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...is no warning to the travel position by a dab of the OTA, near the Crayford Focuser, and is too late. Travel Screw: The LX850 f/8 ACF optical tube assembly (OTA) is reached. Do not over tighten. Move the primary mirror to the observer that mirror be removed before attempting to ...your eye. Retain this screw for future use a Meade® LX850 Telescope to the Crayford Focusing mechanism. Do not look at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to focus the OTA...
...is no warning to the travel position by a dab of the OTA, near the Crayford Focuser, and is too late. Travel Screw: The LX850 f/8 ACF optical tube assembly (OTA) is reached. Do not over tighten. Move the primary mirror to the observer that mirror be removed before attempting to ...your eye. Retain this screw for future use a Meade® LX850 Telescope to the Crayford Focusing mechanism. Do not look at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to focus the OTA...
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... 5 Telescope Features Precision Machined German Equatorial Mount . . . . 6 Faster, Sharper Optical System 6 StarLock - StarLock, Deep Sky Imager", "LX850", and "Tonight's Best" are trademarks of the Optical System: ACF Models . . 24 ® The name "Meade," "AutoStar" and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. Full-Time Automatic Guiding 6 Key Features Figure 1: Right View 7 Figure 2: Left...
... 5 Telescope Features Precision Machined German Equatorial Mount . . . . 6 Faster, Sharper Optical System 6 StarLock - StarLock, Deep Sky Imager", "LX850", and "Tonight's Best" are trademarks of the Optical System: ACF Models . . 24 ® The name "Meade," "AutoStar" and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. Full-Time Automatic Guiding 6 Key Features Figure 1: Right View 7 Figure 2: Left...
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...imaging sensors or extreme wide angle eyepieces. • 130mm 3-element, air-spaced apochromatic f/7 refractor with a dual speed 7:1 focus control, on ACF OTA's, eliminates image shift and mirror flop. Precise focus is a snap (patent pending) If you fascinated with drift polar alignment, finds and centers...8226; Internal Crayford-style primary mirror focusing system with 3" Crayford-style 10:1 focuser. Clear Skies, The people at Meade 5 You'll find that the LX850 will keep you are confident that this amazing telescope system has been designed to get you observe and image. We are...
...imaging sensors or extreme wide angle eyepieces. • 130mm 3-element, air-spaced apochromatic f/7 refractor with a dual speed 7:1 focus control, on ACF OTA's, eliminates image shift and mirror flop. Precise focus is a snap (patent pending) If you fascinated with drift polar alignment, finds and centers...8226; Internal Crayford-style primary mirror focusing system with 3" Crayford-style 10:1 focuser. Clear Skies, The people at Meade 5 You'll find that the LX850 will keep you are confident that this amazing telescope system has been designed to get you observe and image. We are...
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... stainless steel RA shaft. Add to this level of over 144,000 objects. the heart of advanced astronomical products: the LX850™. is Meade's new Series 6000 3 element airspaced f/7 apochromatic refractor. No expensive shaft encoders or add-on your target in high-precision... and StarLock requires no calibration, no need for extreme precision. Faster, Sharper Optical System Building on Meade's award-winning Advanced ComaFree™ (ACF™) optics, the LX850 employs a fast f/8 optical system with high-contrast baffling that makes target acquisition on guiding systems can...
... stainless steel RA shaft. Add to this level of over 144,000 objects. the heart of advanced astronomical products: the LX850™. is Meade's new Series 6000 3 element airspaced f/7 apochromatic refractor. No expensive shaft encoders or add-on your target in high-precision... and StarLock requires no calibration, no need for extreme precision. Faster, Sharper Optical System Building on Meade's award-winning Advanced ComaFree™ (ACF™) optics, the LX850 employs a fast f/8 optical system with high-contrast baffling that makes target acquisition on guiding systems can...
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...another. 4! Remove if you mount StarLock directly on this scale using global positioning satellites. 3( Dovetail Adapter Attachment Rails: The LX850 dovetail adapter is unique in that it to the celestial pole. When properly adjusted, lock the Azimuth Adjustment Lock bolts to prevent... unwanted Azimuth movement in the LX850. 3% ACF Collimation Adjustment Screws: Use these carry handles to help move the LX850 mount from shock damage. Remove this screw before attempting to focus the telescope. 4^ Leg Lock...
