Meade-instruments LXD 75-Series User Manual download pdf (Page 22)

5. Press GO TO. “Saturn: Slewing...” displays and the telescope slews until it finds

Saturn. You may need to use the Arrow keys to center Saturn precisely in the

eyepiece. Autostar then automatically slews (moves) the telescope so that it

tracks Saturn (or whatever other object you may have chosen). Saturn remains

centered in the eyepiece.

Using the Guided Tour (Autostar Models Only)

This example demonstrates using “Tonight’s Best” Guided Tour.

1. After observing Saturn, keep pressing MODE until “Select Item: Object” displays

again.

2. Press the Scroll Down key twice. “Select Item: Guided Tour” displays.

3. Press ENTER. “Guided Tour: Tonight’s Best” displays. Press ENTER.

Note: If you wish to try out other Guided Tours, press the Scroll Down key

to scroll through other tour choices. When the tour you wish to select dis-

plays, press ENTER.

4. “Tonight’s Best: Searching...” displays. After calculating, “Tonight’s Best: Jupiter”

displays.

Note: Different objects may be displayed on a tour list on any given night.

Press ENTER to display information about the object. Press GO TO to move the

telescope to the object.

5. Press MODE to return to the Tour list. Press the Scroll keys to scroll through the

list. Press ENTER when you find the next object you wish to observe.

6. Press and hold down MODE for two seconds to leave the Guided Tour menu.

Fig. 17: The planet Saturn

is over 800 million miles

from the Earth.

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