So You Want a Meade LX Telescope! How to Select and Use the LX200 and Other High-End Models /

The revolutionary computer-controlled Meade LX200 series of telescopes was introduced in 1992 and represented a giant step forward in technology. The series was an instant success, and Meade LX200 telescopes have since sold in huge numbers compared with many other astronomical telescopes! The LX200s...

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Main Author: Harris, Lawrence. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
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505 0 # |a Foreword -- Introduction -- The Cost of a Basic Scope and Likely Accessories -- Meade LX200/RCX400 (LX400-ACF) -- Balancing the telescope -- Polar Alignment -- Initial Tests -- Telescope System Modelling Facilities for Improved GOTO Accuracy -- Visual Use, and Electronic Imaging -- Auto-guiding with a Guidescope -- Using ACP and Visual Pinpoint -- Using Active Optics -- Example Projects -- Daytime Astronomy -- Appendices. 
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