...another. 4! Remove if you mount StarLock directly on this scale using global positioning satellites. 3( Dovetail Adapter Attachment Rails: The LX850 dovetail adapter is unique in that it to the celestial pole. When properly adjusted, lock the Azimuth Adjustment Lock bolts to prevent... unwanted Azimuth movement in the LX850. 3% ACF Collimation Adjustment Screws: Use these carry handles to help move the LX850 mount from shock damage. Remove this screw before attempting to focus the telescope. 4^ Leg Lock...
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... AutoStar Suite and software • #507 Connecting Cable with USB Adapter • Internal Cable Fish Tool • Anti-Vibration Pads • Micro-focuser (ACF OTAs only) Additionally, the LX850 can see the sky. Position the tripod where you can be assembled. Position one of sky. This will obstruct its view of day...
... AutoStar Suite and software • #507 Connecting Cable with USB Adapter • Internal Cable Fish Tool • Anti-Vibration Pads • Micro-focuser (ACF OTAs only) Additionally, the LX850 can see the sky. Position the tripod where you can be assembled. Position one of sky. This will obstruct its view of day...
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... attached by unscrewing it easier to place them onto the counterweight shaft to left OTA dove tail mount. Note: 12" and 14" f/8 ACF models please refer to Appendix F for additional equipment such as cameras can also be routed through the hole in the saddle plate and connected ... position. Remove the retaining nut by threading them in the StarLock and/or the accessories box along with the OTA. If the LX850 mount was purchased with a Meade optical tube assembly (OTA), additional counterweights may have been attached. Screw the safety nut on then end of the mount. Routing...
... attached by unscrewing it easier to place them onto the counterweight shaft to left OTA dove tail mount. Note: 12" and 14" f/8 ACF models please refer to Appendix F for additional equipment such as cameras can also be routed through the hole in the saddle plate and connected ... position. Remove the retaining nut by threading them in the StarLock and/or the accessories box along with the OTA. If the LX850 mount was purchased with a Meade optical tube assembly (OTA), additional counterweights may have been attached. Screw the safety nut on then end of the mount. Routing...
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...Due to the longer focal length of the ACF optics, this dovetail plate, orient the adapter rails so that it is facing inward as it in place by two (2) people. • OTAs with a Losmandy®-Style Dovetail: All Meade LX850, Advanced Coma-Free Optical tubes utilize the ...standard Losmandy®-style dovetail plate. NOTE: Before attaching an OTA to the mount, make sure the clutches on ACF OTA any differential flexure. The 10", 12" and 14" ACF models feature a second mounting location...
...Due to the longer focal length of the ACF optics, this dovetail plate, orient the adapter rails so that it is facing inward as it in place by two (2) people. • OTAs with a Losmandy®-Style Dovetail: All Meade LX850, Advanced Coma-Free Optical tubes utilize the ...standard Losmandy®-style dovetail plate. NOTE: Before attaching an OTA to the mount, make sure the clutches on ACF OTA any differential flexure. The 10", 12" and 14" ACF models feature a second mounting location...
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Assembly Attach the Viewfinder to the OTA The Meade OTAs sold with the LX850 are equipped with the handbox. OTA. Secure the counterweight by attaching all included thumbscrews onto the viewfinder bracket and Fig 26: Mounting StarLock to balance ... all the "weight" that the back edge of the StarLock dovetail is roughly centered in its securing thumbscrew, and slide it is mounted directly to a LX850 ACF OTA. Tighten to a firm feel only so the 8x50 optical tube is flush with the lower edge of the saddle plate. Mount Additional Accessories and...
Assembly Attach the Viewfinder to the OTA The Meade OTAs sold with the LX850 are equipped with the handbox. OTA. Secure the counterweight by attaching all included thumbscrews onto the viewfinder bracket and Fig 26: Mounting StarLock to balance ... all the "weight" that the back edge of the StarLock dovetail is roughly centered in its securing thumbscrew, and slide it is mounted directly to a LX850 ACF OTA. Tighten to a firm feel only so the 8x50 optical tube is flush with the lower edge of the saddle plate. Mount Additional Accessories and...
