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You should always level your tripod before doing your 'true north' setup. A level tripod will give you the most accurate GOTO positioning when you start using the telescope. I have a small 'Tee' bubble level with two bubbles for the X and Y directions. I set it on a flat spot on the telescope's base (by the battery compartment), and adjust the legs until both bubbles are centered. Next, you should make sure the tube is level. I set my 'zero' on the dial angle indicator on the side of the tube using the bubble level sitting on top of the tube. Once this is set (only needs to be done once), then all you need to do is adjust your tube up and down until the dial reads zero. Taking care in the setup at this point will ensure that your alignment star(s) will be near the center of the crosshairs when the scope is finished slewing to them. It will also provide better tracking during your observing sessions.

I can do many nights of viewing on one set of C cells. It really depends on your slewing time vs your observing time.

Por isso que a nasa nao faz mais fake de pouso na lua , porque agora todos podem ver KKKK

With the upcoming solar eclipse. How do you set up and align a telescope during the day?

I know this vid is old but i just inhearted one of these and this step by step is beautiful. thank you.

Thank you so much for makin this informative video 💙💙💙

I was interested in how the clamping bolt fitted as i find the meade instruction book confusing as to where the springs washers and bolts go. Its not 100% clear to my simple brain. But other than that good video thanks

Hey Ed it’s Steve Currey from Tcc. How are you .?

Nice video

Great video. Why are finder scopes upside down?

Thank you did a great job, very detail explanation. A quick question - can I watch moon without any power source or alignment ? Thank you,

Nice instructional video, I think this will help a lot of people set up their LX90 telescope correctly.

Thank you for the overview. I'm sure that you don't mean to suggest that only women might have trouble setting up a heavy scope, because there are women who are stronger than both of us. Setting up a heavy scope can also be a challenge for young children or anyone with a physical problem like lower back pain.

Thank you, Great presentation

Could you please state what the "Walmart" toolbox model # and dimensions are? The red lettering on the blue label look familiar but I can't see it well enough.

8 c batteries

Love the belly profile LOL

This is my first go to telescope. I have several telescopes in my stash. Isn't it true that even if the little computer thing goes on the blink or your batteries die that you STILL have an 8" telescope that can be manually moved around? I don't think it would just be a paperweight. Folks need to learn their way around the sky so they can find stuff on their own. Just saying...

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! You did a fantastic job explaining how to set up. I especially like the tip of using a bungie cord to tame the tripod legs! I just got my scope (second hand) 3 days ago and now i feel more confident about how to set up!

Don't you mean 8 "C" battery cell?

Thank you for the very helpful video! I’ve been so lost with mine

Thank you for making this informative and excellent video.

Great video. I have the exact same RS adapter.

I use my telescope with batteries all the time. My batteries are good for several nights viewing. It is nice when taking your telescope to a remote location.

I think that a JMI wheeley bar would be a useful accessory for this scope, if it is intended for backyard use. You would leave it mounted on the wheeley bars so you don't have to set up and take down. That's what I'm doing. Great video.

Excellent review 👍

Very nice video. Very easy to understand. I have this scope too and I agree it's heavy. I have to carry out the tripod and scope separately. Mine is on a wedge and so it angled at 90' to the wedge when I polar align. Its set to my degrees latitude for Birminghan UK. I then do a rotation to make sure polaris is still centralized. 🎯 It took me a long time to figure it out with the help of you tube vids like yours.

Hello I would like to congratulate you for the fantastic video !! My name is Lucas Jardel and I live in Brazil. I work in an educational institution where recently, almost 1 year, we also acquired a Meade, the same one that you show in the video. However, there are certain problems regarding alignment, because even if I insert all the coordinates in the telescope, it cannot align itself, it just rotates on its own axis without stopping. I have tried to find a solution in several places, but none has managed to solve this problem. I wonder if you could help me solve this problem, would you be very grateful if you could !?

As a new Meade LX-90, owner ,thank you for such an easy set up video.