You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Telescope Specific Forums >> Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 kiarash member Reged: 05/11/08 Posts: 88 tracking moon with autostar       #2541970 - 07/26/08 01:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi folks . please help me how can i track the moon with my autostar . please explain easily ! thanks everyone -------------------- location : isfahan , iran equipments : meade LXD75 sn-10" orion dob 4" 400D canon Post Extras:       Pess (Title) Reged: 09/12/07 Posts: 1910 Loc: Toledo, Ohio Re: tracking moon with autostar [Re: kiarash]       #2546286 - 07/28/08 01:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Assuming your telescope has been aligned on the LXD75 mount. 1) Select 'OBJECT' press ENTER 2) Use arrow keys to select 'SOLAR SYSTEM' Press 'ENTER' 3) Use Arrow keys to select 'MOON' Press 'ENTER' 4) Now press the GOTO key, scope should slew to the moon if visible & track it. ****for a Northern hemisphere alignment, place the telescope in the polar home position (both sets of marks on mount lined up & mount facing North). adjust for your local inclination. Sight north star through polar scope. Run 2-star alignment. Pesse (have fun) Mist -------------------- 12" RCX400 WILLIAM OPTICS 110mm APO ZENITH STAR refractor Custom Wyorock focuser for refractor Douglas Schwan DC Befuddled observer, bewildered student, bemused teacher. Purveyor of cognitive dissonance. Todays Quote: "Blessings breed contentment. Adversity breeds character." Post Extras:       Joe Lalumia Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/24/07 Posts: 2529 Loc: Rockwall, Texas, USA Re: tracking moon with autostar [Re: Pess]       #2547097 - 07/28/08 08:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You can also push the #3 or #4 key and use the arrow keys to adjust the moon inside the eyepiece every once in a while. -------------------- LX90 8" LNT, SV Nighthawk & TelePOD, SV 80/9D & M4 mount, ETX 90, Orion XT10i, 20x80 binoculars, SV-BV3s. "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." - Albert Einstein Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Joad  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 159 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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