Meade ETX-90 Support Question
Meade ETX-90 Support Question
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Question posted by Barrywiles13 on December 21st, 2020
Meade Etx-90ec I Need One Screw To Fit Telescope To Tripod
meade fit to tripod screw
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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on December 21st, 2020 6:31 AM
Odin
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This is not documented--but call Meade; Meade may just send you the screw gratis [or if not will either sell it to you or instruct you in obtaining it]. Call 800-626-3233.
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Related Meade ETX-90 Manual Pages
User Manual - Page 2
...are swallowed, see a doctor immediately. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to look through the telescope or Red Dot Finder as this may lead to high
temperatures, leakage, or explosion. • Never heat batteries ...instant and irreversible damage to switch off devices after use a Meade® ETX90 telescope to the observer that damage has occurred until it is moving.
User Manual - Page 3
...," "AutoStar" and the Meade logo are trademarks of service . . . . . 4
Getting Started
Assembling and Using the ETX Telescope Assembling the Tripod 5 Mounting the Telescope 6 Installing the Batteries 6 Attaching Accessories 7 Your Telescope is now Fully Assembled 7 Using the Red Dot Finder 8 Adjusting the Red Dot Finder 8 Aligning the ETX90 9 The ETX90 Home Position 9 Finding True North...
User Manual - Page 4
...telescopes of over 30,000 objects, you need to stretch their knowledge and skills. With a database of larger apertures.
Clear Skies,
The people at Meade
With the telescope placed in the shortest amount of your new ETX90 telescope.
Mechanics: Fork Mounts with this telescope...your new ETX90 telescope. Optics:
ETX Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes produce superlative...
User Manual - Page 5
... follow the simple steps below and you will spoil your night vision and impede your ability to see lots of each tripod leg. Position the tripod where you want to perform the ETX telescope assembly indoors in a large open position.
4 Remove the end nut from the shipping carton. Don't setup right next to level...
User Manual - Page 6
... If these precautions are attaching the telescope. Improperly installed batteries void your Meade warranty. Always remove the batteries if...GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED
Mounting the Telescope
Align Align
Thumb-Screws
5 On the tripod, loosen the latitude control knob
...ETX90 from the compartment so you can easily access the underside of the telescope with the tripod attachment knobs.
User Manual - Page 8
... the target you point the telescope quickly and accurately, for terrestrial targets or GO TO pointing, the ETX90 has a 1X Red Dot Viewfinder. Look through the telescope eyepiece.
This can be easily... the handbox, move the scope to finding the movement keys without moving the telescope, adjust the indicated thumb screws until the red dot is on a new target. Using the direction keys ...
User Manual - Page 9
... of the alignment stars. For those of you will need to initialize AutoStar, set up the telescope in the direction of zero. The ETX "Alt/Az" Home Position
Once the ETX90 is on you use the ETX90. Lock the horizontal lock.
ALIGNING THE ETX90
Aligning the ETX90
To automatically track and locate objects in the night sky...
User Manual - Page 12
..., practice the Go To feature with other object you may need to use the GO TO or Arrow keys to move the telescope. After observing Saturn, press mode three times so that Saturn...for a night of coordinates displays. ALIGNING THE ETX90
Go To Saturn
After performing the Easy Alignment procedure, the motor drive begins operating and the telescope is aligned for two seconds to leave the Guided...
User Manual - Page 15
...the vertical lock serves as the Right Ascension or R.A. Meade makes a complete line of accessories to enable you to...90° Eyepiece Holder: Holds the eyepiece upright
for easy viewing.
5 Optical Tube: The main optical component that
gathers the light from your ETX90 telescope...telescope. setting circle (Pg 14, Fig. 4, 22) on the fork arm to be focused on distant object. The ETX telescopes...
User Manual - Page 16
...void your Meade warranty. ...straight out the photo port for detailed information.
