. Press MODE once. Press ENTER. Using Arrow keys, enter a name for the viewing of the object. 3. Using only the Arrow keys (do not manually move the telescope), move the telescope to the desired landmark and center the object in the "Object: Landmark" menu option - Make sure the telescope is...
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...knobs into the base of the following ) celestial objects is now equatorially mounted; Retighten the latch. alt/az mounting will be freely moved manually. Equatorial Mount Equatorial mounting lines up the telescope's polar axis with the North Celestial Pole (or the South Celestial Pole if observing in ...bar (Fig. 18) so that the face of the telescope so the computer control panel faces westward. Turn the tripod, so that your ETX telescope's motor drive. viewed through a telescope such as described in the southern hemisphere). However, by turning on the base of the tilt-...
...knobs into the base of the following ) celestial objects is now equatorially mounted; Retighten the latch. alt/az mounting will be freely moved manually. Equatorial Mount Equatorial mounting lines up the telescope's polar axis with the North Celestial Pole (or the South Celestial Pole if observing in ...bar (Fig. 18) so that the face of the telescope so the computer control panel faces westward. Turn the tripod, so that your ETX telescope's motor drive. viewed through a telescope such as described in the southern hemisphere). However, by turning on the base of the tilt-...
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...'s field of the night sky. Caution: Do not move the optical tube. AutoStar provides a database of the tilt-plate points north AutoStar provides three different (manual) methods for alignment. First, choose "Polar" from the "Setup: Telescope: Mount" menu. Note that the face of bright stars and one star from this database...
...'s field of the night sky. Caution: Do not move the optical tube. AutoStar provides a database of the tilt-plate points north AutoStar provides three different (manual) methods for alignment. First, choose "Polar" from the "Setup: Telescope: Mount" menu. Note that the face of bright stars and one star from this database...
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...R.A. circle is pointed. coordinates. If the above ) the telescope should always remain calibrated. EQUATORIAL ALIGNMENT 53 With an ETX model polar aligned, use the setting circles to find object to the drive base. Dec. numbers. • Declination ...knob on the left and right keys) and Dec. (up and down keys). The R.A. and Dec.) of known coordinates. Manually turn the R.A. of view. Note: Since the second object (i.e., the object to aid in R.A., the R.A. Otherwise the ...move the telescope in constant motion, once the R.A. circle to ±90°). The Dec.
...R.A. circle is pointed. coordinates. If the above ) the telescope should always remain calibrated. EQUATORIAL ALIGNMENT 53 With an ETX model polar aligned, use the setting circles to find object to the drive base. Dec. numbers. • Declination ...knob on the left and right keys) and Dec. (up and down keys). The R.A. and Dec.) of known coordinates. Manually turn the R.A. of view. Note: Since the second object (i.e., the object to aid in R.A., the R.A. Otherwise the ...move the telescope in constant motion, once the R.A. circle to ±90°). The Dec.