How to Change the Slew Speed of your Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope With Autostar

Your Autostar computer controller slews your Meade LX90GPS telescope (that is, turns it on its axis) from one object to another or to center an object in the eyepiece. There are nine slew speeds available in Autostar, which are used for different purposes. As you move the telescope using the Autostar arrow keys, you can adjust the slew speed.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Meade Autostar computer controller
• Meade LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

1. Navigate through Autostar until you reach the section pertaining to slew speed.
   
   
2. Use the number keys to select a slew speed.
   
   
3. For fine centering an object in the view of a high power eyepiece, use speeds one through three.
   
   
4. For centering an object in the view of a low to moderate eyepiece, use speeds four through six.
   
   
5. For rough centering in the eyepiece, use speeds seven or eight.
   
   
6. To move the telescope quickly between objects in the sky, use speed nine.
   
   

Tips & Warnings

• Slew speeds are directly proportional to the sidereal rate.
• Once you have selected a slew speed, you can see it on Autostar's display for about two seconds.
• 12mm or 9mm eyepieces are high powered.
• The Super Plossl 26mm eyepiece is low to moderately powered.

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