Meade StarNavigator manual

Instruction Manual StarNa vigator ™ Series Reflecting and Refracting T elescopes with A udiostar ™ MEADE.COM[...]

Refracting T elescopes use a large objective lens as their primary light-collecting element. Meade refractors, in all models and apertures, include achromatic (2-element) objective lenses in order to reduce or vir tually eliminate the false colour (chromatic aberration) that results in the telescopic image when light passes through a lens. Reflecti[...]

Easy Set-Up Guide ........................................................ 4 T elescope Features ...................................................... 7 A udiostar Features ........................................................ 9 Getting Star ted ..............................................................11 P acking List .....................[...]

4 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. EASY SET -UP GUIDE 2. Attach the mounting arm assembl y : Place the mounting arm assembly into the tripod base. Reach underneath and thread the mounting knob through the tripod b[...]

5 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. H G 11. Sight along the tube: Sight along the side of the telescope's main tube to locate an object. Practice using the A udiostar Arrow k eys to centre an object in the tel[...]

6 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 1 2 5 11 10 6 16 13 15 7 3 22 Fig. 1: StarNa vigator Ser ies Refracting T elescope. Features of the StarNavigator Series telescopes are virtually identical. Certain features of y[...]

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. 1 2 5 10 16 13 15 7 22 Fig. 1: StarNa vigator Ser ies Reflecting T elescope. Features of the StarNavigator Series telescopes are virtually identical. Certain features of your teles[...]

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7 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. T ake the time to become acquainted with all of these controls bef ore attempting obser v ations through the telescope. 쐃 Focus Knob : Mov es the telescope’s f ocus drawtube [...]

8 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Fig. 2: The StarNavigator Audiostar handbo x. 씍 Accessory T ray Attachment Bolts - Attach to wing nuts to fasten tra y to the tripod. See page 11 f or more information. Note : [...]

9 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. T our the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Control your StarNa vigator Ser ies system with the standard-equipment A udiostar . Nearly all functions of the telescope are acco[...]

10 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. DEFINITION: Throughout this manual, y ou will notice the term "Alt/Az." Alt/Az (shor t for altazim uth ) just means that your telescope mov es up and down and from sid[...]

11 P acking List Getting the telescope ready f or first obser v ations requires only a fe w minutes. When first opening the packing bo x, note carefully the par ts listed on your giftbox. How to Assemb le Y our T elescope The telescope attaches directly to the tripod. The telescope in this wa y is mounted in an “Altazimuth” (“Altitude-Azimuth[...]

12 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. it in the diagonal prism ( refractor models only ; 1, Fig. 9 ) or directly into the eyepiece holder ( 2, Fig. 10 , reflector models only ) . Tighten the thumbscrews ( 2 and 4, F[...]

13 Choosing an Eyepiece A telescope’ s eyepiece magnifies the light gathered b y the optical tube. Each ey epiece has a f ocal length, expressed in millimetres , or “mm. ” The smaller the focal length, the higher the magnification. For e xample , an eyepiece with a f ocal length of 9 mm has a higher magnification than an ey epiece with a foca[...]

14 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. OBSER VING Observing by Mo ving the T elescope Manually If you wish to observe a distant land object, such as a mountain top or a bird, y ou can observe by merely pointing the t[...]

15 Slew Speeds A udiostar has nine slew speeds that are directly proportional to the sidereal rate (see TO TRA CK AN OBJECT A UTOMA TICALL Y on page 16 for a definition of "sidereal r ate") and have been calculated to accomplish specific functions. Pressing a number ke y changes the slew speed, which is shown f or about two seconds on Aud[...]

DEFINITION: Initialization is a procedure that ensures that A udiostar operates correctly . When you first use A udiostar , it doesn't yet kno w where the obser vation location site is. During the procedure, you will enter the obser vation location. A udiostar uses this inf ormation to precisely calculate the location of celestial objects (suc[...]

17 the city and state or countr y of y our obser ving location). Press Up to select the zip code option or down to enter the city and state . Note: The location settings (countr y/state/pro vince and city , or zip code) are only asked f or the first time you turn on the control panel. If you wish to change this setting later on, use the Site menu. [...]

18 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. How to Easy Align Y our T elescope If you ha ve performed Initializing A udioStar as shown on page 16, continue to step 2. Otherwise, bef ore proceeding, please perform the step[...]

19 which you are f amiliar from this database when first tr ying out this method or the One-Star Alignment method. One-Star Alt/Az Alignment One-Star Alignment also requires some knowledge of the night sky . One-Star Alignment is identical to Easy: Align (see EASY (TWO-ST AR) ALIGN , Pg. 17), except A udiostar displays a database of bright stars an[...]

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 20 It is impor tant to understand that menu selections are set in a loop ( Fig. 20 ). This means that pressing the Scroll Down k ey ( 7, Fig. 2 ) cycles do wn through all the avail[...]

21 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. TIP: When multiple choices are av ailable within a menu option, the option that is currently selected is usually displa yed first and highlighted by a right pointing arrow (>[...]

22 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. MENUS AND MENU OPTIONS Fig. 22: The Complete Audiostar Menu Structure. Object Menu Almost all obser ving with A udiostar is performed using the Object menu category . ( NO TE: E[...]

