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- Page 1 Instruction Manual 8” LX10 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Meade Instruments Corporation...
- Page 2 The Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical System In the Schmidt-Cassegrain design of the Meade LX10, light enters from the right, passes through a thin lens with 2-sided aspheric correction (“correcting plate”), proceeds to a spherical primary mirror, and then to a convex secondary mirror. The convex secondary mirror multiplies the effective focal length of the primary mirror and results in a focus at the focal plane, with light passing through a central perforation in the primary mirror.
- Page 3 Do not point the telescope or its viewfinder at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope or its viewfinder as it is moving. Children should always have adult supervision while observing. Fig.1: The Meade 8"LX10 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
7. Storage and Transport ..... .18 8. Meade Customer Service ....18... -
Page 5: Introduction
- 5 - INTRODUCTION The Meade 8" LX10 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope is a mirror- lens telescope suitable for both astronomical and terrestrial viewing. The LX10 utilizes the exact same optical tube assembly as provided with Meade 8" LX50 and 8" LX200 models and yields optical performance identical to that of these more expensive telescopes. -
Page 6: Getting Started
To assemble the telescope, follow these steps: 1. Setting Up the LX10 Field Tripod To set up the Meade LX10 Field Tripod, remove the tripod from its shipping carton and stand the tripod vertically with the tripod feet down and the tripod still fully collapsed. Grasp two of the tripod legs and, with the full weight of the tripod on the third leg, gently pull the legs apart to a fully open position. -
Page 7: Attaching The Eyepiece Holder
For astronomical purposes the image orientation is of no importance whatever. For terrestrial observations, where a fully corrected image is highly desirable, the optional Meade #928 45° Erect-Image Diagonal Prism should be ordered separately. 5. Mounting the Viewfinder... -
Page 8: North/South Orientation
(6, Fig. 8) and the AA-size battery FIRST OBSERVATIONS pack (8, Fig. 8). WARNING: Never use the Meade LX10 Telescope to The telescope is now powered from the AA-size battery pack. look at the Sun! Observing the Sun, even for the... -
Page 9: Telescope Controls
The Meade LX10 is supplied with a 25mm eyepiece as Once your selected object is in focus, with the R.A. lock standard equipment. Eyepiece focal length, 25mm, is printed UNLOCKED, and the Dec lock LOCKED, use the R.A. -
Page 10: The Viewfinder
Point the viewfinder at a distant object; if the viewfinder image is not The Meade equatorial wedge is of modern design, with several sufficiently in focus for your eye, it may be re-focused as... -
Page 11: Keypad Hand Controller
R.A. “+” sign in front of the measurement (e.g., the Declination and Dec, the optional Meade LX10 Electric Declination Motor of the North Celestial Pole is +90°), with Declination south (Fig. 14) permits dual-axis control by activating the “N” (north) of the celestial equator indicated with a “–”... -
Page 12: Polar Alignment
Precise polar alignment requires the use of a crosshair eyepiece — such as the Meade Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece — and a 2X Barlow lens for increased magnification (see Fig.14: Optional LX10 Electric Declination Motor. -
Page 13: Locating Astronomical Objects
The position of celestial objects changes over the course of the Move the wedge in azimuth (horizontal) to change the year, so you should obtain a star chart—such as the Meade polar alignment. Reposition the east-west polar axis Star Charts, available from your Meade dealer—or refer to the... -
Page 14: Setting Circles
- 14 - 5. Setting Circles outdoor terrestrial scene or view through a closed window. At low powers (up to about 60X) the telescope will perform Setting circles included with the LX10 permit the location of reasonably well in this application, but the observer should faint celestial objects not easily found by direct visual understand that the optical performance under these conditions observation. -
Page 15: Terrestrial Observing
- 15 - The Meade Off-Axis Guider and Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece, OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES optional accessories fully described in the Meade General A wide assortment of professional Meade accessories is Catalog, fulfill the first requirement above. The LX10’s available for the 8" LX10 telescope. The premium quality of... -
Page 16: Telescope Maintenance And Servicing
LX10 will give you the best optical performance. Cord. With this 25 ft. cord the LX10 may be powered for a full As part of final optical testing, every Meade Schmidt- night’s observing without risk of car-battery drain. Cassegrain is precisely collimated at the Meade factory before shipment;... -
Page 17: Inspecting The Optics
- 17 - exercise while looking in the eyepiece. You will notice that the star image will move across the field. If while turning the defocused star image flies out of the eyepiece field, then you are turning the screw the wrong way. Turn the opposite direction and bring the image back to the center of the field. -
Page 18: Gauging The Movement Of The Telescope
Heaviest Sub-section for Field Assembly ...26 lbs. servicing or repairs, write or call the Meade Customer Telescope shipping weight(incl. tripod) ... .74 lbs. - Page 19 ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Canada. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part is returned to Meade, freight-prepaid, with proof of purchase.
- Page 20 Meade Instruments Corporation World’s leading manufacturer of astronomical telescopes for the serious amateur. 6001 OAK CANYON, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618-5200 U.S.A. (949) 451-1450 FAX: (949) 451-1460 www.meade.com Ver. 1199 Part no. 14-1011-00...