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Meade ETX-80AT Instruction Manual

Meade ETX-80AT Instruction Manual (44 pages)

Backpack Observatory

Brand: Meade | Category: Telescope | Size: 0 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Quick-Start Guide
4
Telescope Features
6
- Optional Accessories
  9
- Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button
  10
Autostar Features
10
- Moving through Autostar's Menus
  11
- Slew Speeds
  11
- Tips for Beginners
  12
Getting Started
13
- Parts Listing
  13
- Telescope/Tripod Assembly
  13
- General Maintenance
  13
- Stowing Your Gear in the Backpack
  14
- Safety Precautions
  14
- Choosing an Eyepiece
  15
- Specifications
  15
- Manual Operation of the Telescope W/Out Autostar
  15
- Manual Operation of the Telescope with Autostar
  16
- Slew Speeds
  16
- Observe the Moon
  17
- To Track an Object Automatically
  17
- Moving through Autostar's Menus
  17
- Initializing Autostar
  17
- Easy Alignment
  19
- Go to Saturn
  19
- Important Note
  19
- Using the Guided Tour
  20
Autostar Menus
21
- Menu Tree
  21
Autostar Operation
22
- Autostar Navigation Exercise
  22
- Objects Menu
  24
- Take a Guided Tour
  24
- Event Menu, Glossary Menu
  25
- Utilities Menu
  25
- Setup Menu
  26
- Optional Accessories
  28
- Advanced Alt/Az Alignment Methods
  29
- Advanced Features
  29
- Sidereal Rate
  29
- Terrestrial Observing, Astronomical Observing
  29
- Observing a Satellite
  30
  - One-Star Alt/Az Alignment
    30
  - Two-Star Alt/Az Alignment
    30
- Digital Photography with the ETX
  31
Advanced Autostar Operation
29
Optional Accessories
33
- Inspecting the Optics
  34
- Storage and Transport
  34
- Troubleshooting
  35
- Meade Customer Service
  36
Maintenance and Servicing
34
Specifications
36
Appendix A: Using Autostar to Enter R.a. and Dec Coordinates
38
- Appendix B: Helpful Charts
  39
- Appendix A: Using Autostar to Enter Coordinates
  39
Appendix B: Latitude Chart
39
Appendix C: Training the Drive
40
Appendix D: Basic Astronomy
41
Meade Limited Warranty
44

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