Meade LS 6 inch User Manual - Page 4

INTRODUCTION The LS-6 and LS-8 LightSwitch® Telescopes The most sophisticated and easiest to use telescopes ever Congratulations on receiving your new LS telescope. You'll find that this telescope system has all you need to explore the Universe we live in. Meade's concept was to create a telescope that would be simple enough for anyone to use, yet capable enough for the experienced amateur to stretch their knowledge and skills. With the most advanced and complete list of features of any telescope, you will have plenty of room to learn and expand your interest in astronomy and not out grow your telescope. Here are a few of the features that set the Meade LS telescope system apart from all others. Ease of Use: LightSwitch Technology is the ultimate in easy setup. Using a combination of optical, mechanical and electronic sensors, LightSwitch delivers a telescope ready to start observations without any input from the user. Optics: Your choice of optical systems to meet your needs. Meade's Schmidt-Cassegrain (SC) optics give you high performance for the best possible price. Water-white glass, Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) and oversized, thermally-stable Pyrex® primary mirrors provide spectacular viewing experience not available on comparable competitors' telescopes. Advanced Coma-Free takes all of the features of our SC models and then ups the ante. ACF gives a flatter, coma-free field of view with pinpoint images all the way to the edge of the field, equaling Ritchey-Crétien performance. ACF is the perfect solution for the serious astroimager or visual astronomer looking for observatory-class optics. Mechanics: Strong and stable aluminum castings with large precision worm-gear drives in both axes for smooth tracking with low periodic error. Computer: AutoStar III handbox gives you complete control of your LS system from the palm of your hand. With a database of nearly 100,000 objects, you will never run out of things to explore. Multimedia: The Astronomer Inside™ provides audio and video descriptions of the objects you are viewing with a wealth of information along with guided tours of the best objects in your sky. Imaging: The built-in ECLIPS™ CCD Module enables you to take wide-field digital images of the sky, view them real time with an attached video monitor and save them to an SD card without using and external computer. If you are like us, you can't wait to get outside under a dark sky to try out your new LS telescope. We have provided a Getting Started Guide that will get you up and running in the shortest amount of time possible. After your first experience, please sit down with this manual and read about all the advanced features that are available to you with this telescope system. We are confident that the LS will keep you fascinated with the Universe and entertained for many years to come. Clear Skies, The people at Meade INDEX