A User's Guide to the Meade LXD55 and LXD75 Telescopes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Introduction

   • Martin Peston

   Pages 1-4

3. Astronomy as a Hobby

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   Pages 5-22

4. Choosing an LXD Telescope

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   Pages 23-53

5. Setting up the Telescope

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   Pages 55-85

6. Polar Alignment and Goto Setup

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   Pages 87-103

7. First Night’s Observing

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   Pages 105-113

8. Telescope Operations, Abilities and Observing Techniques

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   Pages 115-127

9. The Universe at a Touch of a Button

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   Pages 129-155

10. Connecting to a Personal Computer

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    Pages 157-163

11. Taking Images

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    Pages 165-178

12. Keeping Your Telescope in Peak Condition

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    Pages 179-194

13. Gadgets and Gizmos

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    Pages 195-208

14. Where Did It All Go Wrong?

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    Pages 209-214

15. Back Matter

    Pages 215-255

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I have owned telescopes for over 25 years since I was a young lad. I purchased an LXD55 AR-6 Refractor in 2002, and was one of the first to own one in the UK. I am also a proud owner of an LXD75 SC-8. Armed with these two very different telescopes, I have spent many hours searching the skies for interesting objects using Meade's Autostar Goto facility. My motivation to write a book about the LXD Goto telescope series, first came from comments about an LXD55 AR-6 Refractor review, that was published on the LXD55 .com website. From then on, I have had regular emails from people asking technical questions about the telescope, and which model is best suited for them. Whilst attending Star parties in the UK, I found that many LXD owners would struggle to use them even at a basic level, especially if they have never owned or used an equatorially mounted Goto telescope before. Since the first LXD55 models came out in early 2002, owners have struggled to find useful information to help them use the telescopes to the best advantage. There have been mixed reactions about its quality and performance . Hence, this book is directed towards those who are new to Goto and the LXD telescope.

• Guide
• LXD telescopes
• LXD55 guide
• LXD75 guide
• Meade Telescopes guide
• Peston
• User's
• astronomy
• instruments
• observing techniques
• using autostar controller

• Romford, Essex, UK

  Martin Peston

Martin Peston obtained a first-class degree in Astrophysics at QM & Westfield, University of London. He currently works as a Systems Analyst and has been involved in various UK space and defence projects.

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