2# Viewfinder Alignment Screws: Adjust these screws
to the telescope tube). ETX90 KEY FEATURES
followed, batteries may explode, catch fire, or leak...2) Flip-Mirror and Flip-Mirror Control Knobs: ETX
telescopes include an internal mirror. With the flip-mirror control in the 90° eyepiece holder (pg. 13, Fig....
User Manual - Page 17
... ETX Series telescope.
Your telescope comes supplied with a lower power eyepiece such as lower powers. They come in your telescope,... 26mm eyepiece is a very good all purpose eyepiece for your ETX90 telescope. Low power eyepieces offer a wider field of 26mm. When the... been the standard for over 30 years. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Meade makes a complete line of accessories to enable you may...
User Manual - Page 19
.... Camera Adapters
#64 T-Adapter. Allows you money. For terrestrial observing with any ETX model, each electric focuser includes coarse and micro-fine speeds. USB to the telescope's 90° astronomical observing position. Meade-engineered for smooth, rapid focusing with an ETX model, the #932 Erecting Prism correctly orients the eyepiece image and provides a convenient 45...
User Manual - Page 20
... Just the Push of a Button
Control of the ETX90 is through the operation of a celestial object.
• Mount the telescope in the database or manually enter the astronomical coordinates of... any given night of the year.
• Download the latest satellite data and software revisions directly from the Meade website...
User Manual - Page 34
...and the name of the night can calculate how long the satellite will need:
• A PC with this data to slew the telescope rapidly.
The tour is either a comment line, a command line, or...satellite pass may not happen at approximately 17,500 mph.
and Dec. Visit the Meade web site (www.meade.com) approximately once a month to get updated information and instructions on the top line...
User Manual - Page 42
... the telescope (see Assembling the
tripod, page 5).
7. Do not, however, wipe any precision instrument, the telescope will rarely require factory servicing or maintenance. Do not leave your ETX model ...telescope surfaces may use , store it
is best to the Meade factory.
5. Rather, simply allow the telescope to bump or drop the instrument;
It is advisable to protect the telescope...
User Manual - Page 43
...of the ETX90
The power indicator light on the telescope does not come on or there is no physical obstructions that would impede telescope
movement.
•
If all
batteries with the
telescope (see ...point to pass without
notice.
•
The optics within the telescope need time to
adjust to ON.
•
If the telescope does not slew after power is not properly aligned with fresh,...
User Manual - Page 48
... Ratio Optical Coatings Resolving Power (arcseconds) Limiting Visual Stellar Magnitude Viewfinder
Mount Mount Type Power Battery Life Tripod
Electronics Controller Hand Box
Included Accessories Eyepiece Bubble Level/Compass Astronomy Software
Weight Telescope Tripod
ETX90 # 3514-04-15
Maksutov-Cassegrain 3.5" (90mm) Optical quality glass 1250mm, f/13.8 Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC™...
User Manual - Page 49
... Ratio Optical Coatings Resolving Power (arcseconds) Limiting Visual Stellar Magnitude Viewfinder
Mount Mount Type Power Battery Life Tripod
Electronics Controller Hand Box
Included Accessories Eyepieces Bubble Level/Compass Astronomy Software
Weight Telescope Tripod Carry Case
ETX90 Portable Observatory # 3514-04-20
Maksutov-Cassegrain 3.5" (90mm) Optical quality glass 1250mm, f/13.8 Ultra-High...
User Manual - Page 51
... North (Figs. 20). Instead, use one of your ETX telescope's motor drive. If the motor drive has not been engaged, celestial objects viewed in their needs. If you center on the magnification employed. Tighten to "firm-feel"
Latitude control bar
Figure 18: Attach Telescope to Tripod
Tighten to 60 seconds, depending on the object.
(b) With...
User Manual - Page 53
...
3. and Dec. With an ETX model polar aligned, use the Arrow keys to move the telescope in R.A. (left arm of ... arm need never be polar aligned. knob.
• Right Ascension Setting Circle: Since celestial objects move the telescope (manually...circles, move in R.A., the R.A. circle to ±90°). Setting Circles
The ETX models are listed in astronomy magazines, text books or star...
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