23 Landmarks stores the location of terrestrial points of interest in the per manent A udiostar database. IMPORT ANT NOTE: T o use the Landmar k function, the telescope must be located and aligned e xactly as when the landmark was added to the database. 쏋 Select : T o select a Landmar k already in the database (see ADD below), choose the "Se[...]

24 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Glossary Menu The Glossar y menu provides an alphabetical listing of definitions and descriptions for common astronomical terms and Audiostar functions. Access directly through [...]

25 Brightness Adj : Adjusts the brightness of the display using the Scroll k eys. When complete, press ENTER. Contrast Adj: Adjusts the contrast of the displa y using the Scroll ke ys. When complete, press ENTER. NO TE: This feature is usually only required in v er y cold weather . Beep: T ur ns the beep on or off. Sleep Scope is a power saving opt[...]

Time Zone Shift Atlantic -4 Hours Eastern -5 Hours Central -6 Hours Mountain -7 Hours P acific -8 Hours Haw aii -10 Hours T able 1: Time Zone Shift. 26 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. value near 100, the telescop[...]

27 쩦 Edit : Edits a selected site, including: the name, latitude, longitude , and time zone. Time Zone ref ers to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time z one shift. Users W est of Greenwich, England use “-” hours, East of Greenwich use “+” hours . For the United States , look up the time zone shift in T able 1. NO TE: Audiostar compensates f[...]

28 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. AD V ANCED A UDIOST AR FEA TURES Bef ore tr ying out the e xamples in this section, familiarize y ourself with the basic operations of A udiostar described ear lier in this man [...]

29 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Landmarks This menu option allows y ou to define and store terrestr ial objects in the Landmark database. First, a landmark needs to be stored in memor y using the "Landmar[...]

30 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 3. Press MODE to pause the Sur ve y . Press ENTER to restar t the sur vey at the first object of the sur ve y . T o check on the av ailable amount of memory in Audiostar . A udi[...]

31 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 6. After "Minim um Ele vation," "Object T ype" displays . Press ENTER." "+Black Hole" displa ys.If y ou do not wish wish to hav e "Blac k[...]

OPTIONAL A CCESSORIES A wide assor tment of prof essional Meade accessor ies is a vailable f or the StarNavigator telescopes. The premium quality of these accessories is well suited to the quality of the instrument itself. Consult meade .com for complete details on these and other accessories. Eyepieces : For higher and lo wer magnifications, Meade[...]

33 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. CARING FOR Y OUR TELESCOPE Y our StarNavigator telescope is a precision optical instrument designed to yield a lifetime of rew arding obser vations . Given the care and respect [...]

34 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. thread inward one of the adjustment/loc k knobs ( 1, Fig. 24 ) while unthreading another of these knobs. Only make adjustments to two knobs at a time until the secondary mirror [...]

35 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 2 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 6 2 5 1 4 Fig. 23. Fig. 24. Fig. 25. Fig. 26. Fig. 27. Fig. 28. Fig. 29.[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS StarNavigator60 Optical design......................................................................................Refractor Clear aper ture ....................................................................................60 mm Focal length ........................................................................................7[...]

37 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. StarNavigator114 Optical design......................................................................................Reflector Clear aper ture ..................................[...]

Celestial Coordinates It is helpful to understand how to locate celestial objects as they mo ve across the sky . A celestial coordinate system was created that maps an imaginar y sphere surrounding the Earth upon which all stars appear to be placed. This mapping system is similar to the system of latitude and longitude on Ear th surface maps . In m[...]

39 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. APPENDIX B Using A udiostar to Find Objects Not in the Database Although A udiostar contains a database of more than 32,000 celestial objects (stars, neb ulae, planets, etc.) th[...]

Observing Satellites In this procedure, y ou will prepare your telescope to observe a satellite pass . 1. Go to the "Object: Satellite" menu option and press ENTER. 2. Use the Scroll ke ys to scroll through the list of satellites. 3. Select a satellite from the list and press ENTER. 4. "Calculating...." and then "T racking.[...]

41 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. T raining the Drive T rain the telescope motors using Audiostar . Perf or m this procedure if y ou are experiencing any pointing accuracy problems . Fig. 32 depicts the complete[...]

APPENDIX E APPENDIX F Batteries Replace the red dot Viewfinder’ s batter y with a CR2032 lithium batter y . The batter y is located on the bottom of the red dot viewfinder . Y ou may need to slide y our fingernail or a screwdriver blade underneath the batter y and then slide it out. Replace the internal clock’ s batter y with a CR2032 lithium b[...]

43 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. In the early 17th centur y , the Italian scientist Galileo, using a telescope smaller than y our StarNavigator model, turned it skyward instead of looking at the distant trees a[...]

Planets Planets change positions in the sky as they orbit around the Sun. T o locate the planets on a given da y or month, consult a monthly astronomy magazine, such as Sky and T elescope or Astronomy . Y ou can also consult A udiostar for inf or mation about planets. Scroll to the "Object: Solar System" menu and scroll through the lists [...]

45 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Declaration of Conformity for CE Marking EMC Directive 2004/108/EC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Meade Instruments Corp 27 Hubble Irvine, CA 92618 U.S.A. We declare that the M[...]

0410 Rev7 Canada 27 Hubble, Irvine, California 92618 (800) 626-3233 www .meade.com MEADE LIMITED W ARRANTY Every Meade telescope, spotting scope, and telescope accessory is warranted b y Meade Instruments Cor poration (“Meade”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of or iginal purchase in the[...]