Meade LX20 Instruction Manual

10, The LX200 can also be moved manually with the R.A. and Dec. locks released, or as described above only. The Declination manual slow-motion knob (1, Fig.4) is non-functional when power is supplied to the telescope. When the power is "on", only use the N, S, E, and W keys on the …

53, APPENDIX F: LX200 PERSONAL COMPUTER CONTROL Remote operation of a computerized telescope has only been a fanciful dream for most amateur astronomers. The realization of fully controlling a telescope through a personal computer has previously been a staggering proposition involving high monetary…

2, In the Schmidt-Cassegrain design of the Meade 8", 10", and 12" models, light enters from the right, passes through a thin lens with 2-sided aspheric correction ("correcting plate"), proceeds to a spherical primary mirror, and then to a convex aspheric secondary mirror. The …

39, CNGC Catalog (continued) Q TAGS COMMON NAME/COMMENTS 4349 1224.2 -61 54 960 7.4v OPEN CLUS c 1 ST 4374 1225.1 +1253 300 9.3 GALAXY E1 UGC 7494 C5ST M84 5.0x4.4 Near M86 4382 1225.5 +18 11 426 9.2 GALAXY Ep 2-SYS UGC 7508 CAST M85 7.1x5.2 4395 1225.8 +3332 774 10.2 GAL…

15, Meade LX20 7. FOCUS Key The FOCUS key (9, Fig. 6) allows 2 speed electric focus control of the optional Meade #1206 Electric Focuser (or equivalent corded electric focusers such as the Meade Model #1200A). To activate, press either the SLEW or FIND key (for fast focusing), or the CNTR or GUIDE key (for slow…

9, QUICK START To utilize all the features of the telescope, it is necessary to enter some information into the telescope's computer memory, and learn the menu structure of the keypad hand controller, which is described in the rest of this manual. As advanced as LX200 electronic…