Meade ETX-80AT-TC User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Quick-Start Guide

  4
• Telescope Features

  6
• AutoStar® Features

  10
• Getting Started

  13
• Parts Listing

  13
• Telescope/Tripod Assembly

  13
• Choosing an Eyepiece

  14
• Slew Speeds

  15
• Observe the Moon

  16
• To Track an Object Automatically

  16
• Moving Through AutoStar’s Menus

  16
• Initializing AutoStar

  16
• Easy Alignment

  18
• Go To Saturn

  18
• Using the Guided Tour

  19
• AutoStar Menus

  20
• Menu Tree

  20
• AutoStar Operation

  21
• AutoStar Navigation Exercise

  21
• Objects Menu

  23
• Event Menu

  24
• Glossary Menu

  24
• Utilities Menu

  24
• Setup Menu

  25
• Advanced AutoStar Operation

  28
• Terrestrial Observing, Astronomical Observing

  28
• Sidereal Rate

  28
• Advanced Alt/Az Alignment Methods

  28
• Observing Satellites

  29
• Digital Photography with the ETX®

  30
• Optional Accessories

  32
• Maintenance

  33
• Troubleshooting

  34
• Specifications

  35
• Appendix A: Using AutoStar to Enter Coordinates

  36
• Appendix B: Polar Alignment

  37
• Appendix C: Latitude Chart

  39
• Appendix D: Training the Drive

  40
• Appendix E: Basic Astronomy

  41
• Limiting visual stellar magnitude (approx.)

  11