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Meade LXD55 Series manual available for free PDF download: Instruction Manual
Meade LXD55 Series Instruction Manual (64 pages)
Meade Instruments Telescopes Instruction Manual LXD55
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Meade
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Telescope
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Telescope Features
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Scmidt-Newtonian Shown. (See Fig. 1A for Overview.) for
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Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button
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Autostar Features
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Slew Speeds
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Optional Accessories
10
Getting Started
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Unpacking and Assembly
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How to Assemble Your Telescope
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Balancing the Telescope
13
Aligning the Viewfinder
14
Choosing an Eyepiece
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Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually
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Activate the Arrow Keys
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Initializing Autostar
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Slew Speeds
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Observe the Moon
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Tracking Objects
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Setting the Polar Home Position
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Observe a Star Using the Automatic Tracking Feature
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Using Autostar's GO to Capabilities
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Moving through Autostar's Menus
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Initializing Autostar
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Activate the Arrow Keys
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Training the Drive
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Easy Alignment
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Go to Saturn
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Using the Guided Tour
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Basic Autostar Operation
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Autostar Navigation Exercise
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Entering Data into Autostar
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Navigating Autostar
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Autostar's Menus
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Object Menu
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Guided Tour
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Event Menu
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Glossary Menu
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Utilities Menu
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Setup Menu
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Surf the Web
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Useful Autostar Features
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Adding Observing Sites
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Using Autostar to Find Objects Not in the Libraries
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Observing Satellites
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Landmarks
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To Check on Available Memory
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Photography
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Optional Accessories
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General Maintenance
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Maintenance
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Meade Customer Service
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Inspecting the Optics
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Specifications
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Appendix A: Celestial Coordinates
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Setting Circles
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Locating the Celestial Pole
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One- and Two-Star Polar Alignment
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Appendix B: Enhancing Pointing Precision
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The Polar Alignment Viewfinder
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Axis Alignment Method 1
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Star Charts
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Axis Alignment Method 2
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Appendix C: Latitude Chart
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Appendix D: EC Handbox
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Electronic Controller
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Appendix E: Mounting the Model SC-8 Optical Tube
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Appendix F: Basic Astronomy
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Meade Limited Warranty
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