User manual MEADE LXD55 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

[. . . ] Instruction Manual LXD55-Series Telescopes Meade Instruments Corporation CONTENTS WARNING! Never use a Meade® LXD55-Series 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. Telescope Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Edit: Edits a selected site, including: the name, latitude, longitude, and time zone. Users West of Greenwich, England use "-" hours, East of Greenwich use "+" hours. See SETUP MENU: DAYLIGHT SAVING, page 29. s s Table 1: Time Zone Shift. s Note: The Download and Clone functions require the optional #505 Astrofinder Software and Cable Connector Kit. See the instruction sheet included with the kit for more information on how to download. Owner Info accesses the owner information menu, including: Name: Users may enter both their first and last names using the Up and Down Arrow keys to cycle through the alphabet. Address: Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to enter your street address, city, state, and zip code. Press ENTER when the entry is complete. s Download transfers information from a personal computer or another Autostar. During the operation, the warning "Downloading Do Not Turn Off" appears. Three options are available: s Catalogs: Sends only user-defined object information, such as new satellite orbits or comet data to another Autostar handbox. s Software: Sends only the basic Autostar software. This is useful if one user has downloaded a new version of Autostar software from the Meade website (www. meade. com) and wants to pass this software along to friends. All: Everything­user-defined information and Autostar software­is sent to another Autostar. s 30 Statistics provides basic statistical data about Autostar, including: s Characters Free: Shows how much room is available in user-defined object memory. s Version: Shows the current version of the Autostar software. Reset completely resets Autostar. Autostar requires initialization after a Reset before proceeding with observations. See INITIALIZING AUTOSTAR, page 19. LXD55 TIPS Surf the Web One of the most exciting resources for astronomy is the internet. The internet is full of websites with new images, discoveries, and the latest astronomical information. For example, when comet Hale-Bopp made its approach to our Sun in 1998, astronomers around the world posted new photos daily. You can find websites for almost any topic relating to astronomy on the internet. Try the following key word searches: NASA, Hubble, HST, astronomy, Messier, satellite, nebula, black hole, variable stars, etc. Check out Meade's website for the latest product and technical information. You can download the latest software revisions, links to other astronomical sites, coordinates of celestial objects and the latest satellite tracking information for your Autostar handset. You'll find our website at: http://www. meade. com/ Here are some other sites you might find interesting: · Sky & Telescope: http://www. Skyand Telescope. com · Astronomy: http://www. astronomy. com · The Starfield: http://users. nac. net/gburke/ · Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp. gsfc. nasa. goc/apod · Heavens Above (satellite observing information): http://www. heavens-above. com · Photographic Atlas of the Moon: http://www. lpi. ursa. edu/research/lunar_orbiter · Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures http://oposite. stsci. edu/pubinfo/pictures. html 31 USEFUL AUTOSTAR PROCEDURES Before trying out the examples in this section, familiarize yourself with the basic operations of Autostar described earlier in this manual. The following examples assume that you have a basic knowledge of Autostar and understand how to scroll to a desired menu or menu option, and how to enter numbers and text. It also assumes that you have initialized and aligned your telescope. Adding Observing Sites If you plan to observe using Autostar at different geographic locations, you can store up to six observation sites in Autostar's memory to help simplify your telescope setup. Perform these procedures using the Site options (Add, Select, Delete, Edit) of the Setup menu. [. . . ] Most impressive of these is the Great Nebula in Orion (M42), a diffuse nebula that appears as a faint wispy gray cloud. The four largest moons can be observed in a different position every night. Fig. 52: Saturn has the most extensive ring structure in our Solar System. Open Clusters are loose groupings of young stars, all recently formed from the same diffuse nebula. Constellations are large, imaginary patterns of stars believed by ancient civilizations to be the celestial equivalent of objects, animals, people, or gods. [. . . ]