Autostar Features - Meade ETX-70AT Junior Instruction Manual

AUTosTAR FEATUREs

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Fig. 3: #494 Autostar Handbox.
Tour the Cosmos with Just the push of a Button
Control of the ETX-70AT is through the operation of the standard-equipment #494 Autostar.
Nearly all functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a few pushes of Autostar's but-
tons. Some of the major features of Autostar are:
• Automatically move the telescope to any of the 1400 objects stored 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 the year.
• Access a glossary of astronomical terms.
• Calculate which eyepiece to use for optimum viewing of a celestial object.
• Mount the telescope in the "Alt/Az" mode (Altitude - Azimuth, or vertical - horizontal) for
fully automatic tracking of celestial objects using a flat, level surface, such as a tabletop,
or the Field Tripod.
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