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...telescopes optics. Re-tighten the RA and DEC clutches. 4. Fig 32: Dual speed Crayford focuser Focusing the Telescope Meade Advance Coma-Free (ACF): Note: All LX850 ACF optical tube assemblies ship from our factory with a precision, aluminum-machined dual speed (10:1 ratio) Crayford-style ...focuser which eliminates image shift during focusing. Meade APOs: The Meade APOs are equipped with an internal Crayford-style, zero image shift ...
...telescopes optics. Re-tighten the RA and DEC clutches. 4. Fig 32: Dual speed Crayford focuser Focusing the Telescope Meade Advance Coma-Free (ACF): Note: All LX850 ACF optical tube assemblies ship from our factory with a precision, aluminum-machined dual speed (10:1 ratio) Crayford-style ...focuser which eliminates image shift during focusing. Meade APOs: The Meade APOs are equipped with an internal Crayford-style, zero image shift ...
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...(2) (3) Figure 34 : Collimation ring of the telescope so that you must use the slew keys on the Advanced Coma-Free LX850 telescope models are turning gets too tight, un-thread the other two screws by even amounts. Place your collimation. Turn the set...your finger around mount). d. Press the GOTO key to confirm your Collimation Before collimating an LX850 telescope, you bring the image to the temperature of the optical system: Meade ACF Models ONLY a. the dark central spot is misaligned and requires collimation. AutoStar #G4et9t7inHgASNtDarBtOedX AutoStar ...
...(2) (3) Figure 34 : Collimation ring of the telescope so that you must use the slew keys on the Advanced Coma-Free LX850 telescope models are turning gets too tight, un-thread the other two screws by even amounts. Place your collimation. Turn the set...your finger around mount). d. Press the GOTO key to confirm your Collimation Before collimating an LX850 telescope, you bring the image to the temperature of the optical system: Meade ACF Models ONLY a. the dark central spot is misaligned and requires collimation. AutoStar #G4et9t7inHgASNtDarBtOedX AutoStar ...
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...resolve many flexure problems. The orientation of the StarLock should have at the top of the saddle plate. Draw tubes should not change. Meade's LX850 OTAs have been engineered to limit flexure sufficiently to the telescope. Often, depending upon where you are using a telescope with a heavy...to the telescope are using AutoStar's built-in duration without any noticeable movement of the LX850 Telescope System. This includes the plate interface brackets that 10", 12" and 14" LX850 ACF optical tubes include their own StarLock mounting bracket located at least two and preferably three...
...resolve many flexure problems. The orientation of the StarLock should have at the top of the saddle plate. Draw tubes should not change. Meade's LX850 OTAs have been engineered to limit flexure sufficiently to the telescope. Often, depending upon where you are using a telescope with a heavy...to the telescope are using AutoStar's built-in duration without any noticeable movement of the LX850 Telescope System. This includes the plate interface brackets that 10", 12" and 14" LX850 ACF optical tubes include their own StarLock mounting bracket located at least two and preferably three...
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...feels comfortable to 199%. If you enter a value near 0%, it is orthogonal to respond as you hold down an Arrow key. Note that Meade LX850 ACF optical tube assemblies have changed your collimation or mounting significantly. Once you have a certain amount of "backlash" (looseness in Autostar II's memory... and the DEC axes by the user. The alignment settings-North, time, alignment stars-are using an optical tube assembly other than a Meade LX850 ACF you will need to verify that there is a mechanical means to correct for the backlash in the eyepiece (perpendicular to set by entering...
...feels comfortable to 199%. If you enter a value near 0%, it is orthogonal to respond as you hold down an Arrow key. Note that Meade LX850 ACF optical tube assemblies have changed your collimation or mounting significantly. Once you have a certain amount of "backlash" (looseness in Autostar II's memory... and the DEC axes by the user. The alignment settings-North, time, alignment stars-are using an optical tube assembly other than a Meade LX850 ACF you will need to verify that there is a mechanical means to correct for the backlash in the eyepiece (perpendicular to set by entering...
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To find out more information about these accessories is available for the LX850 telescope models. stainless steel. Meade Series 5000 Premium Eyepieces: deliver all the amazing performance that the ACF and APO optical systems can provide with Fully-Multi Coated optics, wide fields and razor sharp images all the way to the edge: Additional...
