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Appendix 3: Optional Electronic and Computer Drive Systems Available
for Your Meade Digital Electronic Series Telescope
Your Meade DS telescope can be equipped with the latest in high-technology electronic drive
systems. These systems attach to Meade DS telescopes in minutes and greatly extend the
usefulness and excitement of telescope operation.
#490 Manual Slow-Motion Control Set
Use the Manual Slow Motion Control Set to manually track astronomical and terrestrial objects
through the telescope by turning one or both of the manual control knobs attached to the ver-
tical and horizontal axes of the telescope. Allows manual micrometric slow-motions of the tel-
escope.
#492 Dual-Motor Electronic Control System
Use the Electronic Control System for pushbutton motions of the telescope on both telescope
axes, simultaneously, at any of the drive speeds; very slow, slow, moderate, and fast. Track
astronomical and terrestrial objects at the push of a button. The #492 system operates from a
small battery pack included with the system, that accepts ten AA-size (user supplied) batteries.
#493 Autostar Computer Control System
With the Meade Autostar system attached to your telescope, fully automatic astronomical
object-location becomes a reality. Bring up the object you want to observe from Autostar’s
1400-object database on to the Autostar display, press GO TO, and the telescope automati-
cally moves to the object and places it in the telescope field of view! In addition, Autostar
enables the telescope to track the object automatically, fully compensating for the earth’s rota-
tion. Objects seem to “stand still” as the telescope follows their motions across the sky.
Supplied with 2 control motors, battery pack and Autostar #495 handbox.
#495 Autostar Handbox
Owners of DS telescopes already equipped with the #492 EC System (see above) need only
purchase the #495 handbox to convert their telescopes to full Autostar operation. See the
description of the #493 Autostar System above for more details.
#497 Autostar Handbox
Includes all the features of the #495 handbox, but offers a database of over 14,000 objects,
including over 5,000 objects from the Index Catalog (IC), 7800 objects from the New General
Catalog (NGC), 109 objects from the Caldwell catalog and over 900 stars from the
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). The database also includes all 110 Messier
objects, 50 earth-orbiting satellites, 26 asteroids, and 15 periodic comets.
For more information on these electronic features, contact your Meade dealer, or send $3.00
to Meade Instruments for a copy of the Meade General Catalog,
Information on Meade dealers located near you can be obtained by calling toll-free: 1-800-62-
MEADE.
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