Meade Instruments 626-3233 - Manual (Page 9)

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Although there is an "Audio Capture" setting in the "Options" menu, this menu is disabled. Your camera has been optimized for astronomical photos and does not record any audio.
Looking at or near the
Sun
will cause
ir
re
ve
rsible
damage to y
our e
ye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is mo
ving.
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:
1
Sel
ect the “Captur
e” dr
op down menu and
sel
ect “St
op Captur
e.”
2
Your video will be sav
ed with the fil
e
name y
ou sel
ect
ed (in s
tep one of "T
o
Captur
e a Video) in the f
older “Video
Captur
e USB 2.0 T
e
lesc
ope Camer
a” in
the “My Documents” f
older
.
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: While you capture a snapshot or
video of a celestial object, you will notice the object, you are imaging will drift across the screen. This is due to the Earth's rotation—you are in fact taking photos on a "moving platform." You will need to
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move the telescope up and
down and from side to side to compensate for the drift. Practice moving the telescope and you will become adept at recentering objects in no time.
If y
ou wish t
o
c
aptur
e another video, mak
e
sur
e y
ou go back t
o
the Fil
e menu and sel
ect
"Captur
e Fil
e" again. If y
ou do not, the
pr
ogr
am will o
verwrit
e y
our original c
aptur
e
if y
ou s
tart r
e
c
o
rding again.
Fig. 18: St
art Captur
e t
o
begin the
video. Fig. 19: Pr
es
s "OK" t
o
begin.
Fig. 20: Snapshot of the moon, t
a
k
en with
the Meade PC Camer
a.
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