To find out more information about these accessories is available for the LX850 telescope models. stainless steel. Meade Series 5000 Premium Eyepieces: deliver all the amazing performance that the ACF and APO optical systems can provide with Fully-Multi Coated optics, wide fields and razor sharp images all the way to the edge: Additional...
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...Align, StarLock assisted drift align, Easy Alignment and Align on star magnitude. Quantity: 10 inch LX 850 ACF: two (2) 26 lb 12 inch LX 850 ACF: two (2) 26 lb 14 inch LX 850 ACF: three (3) 26 lb 130mm LX 850 APO: one (1) 26 lb LX 850 Mount Only: one .... High-precision alignment Semi-automatic drift align procedure for ultra-precise polar alignment Weight 2.9 lbs (1.3 kg) Power supply 12v DC 5A using supplied Meade Universal Power Supply 48 Mount body weight 60 lb. Partial Caldwell catalog (109); Narrow-field camera 80mm x 400mm f/5 optic with 1/2 inch format...
...Align, StarLock assisted drift align, Easy Alignment and Align on star magnitude. Quantity: 10 inch LX 850 ACF: two (2) 26 lb 12 inch LX 850 ACF: two (2) 26 lb 14 inch LX 850 ACF: three (3) 26 lb 130mm LX 850 APO: one (1) 26 lb LX 850 Mount Only: one .... High-precision alignment Semi-automatic drift align procedure for ultra-precise polar alignment Weight 2.9 lbs (1.3 kg) Power supply 12v DC 5A using supplied Meade Universal Power Supply 48 Mount body weight 60 lb. Partial Caldwell catalog (109); Narrow-field camera 80mm x 400mm f/5 optic with 1/2 inch format...
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...Ray (2) Ray (1) Primary Baffle Tube Field Stops Primary Mirror Secondary Mirror Correcting Plate Secondary Baffle Unlike Schmidt-Cassegrain systems, Meade's Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical system provides razor-sharp pin-point star images all the way to the very edge of the field of ... with 2-sided aspheric correction ("correcting plate"), proceeds to a spherical primary mirror, and then to the amateur astronomer. The Meade ACF optical system includes an oversized primary mirror, yielding a fully illuminated field-of the primary mirror baffle tube significantly increase lunar, ...
...Ray (2) Ray (1) Primary Baffle Tube Field Stops Primary Mirror Secondary Mirror Correcting Plate Secondary Baffle Unlike Schmidt-Cassegrain systems, Meade's Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical system provides razor-sharp pin-point star images all the way to the very edge of the field of ... with 2-sided aspheric correction ("correcting plate"), proceeds to a spherical primary mirror, and then to the amateur astronomer. The Meade ACF optical system includes an oversized primary mirror, yielding a fully illuminated field-of the primary mirror baffle tube significantly increase lunar, ...
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...careful that the OTA does not fall out of dovetail adapter; AutoStar #497ApHpAeNnDdiBxOFX APPENDIX F : Initial Set-up: 12" and 14" ACF OTA's, Starlock and the StarLock Counterweight Set-up The following provides guidelines for during your initial Positioning the StarLock assembly set-up of your ...telescope depending on Page 20. 56 Flush with rear of receiver Fig 45: Position StarLock flush with 1/2" of your 12" and 14" ACF LX850 Telescopes. Positioning the StarLock counterweight About 1/2" inch Fig 44: Start with the receiver. Fig 46: Gap of an inch between cap screw ...
...careful that the OTA does not fall out of dovetail adapter; AutoStar #497ApHpAeNnDdiBxOFX APPENDIX F : Initial Set-up: 12" and 14" ACF OTA's, Starlock and the StarLock Counterweight Set-up The following provides guidelines for during your initial Positioning the StarLock assembly set-up of your ...telescope depending on Page 20. 56 Flush with rear of receiver Fig 45: Position StarLock flush with 1/2" of your 12" and 14" ACF LX850 Telescopes. Positioning the StarLock counterweight About 1/2" inch Fig 44: Start with the receiver. Fig 46: Gap of an inch between cap screw ...