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Meade LX50 Instruction Manual

Meade LX50 Instruction Manual (21 pages)

8"/10" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope

Brand: Meade | Category: Telescope | Size: 6.19 MB

Table of Contents

Product View
2
Contents
3
Captions
3
Introduction
4
Parts Listing
4
User Supplied Materials
4
Assembly Instructions
5
LX50 Field Tripod
5
Standard Equatorial Wedge
5
Assembling the Tripod
5
Mounting the Equatorial Wedge to the Field Tripod
6
Attaching the Azimuth Control
6
Mounnting the LX50 on the Equatorial Wedge
6
Installing the Azimuth Control
6
First Observations
7
Attaching the Eyepiece Holder, Diagonal Mirror and Eyepiece
7
Mounting the Viewfinder
7
Installing Batteries
7
The LX50 Keypad Hand Controller
9
Keypad Hand Controller: Normal Operations
9
Keypad Hand Controller: Special Function Menu
9
Direction Keys
9
Magnification
10
The Viewfinder
10
Reversing the E/W Button Direction
10
Exiting the Special Function Menu
10
Astronomical Observing
11
Celestial Coordinates
11
Focusing the Viewfinder
11
Alignment of the Viewfinder
11
Polar Alignment
12
Precise Polar Alignment
12
Right Ascension
12
Declination
12
How to Locate Objects in the Night Sky
13
The Motor Drive
13
Setting Circles
14
Observing Tips
14
Astrophotography
14
35Mm Camera Mounted to Telescope with T-Adapter
14
Terrestrial Observing
15
Optional Accessories
15
Image Orientation
15
Eyepieces
15
Maintenance and Servicing
16
Collimation of the Optical System
16
Illuminated Reticle Eyepieces
16
LX50 Standard Field Tripod
16
Inspecting the Optics
17
Adjusting the Right Ascension Lock
17
Adjusting the Declination Lock
17
Set Screws for Adjusting Collimation
17
Gauging Telescope Movement
18
Storage and Transport
18
The Meade Schmidt-Cessegrain Optical System
18
The Meade Maksutov-Cassegrain Optical System
18
Specifications and Features: Meade 7", 8" and 10" LX50 Telescopes
19

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