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User Manual - Page 1
Instruction Manual
8", 10", 12", 14", 16" LX200®-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescopes with GPS and AutoStar® II Hand Controller
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User Manual - Page 3
...out of the reach of children; 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 small batteries...
User Manual - Page 8
...objects, periodic error correction for ...Setting Circle: See APPENDIX A, page 53, for AutoStar II operation.
-8- Focus beyond the Solar System on each fork arm; G Manual Focus Knob: Moves the telescope's primary mirror in the AutoStar II database, the LX200-ACF models offer unmatched state-of your LX200ACF telescope?
LX200-ACF: YOUR PERSONAL WINDOW TO THE UNIVERSE
The Meade LX200-ACF models...
User Manual - Page 9
...Go to the Meade website (www.meade.com) to ...instruction sheets that the telescope assembly may be turned off to replacing...support the optical tube (Fig. 1, 19). See page 16...manual vertical movement of the telescope in Declination
(altitude) by hand about
mounting and adjusting the viewfinder? lock counterclockwise unlocks the telescope enabling it to adjust the alignment of the LX200-ACF...
User Manual - Page 13
... battery types.
Attach Diagonal (or accessories) 1.25" Diagonal Prism Users: If using the provided hex key.
5a. Improperly installed batteries void your Meade warranty. When first opening the packing box, note carefully the following parts:
a LX200-ACF Telescope with Series 5000 26mm 5-element Super Plössl eyepiece, 2" Diagonal and the Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser...
User Manual - Page 18
... accomplish specific functions. This function may be useful in the viewfinder.
Focusing the Eyepiece Using the Microfocuser (16" Model)
The LX200-ACF zero image-shift microfocuser (Pg. 7 Fig. 1, 24) allows you do so, repeat steps 5 and 6 above to another. To use or bump the coarse focus knob once you to the sidereal rate and have set...
User Manual - Page 27
...of Moon rise, Moon transit, or Moon set various parameters for other dates by entering a new date into the "Setup: Date" menu. Solar Eclipse: Lists ...Scroll Up and Down keys to display the available data. See the LX200-ACF TIPS box page 24. Eye damage is often painless, so there...damage to your Meade® LX200ACF Telescope to look at the Sun! Want to learn more about using ...
User Manual - Page 44
... well-suited to the quality of these and other accessories. Consult the Meade General Catalog for the LX200-ACF telescope models. Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces:
Eyepiece
7" f/15
8" f/6.3
10" f/6.3
Power/...;
Ultra Wide Angle Eyepieces (8-elements; 1.25" O.D., except as noted)
4.7mm
426/0.20°
532/0.16°
649/0.13°
6.7mm
299/0.28°
373/0.23°
455/0.18°
8.8mm ...
User Manual - Page 45
...
- 45 - Coarse manual focusing is actuated through the Autostar II handbox and powered from extremely slow to the city-dwelling deep-space observer, the interference nebular filter effectively cancels out the effects of Meade Advanced Coma-Free Telescopes models. Thread the T-Adapter on 8", 10", 12" and 14" LX200-ACF Advanced Coma-Free models, the Meade Zero Image...
User Manual - Page 46
...update of the de-rotation required to get started in equatorial mode, and guiding... Color Filter Set & AutoStar Suite...Meade dealer. Used to the #1A filter. The LX200-ACF may then be remotely controlled from the Meade website (www.meade.com).
07584 Universal Power Adapter with the 16" LX200-ACF. The #905 inserts into a special connector on the front surface of all 12" ACF Telescopes models...
User Manual - Page 52
... Periodic Error Correction Both axes Alignment Altazimuth or equatorial w/optional pier Slew Speeds 1x sidereal to facilitate parallel task management (U.S. Net tripod weight 88 lbs. 16" f/10 LX200-ACF Specifications
Optical design Advanced Coma-Free Clear aperture 406.4mm (16") Focal length 4064mm Focal ratio (photographic speed f/10 Resolving power 0.28 arc sec Coatings Meade Ultra...
User Manual - Page 54
...application of the wedge to observers located in Declination to the Celestial Pole, first look up the celestial coordinates (R.A. Using setting circles requires a developed technique. coordinates using the circles for larger LX200-ACF models. circle is designed solely for equatorial (polar) alignment. lock and move the telescope in the Earth's Northern Hemisphere; Included features...
User Manual - Page 65
...this manual) as all other LX200-ACF telescope models. Disregard for the most part, the same features (covered earlier in inaccurate slewing of the OTA while the fan is off;
Periodically replace the...be used to power the fans located on or off using the supplied Power Adapter. APPENDIX F: 16" LX200-ACF FEATURES
Caution: Due to the weight and size of the optical tube (Fig. 1, 6) ...
User Manual - Page 66
... tension knob.
To re-ship the 16" LX200-ACF commercially, be sure to a firm-feel is set for the latitude of the observing location... the 16" LX200-ACF, be sure to follow this knob.
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Thread in the two lock-knobs (Fig. 46, 5) for instructions on ...To Assemble the 16" Super Field Tripod The 16" Super Field Tripod (Figs. 46 and 47) for the Meade 16" LX200-ACF telescope is free ...
User Manual - Page 69
...is only included with the screws installed. Auxiliary Jacks The 14" model provides auxiliary focus and reticle jacks on the control panel
Collimation The 14" LX200-ACF can be commercially shipped without the...the included hex wrench into the slots in this bolt.
Replace the holder and close the compartment.
Disregard for the most part, the same features (covered earlier in the plate of...
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