Telescopes

A one star alignment is setting up your Meade LX 90 GPS telescope to find its bearings of the night sky by locating and programming the information of one star in the sky into Autostar's database....

Your Meade telescope comes with a great gadget called Autostar. The Autostar system controls just about all the features of the telescope. It contains the object database, it slews (moves) your...

The automatic tracking feature on the Meade DS-2000 telescope lets you keep any object you sight centered in the eyepiece. Follow the steps below to set up Autostar in the Meade DS-2000.

Adding observing sites to your telescope's memory will help you find objects you enjoy viewing without too much trouble while you are in different locations. Following these steps will help you...

Sometimes, observing man-made objects in space catches someone's attention. Curiosity might drive you to find out what a high tech gadget looks like in outer space. If you are interested in...

If you often use your Meade LX90GPS telescope at different geographic locations, you can add these to an Observation Site List to speed up the process of setting up your telescope at each...

You can download guided tours of the night sky for your Meade LX90 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope from the Meade Web site (see link below). Or, if you are interested in creating your own guided...

Calculating the sunset time will allow you to return to your telescope in time to view certain objects in the sky. Here's how to do it.

Meade has organized AutoStar's menus for straight forward navigation. Here's how to use them.

You can identify astronomical objects in the sky at night using the AutoStar on your Meade telescope. Here's how.

The Alt/Az Alignment feature on your Meade LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope allows you the option of choosing your own alignment stars from the auto database. Here’s how to use this option.

Even though it can be great to take a programmed tour of the sky with your Meade LX-90 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope, it can be even more exciting to take a tour that you designed yourself. Here's...

The Identify function of your Meade LX-90 Schmidt-Cassegrain allows you to identify objects that you have viewed at night using the arrow keys. Once you have an object centered, you can use the...

Getting started with Autostar on your Meade LX-90 telesccope is as simple as 1-2-3. Follow these steps to bring your star gazing experience to a whole new dimension!

Performing an Easy Two-Star Alignment is the fastest and easiest way to locate stars.

Autostar's automatic tracking can locate a star, then keep it centered in your telescope's eyepiece.

The Autostar controller has nine slew speeds that are directly proportional to the sidereal rate and have been calculated to accomplish specific functions.

The computerized Autostar controller provides control of virtually every telescope operation. The backlit display, key arrangement and sequential database make Autostar extremely user friendly.

You will find that AutoStar's menus are organized for clear and easy navigation. The menus will be helpful when you are using your telescope.

From a distant ship to a visible planet, many people enjoy viewing all sorts of objects through their telescope. If you are a telescope enthusiast, you know that you often want to change focus...

Since the Earth continually rotates, any objects you view through your Meade telescope will appear to move. Your telescope should automatically track objects so that you don't have to constantly...

Since the Earth continuously rotates, any objects you view through your Meade telescope will appear to slowly move. Automatically tracking these objects will keep them centered in your eyepiece so...

To collect light and form an image, reflecting telescopes use a concave primary mirror. The Newtonian reflector uses a small secondary mirror located to the side of the main telescope tube in...

The Autostar Computer Controller provides control of virtually every telescope operation. Autostar has soft-touch keys designed to have a positive feel. The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is backlit...

Knowing where to find the best objects and having a properly aligned telescope puts you in the best position for great star watching. Using Autostar with your Meade LX-90 can help explore the...

In addition to observing the stars, you can also observe satellites using your Meade LX-90 telescope. Just follow these steps.

While stargazing with your Meade LX-90 telescope, use Autostar to quickly find heavenly objects. Manipulate the arrow keys to find your star, and then use the tracking feature to keep it centered...

You can use Autostar to automatically align your viewing objects. It's easy, saves time and leaves you free to do what you enjoy--stargazing! Here's how it works.

Finding stars and other objects with your Meade LX90 telescope is easy when you use the "Go To" feature on Autostar. Here's how it works.

Meade's 12 Inch LX90 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope has an Autostar feature that lets you view more than 30,000 planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae and comets at the push of a button. The Landmark...

Before the Meade 12 Inch LX90 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope can automatically find objects in the night sky for you, it must be aligned. Easy Align is the most efficient way of locating objects...

If you have a strong working knowledge of the sky, you may want to attempt to choose two stars from Autostar's library to align your Meade 12 Inch LX90 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. If you use...

If you have a strong working knowledge of the sky, you may want to attempt to choose two stars from AutoStar's library to align your Meade 12 Inch LX90 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. If you use...

If you have a strong working knowledge of the sky, you may want to attempt to choose just one star from Autostar's library to align your Meade 12 Inch LX90 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. If you...

If you have a strong working knowledge of the sky, you may want to attempt to choose just one star from AutoStar's library to align your Meade 12 Inch LX90 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. If you...

Adding observing sites to your telescope's memory will help you find selected objects when you are in different geographic locations. Follow these steps.

Autostar's database does not carry an exhaustive list of geographic sites. Follow these steps to enter a site that is not already stored within the database.

If you are interested in creating your own guided tour, you can set your telescope to slew to a list of predetermined objects. Information will be displayed about those objects, including its type...

"Landmarks" is a menu option that defines and stores the location of objects in the sky. Use this function as a reference while using your telescope.

Use Autostar's "Identify" menu to learn about any unknown objects you find in the sky.

While viewing either land or astronomical objects through your Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, you can use the arrow keys to move the device. Here's how they work.

Autostar's menus are organized for straightforward navigation. Follow these steps to reference the menus while using the Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope.

You can use Autostar to automatically align your Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Just follow these steps to the stars.

Setting your telescope to automatically track objects as the Earth rotates will eliminate the need to constantly readjust your device. As the telescope automatically tracks an object, it will...

Calculating the sunset time will allow you to return to your telescope in time to view certain objects in the sky. Here's how to do it.

Autostar's menus are organized for straightforward navigation. You can employ them whenever you use your Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

You can use the Autostar on your Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope to identify astronomical objects in the night sky by employing the arrow keys. Follow these steps.

Adding observing sites to your telescope's memory will help you quickly find your favorite celestial objects from different geographic locations. You can store up to six observing sites in the...

If you have already stored observing sites to your telescope's memory, you can use this feature to quickly find your favorite celestial objects from different geographic locations. You can store...

The database for the Autostar computer controller on your Meade LX90GPS telescope contains the orbits for dozens of space stations and GPS satellites. You can automatically locate them by...