User manual MEADE LS-8 ACF

[. . . ] Instruction Manual 6" LS-6 ACF / 6" LS-6 SC and 8" LS-8 ACF / 8" LS-8 SC Telescopes with AutoStar III Hand Controller Firmware version 1. 3 and higher INDEX WARNING! Never use a Meade® LSTM Telescope to look at the Sun!Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Children should always have adult supervision while observing. INDEX CONTENTS Introduction The most sophisticated and easiest to use telescope ever . [. . . ] Moon Phases displays the date and time of the next New, 1st Quarter, Full and 3rd Quarter Moon. Meteor Showers provides information on upcoming meteor showers, such as the Perseids, the Leonids, etc. NOTE: Meteors are fast moving objects that cover large areas of the sky and are usually best observed with the naked eye. Solar Eclipse lists upcoming Solar Eclipses, including the date and type (total, annular, or partial) of eclipse, and the location and time of the first and last contacts of the Moon's shadow. Lunar Eclipse lists upcoming Lunar Eclipses, including the date and type (total, partial, penumbral) of eclipse. (Minimum) of Algol is the minimum brightness of the dramatic eclipsing binary star system, Algol. Every 2. 8 days during a 10 hour period, Algol undergoes a major change in apparent magnitude as one of the two stars passes behind the other. The combined magnitude of the two stars thus dips from +2. 1 to a minimum of The Pleiades Star Cluster (M45 ) image you need to connect the LS to a user supplied external video monitor. Start by selecting "Take Picture" from the top menu: "Take Picture" > "ENTER" Then you will see the following options: · Preview Exposure: Displays "Finder Image; Exposing. . . ". · Set Contrast: UP/DOWN selects scrolls through the thirteen pre-set Contrast curves available, "Cont. Planet", "Cont. INDEX AUTOSTAR III MENU OPTIONS 25 Stars", and "Cont. This setting allows you adjust the Contrast AND Brightness to create your own setting. NOTE: to fully utilize these the Custom Contrast setting you will need the use of an external monitor. · Shoot & Store: Allows you to take the image and save it to the SD once you have adjusted the settings and are happy with the preview. You must have an Mini SD Card formatted with the FAT32 file system inserted in the telescope to use this function. · Dark Calibration: Allows you to take a dark frame of the same exposure as your image but with the camera lens covered to combine and subtract out noise from your image. You must cover the camera lens with the lens cap before you take the dark calibration frame. Deep Sky Imager (DSI) Series: these highperformance, easy-to-use and affordable color and highly detailed color image. The following Deep Sky Imagers models and accessories are available: Deep Sky Imager III (DSI III) Deep Sky Imager Pro III (DSI PRO III) Deep Sky Imager II (DSI II) Deep Sky Imager Pro II (DSI PRO II) Deep Sky Imager Pro II (DSI PRO II), w/RGB Color Filter Set Utilities Menu The Utilities menu provides access to several extra features within LS: Volume: Adjusts audio volume of the telescope using the Scroll keys. HBX Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of the display using the Scroll keys. HBX Contrast: Adjusts the contrast of the display using the Scroll keys. Night Vision: When you have an external video monitor attached to your telescope, you will find the bright colorful displays may affect your night vision and make it difficult to see dim objects in the eyepiece of your telescope. [. . . ] The major division in Saturn's rings, called the Cassini Division, is occasionally visible through the LS. Titan, the largest of Saturn's 18 moons can also be seen as a bright, star-like object near the planet. Deep-Sky Objects Star charts can be used to locate constellations, individual stars and deep-sky objects. Examples of given below: various deep-sky objects are Stars are large gaseous objects that are selfilluminated by nuclear fusion in their core. [. . . ]