Page 4 - FIGURE 1; Meade NG-70SM Altazimuth Refracting Telescope
FIGURE 1 Figure 1: Meade NG-70SM Altazimuth Refracting Telescope Inset A: Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly Inset B: Altazimuth or Azimuth Mount Inset C: Tripod Legs and Accessory Tray (Not visible) 1. Eyepiece 2. Red dot viewfinder (see Inset A) 3. Red dot viewfinder alignment screws (see Inset A) 4. Opt...
Page 5 - Looking at or near the; Sun; will cause; irreversible
ASSEMBLE YOUR TRIPOD The tripod is the basic support for yourtelescope and is shipped with the tripod headand legs unattached. N No otte e:: N Nu um mb be err iin n b brra ac ck ke etts s,, e eg g..,, [[3 3]],, rre effe err tto o F Fiig g.. 1 1.. 1. Attach the 3 steel tripod legs [7] to the tripod h...
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You will also be able to see some nebulaswith your scope. Nebula means cloud. Mostnebulas are clouds of gas. The two easiest tosee in the Northern Hemisphere are theOrion nebula during the winter and theTriffid nebula during the summer. These arelarge clouds of gas in which new stars arebeing born. ...
Page 12 - Place the object to be viewed at the edge
telescopic field of view. This movementis caused by the rotation of the Earthand makes an object move through thetelescope’s field of view. To keep astronomical objects centered in the field,simply move the telescope on one or both ofits axes—vertically and/or horizontally asneeded—try using the tel...
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USE THE SPECIFICATIONS TOCALCULATE THE MAGNIFICATION OFYOUR EYEPIECE The power of a telescope is how much it magnifies objects. Your 25mm eyepiecemagnifies an object 28 times. Your 9mmeyepiece magnifies objects 78 times.But if you obtain other eyepieces, you cancalculate how much magnification they ...
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• When absolutely necessary, dust on the front lens should be removed with verygentle strokes of a camel hair brush orblown off with an ear syringe (available atmost pharmacies). • Fingerprints and organic materials on the front lens may be removed with a solutionof 3 parts distilled water to 1 part...
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most cases. Additional Eyepieces (1.25" barreldiameter): For higher or lower magnifications with the telescopes thataccommodate 1.25" eyepieces, MeadeSeries 4000 Super Plössl eyepieces,available in a wide variety of sizes, provide ahigh level of image resolution and colorcorrection at an eco...
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www .meade.com Meade Instruments Corporation 27 Hubble, Irvine, California 1-800 626-3233 50-08034 NG-70SM_Manual_2008.qxd 3/20/09 4:19 PM Page 24