Appendix C: Star Library And Star Charts; Alignment Stars - Meade LX200 Instruction Manual

APPENDIX C:
LX200 ALIGNMENT STAR LIBRARY
AND STAR CHARTS:

1. Alignment Stars

The LX200 utilizes 33 bright and well known stars to calibrate
the telescope's Object Library in the ALTAZ and
alignments. These stars were selected to allow observers from
anywhere in the world on any given night, to be able to easily
and quickly make precision alignments. The LX200 Alignment
Star Library and Star Charts are below for your reference:
STAR NAME STAR #
ACHERNAR
ACRUX A
ALBIREO
ALKAID
ALDEBARAN
ALNILAM
ALPHARD
ALPHEKKA
ALTAIR
ANTARES
ARCTURUS
BETELGUESE
BOGARDUS
CANOPUS
CAPELLA
CASTOR A
DENEB
DENEBOLA
DIPHDA
ENIF
FOMALHAUT
HADAR
HAMAL
MARKAB
MIRA
POLARIS
POLLUX
PROCYON
REGULUS
RIGEL
SIRIUS
SPICA
VEGA
POLAR
LX200 ALIGNMENT STAR LIBRARY
MAGNITUDE
13 0.5
121 1.3
223 3.1
140 1.9
33 0.9
50 1.7
95 2.0
165 2.2
226 0.8
177 0.9
147 0.0
56 0.4
58 2.6
63 -0.7
42 0.1
78 1.9
232 1.3
114 2.1
8 2.0
238 2.4
247 1.2
144 0.6
17 2.0
249 2.5
20 2.1
19 2.0
81 1.1
80 0.4
100 1.4
41 0.1
67 -1.5
138 1.0
214 0.0
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CONSTELL
ERIDANUS
CRUX
CYGNUS
URSA MAJOR
TAURUS
ORION
HYDRA
CORONA BOR.
AQUILA
SCORPIUS
BOOTES
ORION
AURIGA
CARINA
AURIGA
GEMINI
CYGNUS
LEO
CETUS
PEGASUS
PISCES AUST.
CENTAURUS
ARIES
PEGASUS
CETUS
URSA MINOR
GEMINI
CANIS MINOR
LEO
ORION
CANIS MAJOR
VIRGO
LYRA
R/A DEC.
01 37.7 -57 14
12 26.6 -63 06
19 30.8 +27 58
13 47.6 +49 19
04 35.9 +16 31
05 36.2 -01 12
09 27.6 -08 39
15 35.5 +26 43
19 50.8 +08 52
16 29.5 -26 26
14 15.7 +19 11
05 55.2 +07 25
05 59.8 +37 13
06 24.0 -52 42
05 16.6 +46 00
07 34.6 +31 53
20 41.5 +45 17
11 49.1 +14 34
00 43.6 -17 59
21 44.2 +09 53
22 57.7 -29 38
14 03.9 -60 24
02 07.2 +23 28
23 04.8 +15 12
02 19.4 -02 58
02 14.7 +89 17
07 45.4 +28 02
07 39.3 +05 14
10 08.5 +11 58
05 14.6 -08 12
06 45.2 -16 43
13 25.2 -11 10
18 37.0 +38 47