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Page 2 - This warranty applies to the; This warranty supersedes all previous Meade product warranties.

– 2 – WARNING! NEVER USE A MEADE 114 EQ-ASB TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN! LOOKING AT ORNEAR THE SUN WILL CAUSE INSTANT AND IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO YOUR EYE. EYE DAMAGE IS OFTENPAINLESS, SO THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE OBSERVER THATDAMAGE HAS OCCURRED UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. DO NOT POINTTHE TELESCOPE OR I...

Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

– 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Standard Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Unpacking and Assembly...

Page 5 - Reverse Side

– 5 – Fig. 1a: Model 114 EQB-1: Viewfinder assembly. 4 3 40 41 43 38 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 17 18 18 19 21 23 24 20 25 26 27 28 30 31 45 33 37 29 14 2 36 32 44 15 24 1 39 19 16 26 34 9 35 12 42 Fig. 1b: Model 114 EQ-ASB: Focuser. Fig. 1c: Model 114 EQ-ASB: Equatorial mount. Fig. 1d: Model 114 EQ-ASB: Trip...

Page 6 - 3) have been removed from the

– 6 – INTRODUCTION The Meade 114 EQ-ASB is an easy-to-operate, high performance 4.5" (114mm) reflecting telescope,intended for astronomical observing. Equipped with a deluxe equatorial mount and aluminum tripod, thetelescope’s motion is continuously adjustable for tracking celestial objects. You...

Page 7 - 6) to a firm feel when the; Balancing the Telescope

– 7 – • Remove the viewfinder bracket mounting nuts from the viewfinder bracket mounting bolts ( 16) that protrude from the optical tube ( 12), near the focuser (17). Place the viewfinder bracket’s mounting holes (located at the base of the bracket) over the mounting bolts, so that the bracket is or...

Page 8 - refinements necessary, using the method outlined above.; UNDERSTANDING CELESTIAL MOVEMENTS AND COORDINATES; Right Ascension and Declination.

– 8 – • Check this alignment on a celestial object, such as a bright star or the Moon, and make any refinements necessary, using the method outlined above. With this alignment performed, objects first located in the wide-field viewfinder will also be centered in themain telescope’s field of view. ( ...

Page 9 - Polaire

South of the celestial equator are indicated with a minus (–) sign (e.g., the Dec. of the South celestialpole is –90°). Any point on the celestial equator (such as the the constellations of Orion, Virgo, andAquarius) is said to have a Declination of zero, shown as 0° 0' 0." With all celestial ob...

Page 10 - Cloud belts across the surface of the planet Jupiter.

– 10 – • To center an object in the main telescope, loosen the telescope’s R.A. lock ( 22, Fig. 1c) and Dec. lock ( 23, Fig. 1c). The telescope can now turn freely on its axes. Use the aligned viewfinder to first sight-in on the object you wish to observe; with the object centered on the viewfinder’...

Page 11 - USING SETTING CIRCLES; Center the determined bright star in the telescope’s field of view.; CALCULATING POWER

– 11 – • The Moon: A veritable treasury of craters, mountain ranges and fault lines. The best contrast forviewing the Moon is during its crescent phase. The contrast during the full Moon phase is low due tothe angle of illumination. • Deep-Space: Nebulae, galaxies, multiple star systems, star cluste...

Page 12 - The tripod legs have wingnuts (; a. Correct collimation; If the diagonal mirror (; Miroir Diagonal; Diagonal Mirror

– 12 – MAINTENANCE Cleaning As with any quality instrument, lens or mirror surfaces should be cleaned as infrequently as possible. Frontsurface aluminized mirrors, in particular, should be cleaned only when absolutely necessary. In all casesavoid touching any mirror surface. A little dust on the sur...

Page 13 - Fig. 10C, when the star disk image is in the center of the eyepiece

– 13 – position. Then, if necessary, make adjustments to these 3 Phillips-headscrews to refine the tilt-angle of the diagonal mirror until the entire primarymirror can be seen centered within the diagonal mirror reflection. When thediagonal mirror is correctly aligned, it will look like Fig. 9. (Not...

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04057-00 ver 4/04 A D V A N C E D P R O D U C T S D I V I S I O N Meade Instruments Corporation World’s Leading Manufacturer of Astronomical Telescopes for the Serious Amateur 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 92618 ■ (949) 451-1450 FAX: (949) 451-1460 ■ www.meade.com © 2004