A reticle eyepiece greatly assists in the centering process for 'Training', but is not necessary.ģ) REMEMBER in 'training' that AutoStar will move the telescope FIRST in two opposite ALTITUDE directions and indicate an 'Arrow' key to push to re-center the object after each move.MAKE SURE that you use the LOWEST PRACTICAL slewing speed ('2' if possible) to re-center the object once moved. Referring to Figure 2-c in the previous section, you must first select TELESCOPE/MOUNT/.and either 'Alt-Az' or 'Polar.' Press enter and THEN SCROLL to 'Train Motors.' This increases the ultimate slewing/tracking precision of both drive trains.ġ) Before initializing to train the drives, make sure in either mode that your clamps are fully engaged for accurate movement of the motors and telescope during the training procedure failure of the clamps to hold tight will result in lack of anticipated movement by the AutoStar and hence, failure to result in accurate motor training.Ģ) ALSO IN TRAINING IN BOTH MODES - always find your object (a distant elevated terrestrial object for daytime POLAR training and the north star POLARIS for ALT-AZIMUTH training at night) wit LOWEST magnification first and center in the main telescope gradually increase the magnification until the HIGHEST MAGNIFICATION is achieved and continue to center the object dead center each time. IMPORTANT! You should always train the drives in the configuration you plan on using your scope in THE MOST, whether it be Alt-Azimuth or Polar. You have remedied mechanical shortcomings and you have followed a sequence for download/reset/initialization that leads you to TRAINING THE DRIVES.įrom here on out, the entire success of your sky searching and tracking proficiency is ENTIRELY UP TO YOU! You are in control.any problems at this point and we chalk it up to 'User Error.'įor this final section, I want to walk you through the process of very precise TRAIN DRIVE procedure, followed by determining HOME POSITION in both Alt-Azimuth and Polar configurations although there is much said about this on the web site and some in the Meade instructions, there are still some guidelines and helpful hints to 'let you do it better.' We are, after all, after PERFECTION. PART 3 - Training the Drives and Celestial Alignmentįor the most part, the 'performance enhancement' for your ETX or LX 90 scope is now complete as far as the telescope goes.

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT - CREATING THE PERFECT 'GO TO' ETX OR LX 90 PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT - CREATING THE PERFECT 'GO TO' ETX OR LX 90 - Part (Clay Sherrod)

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