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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.
•
Do
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
ac
king of celestial objects
.
•
Extensiv
e long-e
xposure astrophotog
r
aph
y and CCD imaging capability is a
v
ailable when
the LX90 is mounted in the "Equator
ial" (P
olar) mode using an optional mounting w
edge.
AUTOSTAR FEATURES
