User manual MEADE LX90GPS SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

[. . . ] Instruction Manual 8", 10", 12" LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes AutoStar® -- GPS-- SmartFinderTM TM WARNING! Never use a Meade® LX90TM Telescope to look at the Sun!Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Do not point the telescope at or near the Sun. [. . . ] You will edit the location's name, latitude, longitude and the time zone shift. You will then select the site to enable it. You will need to know the latitude and longitude of your location to perform this procedure. This information is available on most maps. Using the Add option, choose a site on the list that is closest to your observing site and press ENTER so that the site is added to your observing sites list. Choosing a site already on the list (as opposed to using the "Custom" feature) makes it easier to edit, as the "Time Zone" value may not need to be changed. Scroll to "Site: Edit" and press ENTER. The name of the site you have just entered to your list displays; if it does not, scroll to the site. 2. 3. LX90 TIPS Join an Astronomy Club, Attend a Star Party One of the best ways to increase your knowledge of astronomy is to join an astronomy club. Check your local newspaper, school, library or telescope dealer/store to find out if there's a club in your area. At club meetings, you will meet other astronomy enthusiasts with whom you will be able to share your discoveries. Clubs are an excellent way to learn more about observing the sky, to find out where the best observing sites are and to compare notes about telescopes, eyepieces, filters, tripods and so forth. Often, club members are excellent astrophotographers. Not only will you be able to see examples of their art, but you may even be able to pick up some "tricks of the trade" to try out with your LX90 telescope. See page 41 for more information about photography with the LX90. Many groups also hold regularly scheduled Star Parties at which you can check out and observe with many different telescopes and other pieces of astronomical equipment. Magazines such as Sky & Telescope and Astronomy print schedules for many popular Star Parties around the United States and Canada. To find your local astronomy club, go to www. meade. com/astrocommunity/index. html. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 32 Time Zone Atlantic Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Hawaii Shift -4 Hours -5 Hours -6 Hours -7 Hours -8 Hours -10 Hours Table 1: Time Zone Shift. Using the Arrow keys, change the name of the site so that it now reads the name of your observing location. Press the Scroll Down key and "Edit: Latitude" displays. Using the Number Keys, enter the latitude of your observing site and then press ENTER. [. . . ] The most common shape is spiral (such as our own Milky Way), but galaxies can also be elliptical, or even irregular blobs. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest spiral-type galaxy to our own. This galaxy appears fuzzy and cigar-shaped. It is 2. 2 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda, located between the large "W" of Cassiopeia and the great square of Pegasus. Fig. [. . . ]