How to Use the Identify Function of Your Meade LX-90 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

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 Autostar and the Identify feature to obtain more information on the object or the closet object that is stored the Autostar database. Here’s how to use this option.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Choose the object you wish to have identified and center it in the telescope’s eyepiece.
   
   
2. In the menu option, go to “Object: Identify” and select "Enter."
   
   
3. You will see “Searching” when the Autostar is finished searching for the name of the closest object displayed.
   
   
4. You can then press the scroll key to view the information on this object.
   
   
5. The information you will see is the "Common" name or "Catalog" name of the object, object type, Right Ascension, Declination, Constellation, Magnitude, Size, and Scrolling Message.

Tips & Warnings

• In order for this function to operate properly, you must have the telescope set in the home position with Autostar initialized.
• Be careful. If you physically move the telescope after you start, this will cause the operation to fail.

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