Meade LNT Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 9)

Fig. 2: The LX90 AutoStar Handbox.

Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button

Control of the LX90 is through the operation of the standard-equipment AutoStar. Nearly all

functions of the telescope are accomplished with just a few pushes of AutoStar’s buttons. Some

of the major features of AutoStar are:

• Automatically move the telescope to any of over 30,000 objects stored in the database or

manually enter the astronomical coordinates of any celestial object.

• Take a guided tour of the best celestial objects to view on any given night of the year.

•

wnload the latest satellite data and softw

are revisions directly from the Meade website

(

www.meade.com) and share software with other AutoStar enthusiasts.

•

Control y

our LX90 with y

our PC using an RS-232 interf

ace

• Access a glossary of astronomical terms.

• Calculate which eyepiece to use for optimum viewing of a celestial object.

•

Mount the telescope in the

“Alt/Az”

mode (Altitude - Azim

uth, or v

ertical - horizontal) for

fully automatic tr

king of celestial objects

•

Extensiv

e long-e

xposure astrophotog

aph

y and CCD imaging capability is a

ailable when

the LX90 is mounted in the "Equator

ial" (P

olar) mode using an optional mounting w

edge.

AUTOSTAR FEATURES

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Meade LNT Instruction Manual Page 9